Masonry Magazine April 1976 Page. 20
NEW YORK'S BEST AWARDS
The "New York's Best" Awards of the Metropolitan Masonry Council, honoring "the building of outstanding architectural distinction completed in New York last year", were presented on March 2 to the talented team who created Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in Bronx, N.Y.
Seated (left to right) are: J. Lawrence Murphy, executive director of the Facilities Development Corp., Max O. Urbahn, FAIA, architect: and Walter B. Shaw, president of Turner Construction Company. Standing (left to right) are: Arthur Del Savio, president of D & F Masons, Inc. Anthony J. Zotallo, president of the Metropolitan Brick Masonry Council.
Anthony J Zotollo, president of the masonry group, presented the awards to the four companies whose combined efforts resulted in Lincoln Hospital's distinctive appearance: Max Urbahn Associates, the project architect; Turner Construction Co.; D & F Masons; and New York State Facilities Development Corp. The awards honored the "excellent concept and imaginative design" of the hospital. Among its many innovations is an 18 foot high "wall of motion", designed by noted architectural artist Alexandra Kasuba and executed in a curved design of bricks set to simulate waves. It is believed this is the first time the dramatic effect of three dimensional brick sculpture has been created as an inherent part of a structural wall. Mr. Zotollo also paid tribute to the "fast track phasing construction" method used by Turner. This system is credited with trimming 14 months off the time required to build the $100 million plus Lincoln Hospital, a 900 bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and with extensive research and outpatient-emergency facilities, covering over 1,700,000 square feet on a 9 acre site. This technique allows design and construction to proceed concurrently instead of in sequence, the traditional approach.
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New Booklets
The BIA is now offering its new energy pamphlet titled, Why Brick Homes Save Energy (and Money). A follow-up to Walls To Save Energy, the new brochure is directed to the layman and is written in a straightforward "down to earth" style. It discusses the energy-saving advantages of a brick home and includes explanations on the "M" factor and the "U" value.
Another new publication released by BIA is New Brick Homes, featuring 12 contemporary brick homes with accompanying floor plans. In addition, the new publication features sections on brick bonds and patterns. Write to BIA. 1750 Old Meadow Road, McLean, Va. 22101. for quantity prices for both brochures.
A used car dealer in California, according to an Associated Press dispatch, applied for a dealer's license for his son, aged 9, as "a kind of test of the bureaucracy." Guess what the state motor vehicle department wanted to know. Was the age correct? Assured it was, the department issued the permit.