Masonry Magazine May 2001 Page. 42
MASONRY SHOWCASE REVIEW
By Jeff Buczkiewicz,
Director of Marketing
ARCHITECTS CONVERGE
Symposium Offers Unique Educational Opportunity for Designers
Twenty-five architects from all over the country converged in Orlando, Florida the morning of Thursday February 22 to meet for three days of intense masonry education. Highlights included seminars on disaster analysis, water penetration issues, colored block, mortar testing, Habitat for Humanity construction and a round table with mason contractors.
One of the favorite activities was the round table with mason contractors. The topic at hand was "Quality Assurance Issues". At the round table, architects and contractors broke into small groups to address specific issues dealing with quality concerns. After the group discussed the issues and came up with solutions, the groups shared their findings and had further discussion of the issues as a whole. Architect Delmar Dayton of Richmond, VA said "I enjoyed the entire convention and was really impressed with the group of programs the MCAA put together for the symposium. I am really glad I attended."
The highlight of the program was the building of the Habitat House. For 3½ hours, architects worked with masonry apprentices from all over North America and honed their
Architect Marilyn Brockman from Bassetti Architects works with an apprentice on the Habitat House.