2014 Brick in Architecture Awards Honor Outstanding Design

Words: Dan Kamys

BIA Awards

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has honored the best in brick design across North America. Selected by an independent panel of judges, the 2014 Brick in Architecture Awards spiked this year with more than 150 entries. Established in 1989, the 40 winners in this 25th anniversary year span 22 states and Canada. Here are a few of the Best In Class Winners:

Commercial Sundance Square – Fort Worth, Texas Architect: David M. Schwarz Architect Associate Architect: Bennett Benner Partners Landscape Architect: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects Ltd. Builder: The Beck Group Manufacturer: Acme Brick Mason Contractor: DMG Masonry Photographer: Hedrich Blessing Photographers Photographer: Craig Kuhner Photography Photographer: Brian Luenser Photography	Sundance Square – Fort Worth, Texas
Educational (Higher Education) Tozzer Anthropology Building – Cambridge, Mass. Architect: Kennedy & Violich Architecture Landscape Architect: Richard Burck Associates Builder: Consigli Construction Distributor: Spaulding Brick Co. Inc. Mason Contractor: Empire Masonry Corp. Photographer: John Horner Photography Photographer: Kennedy & Violich Architecture	Tozzer Anthropology Building – Cambridge, Mass.
Educational (K-12) Back of the Yards Prep College Preparatory High School – Chicago Architect: STL Architects Inc. Landscape Architect: Jacobs Ryan Associates Builder: The George Sollitt Construction Co. Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products Co. Distributor: Metropolitan Architectural Brick Inc. Mason Contractor: Mastership Construction Co. Photographer: Ignacio Espigares Enriquez	Back of the Yards Prep College Preparatory High School –Chicago??????????
Health Care Facilities Mercy Health - West Hospital – Cincinnati, Ohio Architect: AECOM Associate Architect: Champlin Architecture Landscape Architect: Meisner Associates/Land Vision Builder: Turner Construction Co. Mason Contractor: High Concrete Group Photographer: Dave Burk/Hedrich Blessing Photographers	Mercy Health - West Hospital – Cincinnati, Ohio
Municipal/Government Shelbyville Fire Station #2 – Shelbyville, Ind. Architect: Axis Architecture + Interiors Builder: Runnebohm Construction Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Co. Inc. Mason Contractor: Joe Miller Masonry Photographer: Susan Fleck Photography	Shelbyville Fire Station #2 – Shelbyville, Ind.
Paving & Landscape Architecture One Loudoun Plaza – Ashburn, Va. Architect: The Eisen Group Landscape Architect: The Eisen Group Builder: EE Reed Construction L.P. Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Co. Inc. Distributor: Capital Brick & Tile Inc. Mason Contractor: B & R Construction Inc. Photographer: The Eisen Group	One Loudoun Plaza – Ashburn, Va.
Renovation/Restoration Thurston Wine House – Paradise Valley, Ariz. Architect: Jones Studio Inc. Mason Contractor: Randy Gregory Masonry Inc. Photographer: Ed Taube Return to Table of Contents	Thurston Wine House – Paradise Valley, Ariz.

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