BIA Honors the Best in Brick Design

Words: Dan KamysBIA Honors the Best in Brick Design

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has honored outstanding design incorporating genuine clay brick for both aesthetics and sustainability. Offering architects an increasingly wide palette of colors, textures and shapes for exterior and interior expression, the 2012 Brick in Architecture Award winning projects span 28 states and include commercial, educational, health care, houses of worship, municipal/government, paving and landscape architecture, multifamily and single-family residential.

 

In addition to competitive benefits over other exteriors, brick offers great freedom to match the architect’s imagination and desires as well as an essential element of sustainable design. The complete list of winners including the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners is available at www.gobrick.com.

 

The 2012 Best in Class winners include:

 

Commercial

Atlantic Wharf - Boston
Architect: CBT Architects
Builder: John Ordinary& Associates Inc.
Mason Contractor: A. Jandris & Sons Inc.

commercial - atlantic wharf

Commercial Winner - Atlantic Wharf

Educational

The Ogden International School of Chicago – Chicago
Architect: Nagle Hartray Architecture 
Landscape Architect: Terry Guen Design Associates
Associate Architect: Schroeder Murchie Niemiec Gazda-Auskalnis Architects Ltd. 
Builder: Turner Construction Co. 
Mason Contractor: Illinois Masonry Corp.

 

Health Care

VIP Community Services, Men’s Residences - New York City
Architect: WASA/Studio A
Landscape Architect: WASA/Studio A 
Mason Contractor: Procida Construction

 

Houses of Worship

DuPage A.M.E. Church – Lisle, Ill.
Architect: Harding Partners
Builder: Moreton Construction
Manufacturer: Hanson Brick 
Mason Contractor: J and E Duff

 

Municipal/Government

Wylie Civic Complex – Wylie, Texas
Architect: Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture, with Architexas
Mason Contractor: DMG Masonry Ltd.

 

Paving & Landscape Architecture

Carmel City Center – Carmel, Ind.
Architect: Pedcor Design Group LLC
Builder: Smock Fansler Corp.
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Co.
Distributor: Indiana Brick Corp.
Mason Contractor: Smock Fansler Corp.
Developer: Pedcor City Development Co.
Construction Manager: Signature Construction
Structural Engineer: McComas Engineering Inc.
Civil Engineer: Kimbley & Proctor Inc.

 

Residental – Multi-Family

Bud Clark Commons – Portland, Ore.
Architect: Holst Architecture
Mason Contractor: J&S Masonry

 

Residential – Single-Family

The Point | NC State University Chancellor’s Residence – Raleigh, N.C.
Architect: North Carolina State University
Landscape Architect: Office of the University Architect
Associate Architect: Weinstein Friedlein Architects
Builder: Rufty Homes
Manufacturer: Triangle Brick Co. 
Mason Contractor: Capitol City Masonry

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