MVMA Announces Winners of Third-Annual Design Awards Competition

Words: Dan KamysMVMA Announces Winners of Third-Annual Design Awards Competition

Thirty-six projects in nine categories were announced as winners in the third-annual Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association (MVMA) Design Awards Contest at the annual MVMA Winter Meeting. The event was held in February during the International Builders Show in Orlando. The winners were chosen by five judges from the American Institute of Building Design. The MVMA Design Awards were created to recognize the work of industry professionals who are setting trends by featuring adhered concrete masonry veneer in their projects.  

2012 MVMA Design Awards Winners
 
Best in Show: Platinum – Van Winkle Residence, Paradise Valley, Ariz., Coronado Stone Products
New Construction – Residential – Interior: Platinum – Randy Cups, Celebrity Homes, Sunset Stone
New Construction – Residential – Exterior: Platinum – Derrick Johnson, Van Winkle Residence, Coronado
New Construction – Nonresidential – Interior: Platinum – Randy Cups, Sundial House, Sunset Stone           
New Construction – Nonresidential – Exterior: Platinum - Derrick Johnson, Greek Orthodox Church, Coronado 
Remodel – Residential – Interior: Platinum – Jim Doane, White Residence, Boral 
Remodel – Residential – Exterior: Platinum – Vic Breedlove, Home, Boral
Remodel – Nonresidential – Interior: Platinum – Cathy Burris, Hershey Medical Center Caf??, Quality Stone Veneer 
Remodel – Nonresidential – Exterior: Platinum – Cathy Burris, The Backdoor Caf??, Quality Stone Veneer 
Hardscape: Platinum – Lake Road Project, Boral
Best in Show: Platinum Award – Derrick Johnson, Van Winkle Residence, Paradise Valley, Ariz., Coronado Stone Products
Staff Innovation Award: Tom Calaccino, Clovis Tower, Veneerstone

 
 
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