The Brick Industry Association (BIA) recently honored the best in brick design across North America with the Brick in Architecture Awards. Established in 1989, interest in the awards spiked this year with more than 150 entries. The 40 winners in this 25th anniversary year span 22 states and Canada.

“Fired clay brick offers the aesthetic flexibility to match the architect’s imagination and desires, along with sustainable design, unsurpassed durability and low maintenance,” said Ray Leonhard, BIA’s president and CEO.The 2014 winners were selected by an independent panel of judges, including Beth Greenberg, Dattner Architects; Evan Gunn, The Clark Enersen Partners; Charles Hilton, Charles Hilton Architects; Imran Kifayat, The Preston Partnership; Marlan Laurenzi, Franck + Lohsen Architects; Jeffrey Lee, Clark Nexen/Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee; Dominic LoGalbo, Harding Partners; Jon Moore, Moore2Design, LLC; Hamid Noughani, Assemblage Architects; Paul Urbanek, SmithGroupJJR; Tim Wise, American Structurepoint; and Al York, McKinney York Architects.

---

The 2014 Best in Class and Gold winners include:

 

BEST IN CLASS

Commercial

Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas

Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects

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

 

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

 

Educational (K-12)

Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Ill.

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

 

Health Care Facilities

Mercy Health - West Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Design Architect: AECOM with Mic Johnson, FAIA, Lead Designer

Architect of Record: Champlin Architecture

Landscape Architect: Meisner + Associates/Land Vision

Builder: Turner Construction Co.

Mason Contractor: High Concrete Group, LLC

Photographer: Dave Burk/Hedrich Blessing Photographers

 

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

 

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

Renovation/Restoration

Thurston Wine House, Paradise Valley, Ariz.

Architect: Jones Studio Inc.

Mason Contractor: Randy Gregory Masonry, Inc.

Photographer: Ed Taube

 

Residential–Multi-Family

Millennium Place, Boston, Mass.

Architect: Handel Architects

Landscape Architect: Richard Burck Associates

Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products Co.

Distributor: Brick Tech Architectural

Mason Contractor: Suffolk Construction

Photographer: Prudente Photography

 

Residential–Single Family

Indigo House, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada

Architect: Cindy Rendely Architexture

Distributor: Thames Valley Brick and Tile

Mason Contractor: Cecchini Masonry, Ltd.

Photographer: Tom Arban

 

GOLD

Commercial

St. John and Associates, Cullman, Ala.

Architect: Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds

Manufacturer: Acme Brick

Manufacturer: Cherokee Brick & Tile Co.

Mason Contractor: Chad Bentley Masonry Contractors, LLC

Photographer: Cohen Carnaggio Reynold

 

Educational (Higher Education)

Health and Social Sciences Building, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Mass.

Architect: Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.

Landscape Architect: Mikyoung Kim Design

Builder: Gilbane Building Co.

Manufacturer: Hanson Brick

Mason Contractor: Empire Masonry Corp.

Photographer: Peter Vanderwarker Photographer

Photographer: Kwesi Budu-Arthur

 

Health Care Facilities

University of Iowa Healthcare, Iowa River Landing, Coralville, Iowa

Architect: Neumann Monson Architects

Builder: J.E. Dunn

Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corp.

Mason Contractor: Moyle Masonry, LLC

Photographer: Donna Chiarelli Studio

 

Municipal/Government

Lake County Government Center Expansion, Tavares, Fla.

Architect: Heery Design

Builder: Charles Perry Partners, Inc.

Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products Co.

Mason Contractor: Beeler Barney & Associates Masonry Contractors, Inc.

Photographer: Chroma Inc.

Photographer: Robert Egleston, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

 

W. E. Hunt Recreation Center, Holly Springs, N.C.

Architect: KlingStubbins

Builder: John S. Clark Co.

Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Co.

Manufacturer: Lee Brick & Tile Co., Inc.

Distributor: Custom Brick Co., Inc.

Distributor: General Shale, Inc.

Mason Contractor: John S. Clark Co., LLC

Photographer: JWest Productions

 

Paving & Landscape Architecture

Triangle Park, Lexington, Ky.

Architect: Reese Reinhold Design

Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Co., Inc.

Mason Contractor: Tramontin and Associates

Photographer: Dale Paden

 

Renovation/Restoration

St. Paul Catholic Church, Chicago, Ill.

Architect: Jaeger Nickola Kuhlman & Associates, Ltd.

Builder: Zera Construction

Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corp.

Distributor: Illinois Brick Co.

Mason Contractor: Ward Contracting & Building Restoration

Photographer: Monika E Benitez/JNKA Architects

 

Residential–Multi-Family

2201 North Pershing Dr., Arlington, Va.

Architect: SK+I Architecture

Landscape Architect: Parker Rodriguez

Builder: Harkins Builders

Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Co.

Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Co.

Distributor: Potomac Valley Brick & Supply Co.

Mason Contractor: C.A.I Builders

Photographer: Maxwell Mackenzie

 

Residential–Single Family

California Ranch House, Cloverdale, Calif.

Architect: Styles Design

Builder: Joseph Styles Construction

Mason Contractor: Ricky Mac Masonry

Photographer: Kate Revell

---

For more information, visit www.gobrick.com.

---

Digital Edition Bonus!

See photos of each of the Best in Class winners, along with a complete listing of Silver and Bronze winners, in the digital edition at www.ceramicindustry.com/digitaleditions.