The 2017 Brick in Architecture Awards honor 35 winners in 19 states for design that incorporates clay brick.
Judged by independent design professionals, the Brick Industry Association’s (BIA) design competition generated 91 entries this year with Best in Class, Gold Silver and Bronze winners in eight categories.
“The winners demonstrate the aesthetic flexibility of brick, and its role in any building strategy,” says Ray Leonhard, BIA’s president and CEO.
The eight Best in Class winners:
- Commercial
Apple Store, Williamsburg – Brooklyn, N.Y.
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corp.
Distributor: Consolidated Brick & Building Supply Inc.
Mason Contractor: Structure Tech New York Inc.
Photographer 1: Peter Aaron
Photographer 2: Nic Lehoux - Educational (Higher Education)
Kent State University College of Architectural & Environmental Design – Kent, Ohio
Architect: Weiss/Manfredi
Associate Architect: Richard L. Bowen + Associates Inc.
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Co.
Distributor: W.L. Tucker Supply Co.
Mason Contractor: Foti Contracting
Photographer: Jim Maguire Photography - Educational (K-12)
Fruitville Elementary School Classroom Building Addition – Sarasota, Fla.
Architect: Sweet Sparkman Architects
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Co.
Mason Contractor: Ron Kendall Masonry Inc.
Photographer 1: William Speer Photography
Photographer 2: Ryan Gamma Photography - Renovations (Additions) / Restoration (Restoring)
Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship House – Washington, D.C.
Architect: Cunningham | Quill Architects
Landscape Architect: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Manufacturer: Redland Brick Inc.
Distributor: Potomac Valley Brick & Supply
Builder: Whiting Turner Contracting Co.
Mason Contractor: Baltimore Masonry Inc.
Photographer: Robert Creamer - Municipal/Government
John W. Olver Transit Center, Net-Zero Energy Building – Greenfield, Mass.
Architect: Charles Rose Architects Inc.
Landscape Architect: GroundView LLC
Builder: Fontaine Brothers Inc.
Distributor: Spaulding Brick Company Inc.
Mason Contractor: Fontaine Brothers Inc.
Photographer 1: John Linden
Photographer 2: Peter Vanderwarker - Residential – Multifamily
The Aston – Washington, D.C.
Architect: Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS
Manufacturer 1: Triangle Brick Co.
Manufacturer 2: Carolina Ceramics Brick Co.
Builder: Habte Sequar
Mason Contractor: Oak Tree Building Group
Photographer: Maxwell Mackenzie - Residential – Single Family
Kinsley – Oxford, Md.
Architect: John Milner Architects Inc.
Manufacturer: Redland Brick Inc.
Builder: Heim Corp.
Mason Contractor: Spry Masonry
Photographer: Don Pearse Photographers Inc. - Paving & Landscaping
VIA 57 West – New York
Landscape Architect: Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Manufacturer: Whitacre Greer Co.
Distributor: Consolidated Brick & Building Supply Inc.
Mason Contractor: Prestige Stone & Pavers Corp.
Photographer 1: Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Photographer 2: Alex Fradkin
This year’s judges were winners in last year’s competition: John Ciardullo, AIA – John Ciardullo, P.C.; James Lancaster, AIA – Overland Partners; Lee Ledbetter, AIA – Lee Ledbetter & Associates; Donovan Nelson, AIA – HGA Architects and Engineers and David Newcomb, AIA – Charles Hilton Architects.