The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has announced the winners of the 2018 Brick in Architecture Awards, given to “the country’s most visionary projects incorporating fired-clay brick.” This year, 19 projects were selected from 88 total entries, spanning commercial, educational, landscaping, and residential categories.
“Fired-clay brick offers unlimited aesthetic flexibility, and is an integral part of any sustainable, low maintenance building strategy,” said Ray Leonhard, BIA’s president and CEO.
Full details on the awards and winners are available on the official website here. Below, we have organized the winning schemes by category.
Commercial Architecture
Best in Class Winner
Fort Mill Welcome Center - Fort Mill, South Carolina
Architect: Liollio Architecture
Landscape Architect: Warren Pruitt
Builder: JM Cope
Manufacturer: Meridian Brick
Mason Contractor: CB Masonry
Gold Winner
The Study at University City – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect: DIGSAU
Landscape Architect: Bryan Hanes
Builder: P. Agnes
Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corporation
Mason Contractor: Universal Concrete Producs
Silver Winner
Bouhan Falligant – Savannah, Georgia
Architect: Felder & Associates
Builder: West Construction Company
Mason Contractor: Cornerstone Masonry
Manufacturer: Palmetto Brick Company
Distributor: Acme Brick Company
Bronze Winner
The Retail Center on Bryant Drive – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Architect: Herrington Architects
Builder: J.T. Harrison Construction Company, Inc.
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company
Distributor: Acme Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Burrows Masonry
Educational (Higher Education) Architecture
Best in Class Winner
Dr. Nettie Stevens Science Center, Westfield State University – Westfield, Massachusetts
Architect: CambridgeSeven
Landscape Architect: Shadley Associates
Builder: Walsh Brothers
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corporation
Distributor: Spaulding Brick Company, Inc.
Mason Contractor: Cantarella & Son, Inc.
Gold Winner
Williams College Bookstore – Williamstown, Massachusetts
Architect: CambridgeSeven
Builder: Engelberth Construction, Inc.
Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Distributor: Spaulding Brick Company, Inc.
Mason Contractor: Cantarella & Sons, Inc.
Silver Winner
University of Richmond, Queally Admissions Center – Richmond, Virginia
Architect: SMBW, PLLC
Landscape Architect: HG Design Studio
Builder: Hourigan Construction Company
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corporation
Distributor: Shade & Wise Brick Co, Inc.
Mason Contractor: Masonomics Inc
Bronze Winner
Veterinary Medical Center at The Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio
Design Architect: Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects LLP
Architect of Record: Perspectus Architecture
Landscape Architect: MKSK
Builder: Elford
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corporation
Distributor: Columbus Coal & Lime Co
Mason Contractor: Castle Masonry and Construction
Education (K-12) Architecture
Best in Class Winner
Robert J. Richardson Middle School – Chicago, Illinois
Architect: STR Partners LLC
Landscape Architect: Jacobs/Ryan Associates
Builder: K.R. Millar Contractors
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery Corportation
Mason Contractor: ALL Masonry Construction Company, Inc.
Gold Winner
Millbrook School Dining Hall – Millbrook, New York
Architect: Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP
Builder: Consigli Construction
Manufacturer: Watsontown Brick Company
Mason Contractor: James McGowan & Son Masonry, Inc.
Silver Winner
Mansueto High School – Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Wheeler Kearns Architects
Landscape Architect: Site Design Group
Builder: Bulley & Andrews
Mason Contractor: Larmco
Bronze Winner
Glenbard West High School Expansion – Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Architect: Legat Architects
Landscape Architect: David R. McCallum Associates
Builder: Walsh Group
Manufacturer: Bowerston Shale Company
Distributor: Illinois Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Iwanski Masonry & Builders
Paving & Landscaping Architecture
Best in Class Winner
University of the District of Columbia Student Center – Washington, DC
Architect: Cannon Design in Collaboration with Marshall Moya Design
Landscape Architect: Lee and Associates, Inc.
Manufacturer: Whitacre Greer Co.
Distributor: Capital Brick & Tile, Inc.
Mason Contractor: Imperial Stone Paving
Gold Winner
Founders Way Renovation – Greenville, North Carolina
Landscape Architect: ColeJenest & Stone
Builder: Hudson Brothers Construction Company
Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Company, Inc.
Silver Winner
Freedom Walkway – Rock Hill, South Carolina
Architect: FMK Architects
Landscape Architect: groundworks studio
Builder: Concorde Corporation
Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Company, Inc.
Mason Contractor: Unit Paving Co. Inc.
Residential (Multi-Family) Architecture
Best in Class Winner
The Hine Project – Washington, DC
Architect: Weinstein Studio / Esocoff & Associates, and Gensler
Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company
Manufacturer: Carolina Ceramics Brick Co.
Manufacturer: Meridian Brick
Distributor: Potomac Valley Brick & Supply Company
Mason Contractor: Diverse Masonry
Gold Winner
5 Franklin Place – New York, New York
Architect: ODA New York
Mason Contractor: Robinson Restoration LLC
Silver Winner
613 Baltic Street – Brooklyn, New York
Architect: Stantec (Formerly VOA)
Builder: JDS Development
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company
Distributor: Belden Tri-State Building Materials
Mason Contractor: RSC Group
Bronze Winner
Four51 Marlborough – Boston, Massachusetts
Architect: Hacin + Associates
Builder: The Holland Companies
Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Distributor: Spaulding Brick Company, Inc.
Mason Contractor: MP Masonry, Inc.
