BIA honors the best in brick design
2012 National Brick in Architecture Award winners span eight categories in 28 States
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.
“As a versatile building material made in America made from abundant natural resources, there is no substitute for genuine clay brick,” said BIA President and CEO Gregg Borchelt, P.E. "Unlike manufactured masonry products, brick fired from genuine clay offers permanent, through-body color, proven performance and natural beauty that imitation products just can’t match," he said.
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. Atlantic Wharf, Boston, Mass., the Best in Class commercial category winner, used a combination of existing and new brick types for both the residences and offices. The 1,200,000 s.f. mixed-use complex is also Boston's first LEED Certified Platinum high-rise.
"Integrating old and new brick was important to maintain the historic character of the area," said Associate Principal Philip Casey, AIA, LEED AP, CBT Architects, Boston. "A lot of effort went into matching mortar to maintain the historic context," he said. "Brick was also an integral part of our objective to achieve LEED Platinum in the Building Reuse category."
The North Carolina State University chancellor's residence, named The Point, won Best in Class in the residential single family category. The 5,400-s.f. residence (comprising 3,100 s.f. of living quarters) was designed by North Carolina Statue University led by Marvin Malecha, FAIA, dean of the NC State University College of Design and president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Genuine clay brick was part of the sustainable materials selected, including solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling.
Malecha said that the residence was designed to represent NC State and North Carolina as a "mini stimulus" to help boost the state's jobs and materials. "We wanted it to not only be beautiful and adaptable to the ways it will be used, but also be built using sustainable practices," said Malecha in an NC State article.
The 2012 Best in Class winners include:
Commercial
Atlantic Wharf
Boston, MassachusettsArchitect
CBT ArchitectsAssociateArchitect
Building Conservation AssociatesBuilder
John Moriarty & AssociatesMason Contractor
A. Jandris & Sons, Inc.Owner
Boston Properties, Inc.New Brick Wall Contractor
Phoenix Bay State ConstructionRestoration Contractor
Grande MasonryEducation
The Ogden International School of Chicago
Chicago, IllinoisArchitect
Nagle Hartray ArchitectureLandscape Architect
Terry Guen Design AssociatesAssociate Architect
Schroeder Murchie Niemiec Gazda-Auskalnis Architects, Ltd.Builder
Turner Construction CompanyMason Contractor
Illinois Masonry CorporationStructural Engineer
Matrix Engineering CorporationClient
Public Building Commission of Chicago on behalf of Chicago Public SchoolsHealth Care
VIP Community Services, Men’s Residences
New York, New YorkArchitect
WASA/Studio ALandscape Architect
WASA/Studio AMason Contractor
Procida ConstructionHouses of Worship
Chapel and Administrative Wing, DuPage A.M.E.
Lisle, IllinoisArchitect
Harding PartnersBuilder
Moreton ConstructionManufacturer
Hanson BrickMason Contractor
J and E DuffMunicipal/Government
Wylie Civic Complex
Wylie, TexasArchitect
Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture, with ArchitexasMason Contractor
DMG Masonry LimitedPaving & Landscape Architecture
Carmel City Center
Carmel, IndianaArchitect
Pedcor Design Group, LLCBuilder
Smock Fansler CorporationManufacturer
The Belden Brick CompanyDistributor
Indiana Brick CorporationMason Contractor
Smock Fansler CorporationDeveloper
Pedcor City Development CompanyConstruction Manager
Signature ConstructionStructural Engineer
McComas Engineering, Inc.Civil Engineer
Kimbley & Proctor, Inc.Residential - Multi-Family
Bud Clark Commons
Portland, OregonArchitect
Holst ArchitectureMason Contractor
J&S MasonryGeneral Contractor
Walsh ConstructionClient
Home ForwardResidential – Single Family
The Point | NC State University Chancellor’s Residence
Raleigh, North CarolinaArchitect
North Carolina State UniversityLandscape Architect
Office of the University ArchitectAssociate Architect
Weinstein Friedlein ArchitectsBuilder
Rufty HomesManufacturer
Triangle Brick CompanyMason Contractor
Capitol City MasonryBIA's annual awards program started in 1989 and includes entries throughout North America. This year’s judges include Steven Ansel, the S/L/A/M Collaborative, Gastronbury, Ct.; Jack LaQuatra, CLARB, ALSA, LaQuatra Bonci Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Nicholas Papaefthimiou, ZGF Architects, LLP, Washington, D.C. and Sean Stadler, AIA, LEED AP, WDG Architecture, Washington, D.C. Offering a 100-year lifespan as compared to vinyl siding with a 25- to 50-year life span, genuine clay brick exteriors also offer low- to no maintenance, superior performance in extreme weather conditions, moisture resistance, durability, a minimum one-hour fire rating, seismic strength, termite resistance, thermal mass and natural beauty. Brick homes also use one to two percent less energy than vinyl-clad homes.
The complete list of winners including the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners is available at www.gobrick.com.
About the Author
Lorelei Harloe is the Principal at Ascend Communication, LLC.
