The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has awarded the 2019 Brick in Architecture Awards, celebrating 30 years as the nation’s premier design competition featuring clay brick.
Out of more than 120 entries this year, 37 winners include Best in Class, Gold, Silver and Bronze including projects in Australia and Canada. All winning projects may be viewed in BIA’s Photo Gallery.
“These architects maximize brick’s virtually unlimited aesthetic freedom and its integral role in sustainable design,” said Ray Leonhard, BIA’s President, CEO and CFO.
The 2019 Best in Class winners include:
Commercial
St. Vincent Mixed-Use Building – Austin, Texas
Architect: Lake|Flato Architects
Manufacturer: Acme Brick Company
Photographer: Louis Curtis
Educational – Higher Education
McCord Hall, W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University – Tempe, Arizona
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Photographer: Tim Griffith, Douglas A. Salin
Photographer: Tim Griffith, Douglas A. Salin
Educational – K-12
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Expansion – Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Wheeler Kearns Architects
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company
Photographer: Steve Hall, Hall + Merrick Photographers
Paving & Landscaping
Smith Plaza – University of New Mexico – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Architect: McCLAIN+YU Architecture & Design; MRWM Landscape Architects; SurfaceDesign Inc.
Photographer: McCLAIN+YU Architecture & Design & Blake Marvin
Residential – Multifamily
MLK Plaza – Bronx, New York
Architect: Magnusson Architecture & Planning P.C.
Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Brick Distributor: Belden Tri-State Building Materials
Photographer: David Sundberg/Esto
Residential – Single Family
Chicago House – Chicago, Illinois
Architect: John Ronan Architects
Manufacturer: Sioux City Brick (subsidiary of Glen-Gery)
Brick Distributor: Illinois Brick Company
Photographer: Tony Armour
The 2019 judges include Stefanie Greenfield, AIA LEED®, Cambridge Seven; Matthew Z. Leach, AIA, Page; Colby Lewis, AIA, NCARB, CEFPI, LEED® AP, STR Partners, LLC; Duncan Lyons, RIBA, LEED® AP BD+C, Gensler.
BIA’s Awards page includes the full list of winners and a Photo Gallery.
For questions, contact Tricia Mauer: tmauer@bia.org.
