BIA Announces 2024 Brick in Architecture Awards Call for Entries
2024年8月7日 - 4:24AM
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Entries due by Nov. 1
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the
2024 Brick in Architecture Awards, the leading international design
competition featuring fired-clay brick. Entries are due by Nov.
1.
Projects may be submitted in nine categories and will compete
for a Best in Class, Gold, Silver or Bronze award. An overall
Craftsmanship Award will honor one project recognizing an
individual mason or team for exceptionally artful or unique
installation.
“The awards showcase brick’s virtually limitless versatility for
inspired and sustainable design that can achieve any aesthetic,”
said BIA President and CEO Ray Leonhard.
Per the competition rules, all submissions must use clay brick
as the project’s primary building material. Entrants must be either
an architect or designer employed by an architectural, design-build
or landscaping design firm.
Eligible projects include any work of architecture completed
since January 1, 2019, in which new clay brick products comprise
the predominant exterior building or paving material (over 50
percent) including face or hollow brick, building brick, thin
brick, paving brick, glazed brick, structural glazed facing tile,
new clay brick products in special shapes and/or a combination of
these.
Entries must be submitted through the awards website in one or
more of these categories:
1. Commercial
2. Education – K-12
3. Education - Colleges & Universities (Higher Education)
*
4. Residential – Single Family
5. Residential – Multi-Family
6. Thin Brick
7. Paving & Landscape Projects**
8. Historic Renovation***
9. International (Projects outside of the U.S., Canada or a U.S.
territory must be entered in this category)
* Includes residence halls and academic/administrative
buildings
**At least 50% of the project must include clay pavers
***Does not need to meet the 50% or more new brick requirement
but project must have 50% or more renovated brick
The winners will be judged by peers in December and announced
early next year. Offering extensive exposure, winning projects are
featured through BIA’s website, social media channels, a press
release and are promoted to the architect and design community
throughout the year.
For questions, contact Megan Pace: mpace@bia.org.
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