The Ace Hotel Toronto, designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, and the TCU Music Center by Bora Architecture & Interiors are among nine "Best in Class" winners and 44 overall winners in the Brick Industry Association's 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards.
In addition to the Best in Class winners, the competition saw nine Gold awards, nine Silver awards, 16 Bronze awards, and an overall Craftsmanship Award. The winning projects span the globe: United States, Canada, China, Mexico, and Russia.
BIA’s photo gallery includes all winning projects.
Here are the nine Best in Class winners:
COMMERCIAL (and CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNER)
Ace Hotel Toronto – Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Architect: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Brick Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Mason Contractor: Limen Group
EDUCATION – COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
TCU Music Center – Fort Worth, Texas
Architect: Bora Architecture & Interiors
Brick Manufacturer: Acme Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Wilks Masonry LLC
EDUCATION – K-12
John Webb Elementary School – Arlington, Texas
Architect: BRW Architects
Brick Manufacturer: Cloud Ceramics
Brick Distributor: Blackson Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Accurate Masonry of Texas, Inc.
HISTORIC RENOVATION
Foundry 101 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Architect: CambridgeSeven
Brick Manufacturer: The Stiles & Hart Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Fernandes Masonry, Inc.
INTERNATONAL
TIC Art Center – Guangzhou, China
Architect: DOMANI Architectural Concepts
Brick Manufacturer: LOPO China
PAVING & LANDSCAPING
West End Square – Dallas, Texas
Architect: Field Operations
Brick Manufacturer: Whitacre-Greer
Brick Distributor: Blackson Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Paver Pro
RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY
1 Boeurm Place – Brooklyn, New York
Architect: SLCE
Developer: Avery Hall Investments
Brick Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products
Brick Distributor: Belden Tri-State Building Materials
Mason Contractor: HDK Construction
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY
Canvas House – Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Architect: PARTISANS
Brick Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products
Brick Distributor: Thames Valley Brick
Mason Contractor: Finbarr Sheehan
THIN BRICK
345 North Morgan – Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Eckenhoff Saunders
Brick Manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Brick Distributor: Bricks Incorporated
Mason Contractor: Illinois Masonry Corporation
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