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Best in brick buildings: 9 projects take top honors in the Brick in Architecture Awards

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Best in brick buildings: 9 projects take top honors in the Brick in Architecture Awards

The Ace Hotel Toronto and the TCU Music Center are among nine "Best in Class" winners and 44 overall winners in the Brick Industry Association's 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards.


By Brick Industry Association | April 4, 2024
Ace Hotel Toronto. Photo: Scott Norsworthy, courtesy BIA
Ace Hotel Toronto. Photo: Scott Norsworthy, courtesy BIA

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. Photo: Scott Norsworthy, courtesy BIA
Photo: Scott Norsworthy, courtesy BIA

Ace Hotel Toronto – Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Architect: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Brick Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Mason Contractor: Limen Group

 

EDUCATION – COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Photographer(s): Louis E. Curtis Jr.
Photo: Louis E. Curtis Jr., courtesy BIA

TCU Music Center – Fort Worth, Texas
Architect: Bora Architecture & Interiors
Brick Manufacturer: Acme Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Wilks Masonry LLC

 

EDUCATION – K-12

Photographer(s): Parrish Ruiz de Velasco
Photo: Parrish Ruiz de Velasco, courtesy BIA

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

Photo: Anton Grassl, courtesy BIA
Photo: Anton Grassl, courtesy BIA

Foundry 101 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Architect: CambridgeSeven
Brick Manufacturer: The Stiles & Hart Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Fernandes Masonry, Inc.


INTERNATONAL

Photo: Vincent Wu, courtesy BIA
Photo: Vincent Wu, courtesy BIA

TIC Art Center – Guangzhou, China
Architect: DOMANI Architectural Concepts
Brick Manufacturer: LOPO China


PAVING & LANDSCAPING

Photo: William Sundquist, courtesy BIA
Photo: William Sundquist, courtesy BIA

West End Square – Dallas, Texas
Architect: Field Operations
Brick Manufacturer: Whitacre-Greer
Brick Distributor: Blackson Brick Company
Mason Contractor: Paver Pro

 

RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY

Photo: Michael Young; Avery Hall Investments, courtesy BIA

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

Photographer(s): Teddy Shropshire, Younes Bounhar
Photographer(s): Teddy Shropshire, Younes Bounhar, courtesy BIA

Canvas House – Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Architect: PARTISANS
Brick Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products
Brick Distributor: Thames Valley Brick
Mason Contractor: Finbarr Sheehan

 

THIN BRICK

Photographer(s): Kendall McCaugherty
Photo: Kendall McCaugherty

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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