The BIA has been showcasing the year's most impressive clay brick projects in the annual Brick in Architecture Awards competition since 1989. The latest winners included three Christian facilities from South Carolina and Texas.
The 2023 awards brought in 44 projects that placed in Best In Class, Gold, Silver, and Bronze across the 9 different categories, as well as an overall Craftsmanship Award that only one project earns. The Craftsmanship Award is meant to provide recognition to an individual mason or a team of masons who skillfully install brick in an artful/unique way.
The categories are Craftsmanship, Thin Brick, International, Residential Single Family, Commercial, Residential Multi-Family, Education (Colleges & Universities), Paving and Landscaping, Education (K-12), and Historic Renovation. Three Christian facilities were award recipients in the Education category, take a look:
First Baptist Church Education Building – Charleston, South Carolina
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Gold Winner / Education K-12 Category
First Baptist Church Education Building – Charleston, South Carolina
Architect: Liollio Architecture
Brick Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products
Brick Distributor: Oldcastle APG
Mason Contractor: Trident Construction
Saint Mary’s Catholic Center – College Station, Texas
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Bronze Winner / Education – Colleges & Universities Category
Saint Mary’s Catholic Center – College Station, Texas
Architect: BRW Architects
Brick Manufacturer: Acme Brick Company
Mason Contractor: R.W. Pfeffer Masonry
TCU Music Center - Fort Worth, Texas
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Best in Class / Education - Colleges and Universities
TCU Music Center - Fort Worth, Texas
Architects: Bora Architecture & Interiors
Brick Manufacturer: Acme Brick Company
Mason: Wilks Masonry LLC
Photographer: Louis E. Curtis Jr.
Now in its 90th year, the Brick Industry Association (BIA) is the nationally recognized authority on clay brick construction representing the nation’s distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products. GoBrick.com, 703-620-0010.
