[Image above] The Brick & The Machine building in Culver City, Calif., won the new “Thin brick” category of the Brick in Architecture Awards for 2022. Credit: The Brick Industry Association
With warmer temperatures finally here to stay, now is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors. Depending on where you live, you can take advantage of the spring weather to visit winners of this year’s Brick in Architecture Awards.
The Brick in Architecture Awards, sponsored by the Brick Industry Association since 1989, recognize exceptional uses of clay brick in architecture. Architectural and design firms can enter their designs in nine different categories:
- Commercial
- Education, K–12
- Higher education (colleges, universities)
- Historic renovation
- International (project located outside of the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territory)
- Residential, single family
- Residential, multifamily
- Paving and landscaping
- NEW for 2022: Thin brick
An additional “Craftsmanship” award is given to one of the entries to recognize an individual mason or a team of masons “who skillfully install brick in an artful/unique way.” The Brick Industry Association chose 45 winning projects, with the Best in Class gold, silver, and bronze winners including projects in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, and Germany.
“Brick can create virtually anything as an inherently sustainable material with limitless design options, superior durability, fire resistance, and energy savings,” says Ray Leonhard, president and CEO of the Brick Industry Association, in a press release.
Below are the Best in Class winners for 2022.
Commercial
Treehuis
Marion County, Iowa
Architect: substance
Brick manufacturers: Glen-Gery & Sioux City Brick
Mason contractor: Seedorff Masonry, Inc.
Education, K–12
Hildreth Elementary School
Harvard, Massachusetts
Architect: Arrowstreet
Brick manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Brick distributor: Consolidated Brick
Mason contractor: Costa Brothers Masonry
Higher education (colleges, universities)
Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved
Williamsburg, Virginia
Architect: Baskervill
Brick manufacturers: Pine Hall Brick Company & Old Carolina Brick Co.
Brick distributor: Riverside Brick & Supply
Mason contractor: Bearing Masonry
Residential, single family
“The Brickyard” (private residence)
Chicago, Illinois
Architect: dSPACE Studio
Brick manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Brick distributor: Bricks Incorporated
Mason contractor: RMF Construction, Inc.
Residential, multifamily
801 Oak Park
Oak Park, Illinois
Architect: DesignBridge Ltd.
Brick manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Brick distributor: Bricks Incorporated
Mason contractor: RV Builders
Paving and landscaping
NetApp Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Architect: Mid-Kansas Engineering Consulting
Brick manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company
Brick distributor: Lusco Brick
Historic renovation
ASC Arts x 3
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Architect: AMR Architects, Inc. & DesignLAB architects
Mason contractor: East Harding
International
Art Center of Aranya, Jinshanling
Hebei, China
Architect: Atelier Archmixing
Brick manufacturer: Yixing Fubang Architectural Ceramics Co., Ltd.
NEW for 2022: Thin brick
The Brick & The Machine
Culver City, California
Architect: Abramson Architects
Brick manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Mason contractor: J Ginger Masonry
Craftsmanship
Enlace (gold winner in the “Commercial” category)
Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Canopy
Brick manufacturers: Sioux City Brick, The Belden Brick Company, Palmetto Brick Company
Brick distributor: Brickworks Supply LLC
Mason contractor: Blackwood Group
You can find the complete list of winners here and a photo gallery of the winning projects will soon be posted here. You can see all the winning designs in the video below as well.
Congratulations to all the 2022 winners—well done!