2024 Brick in Architecture Awards Honor Distinctive Design

Words: Stefanie Greenfield, Tricia Mauer, Evan Burch, Chris Sano, Jay White

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has awarded the 2024 Brick in Architecture Awards, the leading international design competition featuring fired-clay brick.

Now in its 35th year, the 2024 winning projects span the United States, Canada, China, England, Mexico and Russia. Judged by a jury of peers, winners include Best in Class, Gold, Silver and Bronze. The overall Craftsmanship Award honors a mason or team of masons that skillfully installs brick in an artful or unique way.


“The award winners highlight brick’s limitless versatility to create inspired, sustainable designs that achieve any aesthetic,” said BIA President and CEO Tricia Mauer.


Mauer also emphasized how material choice matters in designing for resilience, including brick’s enhanced durability, fire resistance and energy efficiency.


“With the unpredictability of natural disasters, brick provides peace of mind—brick stands for good,” she said.


The Best in Class winners include:


COMMERCIAL

Leica Gallery

New York, New York

Architect: Format Architecture Office

Brick Manufacturer: Hebron Brick Company

Mason Contractor: LTM Construction



EDUCATION – COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Rothschild College at Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc.

Brick Manufacturer: Glen-Gery, Endicott Clay Products

Mason Contractor: IMS Masonry



EDUCATION – K-12

James Lawson High School

Nashville, Tennessee

Architect: Hastings Architecture

Brick Manufacturer: Watsontown Brick

Brick Distributor: Alley-Cassetty Brick

Mason Contractor: A&R Masonry



INTERNATIONAL

Gainsborough's House Museum

Sudbury, England

Architect: ZMMA



PAVING & LANDSCAPING

The Beikun Garden

Shanghai, Jiangsu

Architect: RUAN Studio, School of Design

Mason Contractor: Shanghai Grand Neobay Investment Development Group



RESIDENTIAL - MULTIFAMILY (and CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD Winner)

Anagram

New York, New York

Architect: SLCE Architects; INC Architecture & Design

Brick Manufacturer: Yankee Hill

Brick Distributor: Belden Tri-State Building Materials

Mason Contractor: Vema Group



RESIDENTIAL - SINGLE FAMILY

2100 Lombard

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Architect: LO Design

Brick Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company

Brick Distributor: Belden Tri-State Building Materials

Mason Contractor: New MB General Contractors



BIA’s photo gallery includes all winning projects.


This year’s judges include Evan Burch, AIA, Associate, ASD | SKY; Stefanie Greenfield, AIA, Principal, CambridgeSeven; Chris Sano, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal | Design Director, BRW Architects, Inc. and Jay White, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Liollio Architecture.



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