Masonry Magazine December 1976 Page. 23

Words: Richard Matthews, John Heslip, Evelyn Strauss, Charles Velardo, James Richardson, By West, Robert Fitta, Joseph Harrison, Leslie Erikson, J. Solon
Masonry Magazine January 1976 Page.23

Masonry Magazine January 1976 Page.23
Mason Contractor News...


# Award Winning Structure
The Riverview Branch Office of the First National Bank of Toledo, designed by the Toledo architectural firm of Samborn, Steketee, Otis and Evans, Inc., has been selected as the winner of the first annual masonry awards program co-sponsored by the Toledo Chapter, American Institute of Architects, and the Masonry Institute of Northwestern Ohio. The bank, located on a small site on Jefferson Avenue in downtown Toledo, attracts attention with its 33-foot cylindrical brick stair tower and with brick laid in soldier courses above its glass facade.

"These were the key elements in the design which was executed entirely in masonry," said By West, AIA, a principal of Samborn, Steketee, Otis and Evans. "We used a sand mold brick because of its visual warmth and somewhat irregular shape."

Construction cost of the 10,000-square-foot building was $350,000. It was occupied in early 1970. Since this was the first competition of its type in northwestern Ohio, architects were permitted to go back to January 1, 1970, in submitting projects for consideration. A total of 15 buildings was entered.

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# Honor Evelyn Strauss
Evelyn K. Strauss, President of Dixie Construction Company, on October 12th received the Annual Award for the Boss of the Year presented by the Birmingham Chapter of the National Association of Women In Construction. Dixie has offices in Birmingham and Atlanta.


# Hold Masonry Seminar
Mr. Charles F. Velardo, MCAA Past President, was one of the featured speakers at the recent Masonry Seminar presented by the Masonry Institute of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Velardo discussed the Recommended Practices & Guide Specifications for Cold Weather Masonry Construction as developed by the MCAA All-Weather Committee. James F. (Buck) Richardson, IMI Director of Masonry Engineering, outlined the Industry's new "M" factor, Richard Matthews, President of MCAA Chapter, welcomed the guests to the meeting and James L. Timmerman served as meeting moderator.


# Heslip Heads C-12
John A. Heslip, executive director of the Masonry Institute of Michigan, Farmington Hills, Mich., was recently elected chairman of Committee C-12 on Mortars for Unit Masonry of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). In addition to chairing C-12, he is a member of C-15 on Manufactured Masonry Units and a member of the Engineering Society of Detroit.


# National Gypsum Merges Two Cement Divisions
National Gypsum Company has announced that its Allentown Cement Division, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been consolidated with its Huron Cement Division with offices in Southfield, Michigan, to form a new Cement Division.

The consolidation will provide more overall efficiency, eliminate duplication of effort and make possible better service to the trade. Both the Huron and Allentown trade names, each with a reputation gained over a period of almost 70 years, will be retained.


# IMI Ads Among The Best
The International Masonry Institute ranked second among the best-read advertisers in Architectural Record magazine in 1975 in percentage of ad pages among the best-read 100. Starch studies showed that six of 18 pages of IMI advertising placed in the top 100. The Koppers Company placed six among 30 pages. Libby-Owens-Ford placed eight out of 22, and the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. placed 10 out of 37½. A total of 1,350 ads was studied. One IMI ad that showed a detail of the late Louis Kahn's design in Bangladesh placed No. 1 in the magazine in June and ranked in the top 1% for the year.


# People & Events...
Robert Fitta has been named General Sales Manager of the Standard Tool Division of New England Carbide Tool... Joseph W. Harrison is the new director of congressional affairs for the U.S. General Services Administration. Leslie E. Erikson has been appointed manager, grinding wheel product engineering for Norton Company's Abrasive Marketing Group.. J. Thomas Solon has been appointed Marketing Manager (Continued on page 24)


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