BIA Opens Entries for 2025 Brick in Architecture Awards

The Brick Industry Association has opened entries for the 2025 Brick in Architecture Awards, the international design competition featuring fired-clay brick. Entries are due by Aug. 29. New this year, the 2025 winning projects and teams will be honored live at the Inaugural Brick Excellence Gala on April 9 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida. The event will unite architects, designers and masonry professionals to celebrate outstanding brick design and craftsmanship. Projects will compete for a Best in Class, Gold, Silver or Bronze award and an overall Craftsmanship Award. The winners will be judged by peers in October. Per … Read more

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Stevens Construction Honored by Lee Building Industry Association with 4 Awards

Stevens Construction Inc. earned four awards at the Lee Building Industry Association Industry Awards including the highest honor, Contractor of the Year. The Summit Awards program recognizes BIA members who have obtained an outstanding level of success and demonstrated superior professionalism in the commercial construction industry throughout the year. The projects were judged for quality of construction, challenges, timeliness of completion, client satisfaction and safety. A panel of nationwide judges named Steven Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client relations, professional certifications and community responsibilities. This is the ninth year the … Read more

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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s St. Paul Campus Earns ‘Brick in Architecture’ Award

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Knutson Construction’s project, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s St. Paul Campus, was recently selected as a Gold award winner for the Brick Industry Association’s ‘Brick in Architecture’ awards program. Since its founding in 1934, the Brick Industry Association has been the nationwide authority on clay brick construction. In 1989, the BIA began sponsoring the ‘Brick in Architecture’ awards, which is now recognized as one of the nation’s most prestigious architectural award programs. To be considered, the applicant’s building or paving material must be primarily comprised of new clay brick products. Categories for the award include residential (single … Read more

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