BIA Opens Entries for 2020 Brick in Architecture Awards

Home » Competitions » BIA Opens Entries for 2020 Brick in Architecture Awards
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the 2020 brick up Architecture Awards—launching a replacement overall Craftsmanship Award honoring exceptionally artful installation.

Entries are due by Nov. 30, with 50% less required items for faster submissions. because the nation’s leading architectural design competition featuring fired-clay brick, all submissions must use clay brick because the project’s primary artifact .

“There’s no limit to brick’s unmatched design freedom and its integral role in sustainable design,” said BIA President Ray Leonhard.

Entrants must be either an architect or designer employed by an architectural, design-build or landscaping design firm. Judged by peers, winners are going to be announced in January.

The new Craftsmanship Award recognizes a private mason or a team of masons who skillfully install brick up an artful/unique way, including uniformity of mortar joint sizes; head joint alignment; installation difficulty (quoins, arches, corbels, et al); overall range of colours (blending the cube of brick), et al.

Per the competition rules, eligible projects include any work of architecture completed since January 1, 2015 during which new clay brick products comprise the predominant exterior building or artifact (over 50 percent) including: face or hollow brick, building brick, thin brick, paving brick, glazed brick, structural glazed facing tile, new clay brick products in special shapes and/or a mixture of those .

Entries must be submitted online in one or more of these categories: 

  1. Commercial
  2. Education – K-12
  3. Education – Colleges & Universities (Higher Education) *
  4. Residential – Single Family
  5. Residential – Multi-Family
  6. Paving & Landscape Projects
  7. Historic Renovation**
  8. International (If project is located outside of the U.S., Canada or a U.S. Territory, it must be entered in this category)

* Includes residence halls & academic/administrative buildings **This does not need to meet the 50% or more new brick requirement but must have 50% or more brick renovated on the project.

Hanley Wood will host the winners insert on their website for 12 months, and all submitted projects will be posted to BIA’s online Photo Gallery. Questions: Tricia Mauer: tmauer@bia.org.

Further Reading From ArchUp

  • Brick in Architecture Awards 2023

    Sponsored ContentCall for Entries: 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards Courtesy of Brick Industry AssociationThe Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the international 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards, featuring a new category for thin brick projects as of last year. Projects will compete for a Best in Class, Gold, Silver, or Bronze award in

  • Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize

    The Pritzker Architecture Prize jury just revealed that French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton & Vassal will…

  • UNBOX 2026 Architecture Competition

    Competition Brief Volume Zero Competitions invites architects and designers worldwide to reimagine public architecture through…

  • Camille Walala: colorful aesthetic to the max in self-designed studio

    London designer Camille Walala has worked with carpentry workshop Our Department to fit out her own studio with a no-holds-barred version of her colourful design style. Electric blue floors, graphically patterned cabinetry and a kitchenette with cartoon-like proportions feature in the space, which is located in the Regent Studios building off Broadway Market in East

  • “Emotions” Digital Art Contest

    Architecture Competition: “Emotions” Digital Art Contest Pixarra is announcing a call for artists for a…

  • LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2022

    LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2022 is now open for entries! LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2022: The LIV Hospitality Design Awards, international competition recently opened for entries in its 2022 edition globally recognized excellence in Hospitality Architecture, Interior Design, and Guest Experiences. interior design restaurant design architecture house design healthcare design hospitality design competitions About Competition

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *