Photo courtesy of Douglas Abel for Douglas Abel Photography

Best National Brick & Stone Project
Local 1 Missouri
Whitaker Hall
St. Louis, Missouri

Signatory Contractor: Leonard Masonry, Inc.

The Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering, a high-tech research facility located on Washington University’s Hilltop Campus, includes 12,580 square feet of core laboratory facilities, 22,000 square feet of laboratory space, a 250-seat auditorium, student and faculty lounges, computer and teaching classrooms, faculty offices, a library, and a side-lit, three-story atrium. This sophisticated $35 million facility is one of fewer than ten in the country dedicated exclusively to biomedical engineering. Local 1 MO members installed brick, granite, limestone, and cut stone on the 114,800 square foot building. Those participating in the project are proud, and rightly so, of their contribution to this important education and research institution.

Photo © Chris Kendall 2003

Best Region 1 Brick and Stone Project
Local 1 Rhode Island
Ross House Music Wing,
Moses Brown School
Providence, Rhode Island

Signatory Contractor:
Spino Brothers, Inc.

With a history dating back to revolutionary times, the Moses Brown School is proud of its New England and Quaker heritage, but committed to modernizing its programs and campus. Central to this commitment is the new Ross House Music Wing, built by Local 1 RI members. Connected to the school's 120-year-old West Wing, the new two story steel-framed addition uses a brick veneer exterior with a pre-cast concrete exterior trim, banding, and lintels carefully finished to emulate the existing granite trim on adjacent buildings. Thanks to the skillful work of Local 1’s members, the Ross House gives the school 12,600 square feet of much-needed classroom space.

Photo courtesy of Tom Harvey for Tom and Irene Photography

Best Region 3 Brick and Stone Project
Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware
The Wharton School of Business
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Signatory Contractor: Lepore/Mark Contractors

As an international leader in the study of business management, the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business' tradition of excellence extends to its building environment. Nowhere is that more evident than in its $139.9 million academic center. Construction of the Jon M. Huntsman Hall required the use of hand-set masonry, installed by Local 1 PA/DE members. The 324,000 square foot structure features laid-in-place brick and stone set on radius walls and tapered piers both inside and out. The facility serves as a new focal point of the School's Philadelphia campus, drawing attention to Local 1's craftsmanship right where it belongs – front and center.

Best Region 5 Brick & Stone Project
Local 21 Illinois
North Shore Community Bank & Trust
Skokie, Illinois

Signatory Contractor: Illinois Masonry

The two-story, all masonry North Shore Community Bank & Trust, in Skokie, Illinois, is the second largest facility in the bank’s network. The structure incorporates a full attic and basement, plus thirty-two parking spaces within the expanse of a full city block. Members of Local 21 IL, working for Illinois Masonry, constructed this $500,000 building using modular brick, renaissance stone, and Indiana cut limestone. Radiating elegance and sophistication, this well crafted structure showcases the skill of Local 21’s members, while its turreted octagon welcomes northbound Lincoln Avenue travelers to downtown Skokie.

Photo courtesy of Keith Rinearson for PhotoArt

Best Region 6 Brick & Stone Project
Local 5 Oklahoma/ Arkansas/ Texas
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Norman, Oklahoma

Signatory Contractor:
Advanced Masonry, Inc.

Already the largest athletic complex in the state, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium now ranks among the top 15 largest on-campus stadiums in the nation following its recent $65 million renovation and expansion. Built by members of Local 5 OK/AR/TX, more than 1.6 million brick, 100,000 block, and 25,000 pieces of precast stone went into its construction. During the Stadium’s eastern expansion, over 10,000 seats and twenty-seven skybox suites were added. The western expansion involved the addition of a parking garage, complete with a beautiful brick and precast façade. The north entrance of the Stadium welcomes visitors with an impressive clock tower, part of the extensive facelift given to this area.

Best Region 8
Brick & Stone Project
Local 13 Nevada
Liberty High School
Shadow Ridge High School
Las Vegas, Nevada

Signatory Contractor: Marnell Masonry

After a year and a half of demanding construction, the doors to both Liberty and Shadow Ridge High Schools in Las Vegas, Nevada opened in September of 2003. The two adjacent projects, costing a total of approximately $76 million, span nearly 600,000 square feet and surround a central courtyard. A structural steel frame was used for each building that now house classrooms, offices, laboratories, an auditorium, library, kitchen, dining area, gym, locker rooms and industrial arts shops. The interior includes masonry corridor walls, and steel and drywall dividing walls.