2013 NCMA/ICPI Design Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
Words: Bronzella Cleveland
The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) announced the winners of the 2013 NCMA/ICPI Design Awards of Excellence. These winning projects, architects, designers, and product producers are recognized for their outstanding use of concrete masonry units, manufactured stone veneer and manufactured concrete hardscape products in the commercial, residential and landscape markets. The Design Awards Program serves as a venue to showcase the design versatility of these products and how they are successfully used in today's building applications.
The distinguished jury panel consisted of William T. Brown, AIA; Robb Jolly, RA; Sandy Hunter, LC DTCI; and Edward D. Weaver, AIA, LEED AP.
Awards of Excellence – Commercial
United States Navy Human Resources Service Center
San Diego, CA
Architect: James Robbins, Principal/RJC Architects, Inc.
Block Producer: ORCO Block Co., Inc.
Award of Excellence – Commercial
Fullerton Community Center
City of Fullerton, CA
Architect: Robert R.Coffee/Robert R. Coffee Architect + Associates
Block Producer: ORCO Block Co., Inc.
Award of Excellence – Commercial
Middle Street Intermodal Center
City & County of Honolulu, HI
Architect: John J.Ida/Urban Works, Inc.
Block Producer/Supplier: TileCo Inc.
Design Award of Honor – Commercial
Santa Monica Beach Rest Rooms
Santa Monica State Beach, Santa Monica, CA
Architect: Ralph Roesling/Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects, Inc.
Block Producer: Trenwyth Industries, Inc./Angelus Block Company, Inc.
Design Award of Excellence – Residential
Paso Robles Residence
Paso Robles, CA
Architect: Peter Larsen, Joshua Aidlin, David Darling/Aidlin Darling Design
Block Producer: Basalite Concrete Products, LLC
Design Award of Honor – Residential
The F-5 Residence
Indian Wells, CA
Architect: Sean Lockyer/ARD
Block Producer: ORCO Block Co., Inc.
Design Award of Excellence – Sustainability
A Museum Turned Inside Out – Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center
Las Vegas, NV
Architect: Jared Logue/Line & Space, LLC
Producer/Supplier: Tri-Delta/Superlite Block
Design Award of Honor – Sustainability
Paramount High School Athletic Complex
Paramount, CA
Architect; Don Pender, AIA, Principal/LPA, Inc.
Block Producer: ORCO Block Co., Inc.
Design Award of Honor – Landscape
River Living on a Curve
Gloucester, VA
Architect: David Barglof/Mid Atlantic Enterprises Inc.
Landscape Architect: Adam Heath/Mid Atlantic Enterprises Inc.
SRW Producer/Supplier: Allan Block/Nitterhouse Masonry Products
Paver Producer: Unilock
Award of Honor – Manufactured Stone Veneer
Bella Terra Shopping Center
Huntington Beach, CA
Architect: Nick McNeil Architects
Block Producer/Supplier: Coronado Stone Products