Winners of the 2022 Brick in Architecture Awards have been announced by the Brick Industry Association (BIA) for the 34th consecutive year.
The awards celebrate innovations in the material and the skillful application of craft in architectural designs, which this year hailed from the United States, Australia, Canada, China, and Germany, collectively. A total of 45 projects were awarded in Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories, with nine projects selected as the ‘Best in Class’ winners for their respective categories.
“Brick can create virtually anything as an inherently sustainable material with limitless design options, superior durability, fire resistance and energy savings,” BIA President and CEO Ray Leonhard said in a statement.
This year’s contest saw the addition of a new ‘Think Brick’ category. The full list of winners can be viewed here. An archive of past year’s awards can also be found by clicking on this link to the BIA website.
Scroll down to see more about each Best in Class winner for this year’s contest.
COMMERCIAL
Project name: Treehuis
Location: Marion County, IA
Architect: substance
Manufacturer: Glen-Gery & Sioux City Brick
Contractor: Seedorff Masonry Inc.
EDUCATIONAL (HIGHER EDUCATION)
Project name: Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Architect: Baskervill
Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Company & Old Carolina Brick Co.
Contractor: Bearing Masonry
EDUCATIONAL (K-12)
Project name: Hildreth Elementary School
Location: Harvard, MA
Architect: Arrowstreet
Manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Contractor: Costa Brothers Masonry
HISTORIC RENOVATION
Project name: ASC ARTS x3
Location: Pine Bluff, AR
Architect: AMR Architects Inc. & designLAB Architects
Contractor: East Harding
INTERNATIONAL
Project name: Art Center of Aranya, Jinshanling
Location: Hebei, China
Architect: Atelier Archmixing
Manufacturer: Yixing Fubang Architectural Ceramics Co. Ltd.
PAVING & LANDSCAPING
Project name: NetApp Wichita State University
Location: Wichita, KS
Architect: Mid-Kansas Engineering Consulting
Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company
RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY
Project name: 801 Oak Park
Location: Oak Park, IL
Architect: DesignBridge Ltd.
Manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Contractor: RV Builders
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY
Project name: “The Brickyard” (Private Residence)
Location: Chicago, IL
Architect: dSpace Studio
Manufacturer: Interstate Bricks
Contractor: RMF Construction, Inc.
THIN BRICK
Project name: The Brick & The Machine
Location: Culver City, CA
Architect: Abramson Architects
Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Contractor: J Ginger Masonry
Project name: Enlace
Location: Chicago, IL
Architect: Canopy
Manufacturer: Sioux City Brick, The Belden Brick Company, Palmetto Brick Company
Contractor: Blackwood Group
100,000 € Prize / Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2025
Register by Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Submit by Thu, Nov 20, 2025
250,000 € Prize / HOUSE OF THE FUTURE 2024/25
Register by Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Submit by Mon, Jun 2, 2025
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development #2
Register by Thu, Jan 16, 2025
Submit by Mon, Jun 16, 2025
The Home of Shadows / Edition #3
Register by Wed, Jan 29, 2025
Submit by Mon, Mar 3, 2025
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