The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has honored the 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards, the premier international design competition featuring fired-clay brick.

Judged by a jury of peers, the 2023 winning projects span the United States, Canada, China, Mexico and the first winner in the Russian Federation. The 44 winners include nine Best in Class, nine Gold, nine Silver, 16 Bronze plus an overall Craftsmanship Award.

“Brick is a versatile material that offers limitless design possibilities with inherent sustainability, unmatched durability, fire resistance and notable energy efficiency,” said BIA President and CEO Ray Leonhard.

The Best in Class winners include:

COMMERCIAL (and CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNER)

Ace Hotel Toronto – Toronto, Ontario – Canada

Architect: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects

Brick Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company

Mason Contractor: Limen Group

EDUCATION – COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

TCU Music Center – Fort Worth, Texas

Architect: Bora Architecture & Interiors

Brick Manufacturer: Acme Brick Company

Mason Contractor: Wilks Masonry LLC

EDUCATION – K-12

John Webb Elementary School – Arlington, Texas

Architect: BRW Architects

Brick Manufacturer: Cloud Ceramics

Brick Distributor: Blackson Brick Company

Mason Contractor: Accurate Masonry of Texas, Inc.

HISTORIC RENOVATION

Foundry 101 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Architect: CambridgeSeven

Brick Manufacturer: The Stiles & Hart Brick Company

Mason Contractor: Fernandes Masonry, Inc.

INTERNATONAL

TIC Art Center – Guangzhou, China

Architect: DOMANI Architectural Concepts

Brick Manufacturer: LOPO China

PAVING & LANDSCAPING

West End Square – Dallas, Texas

Architect: Field Operations

Brick Manufacturer: Whitacre-Greer

Brick Distributor: Blackson Brick Company

Mason Contractor: Paver Pro

 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY

 1 Boeurm Place – Brooklyn, New York

 Architect: SLCE

 Developer: Avery Hall Investments

 Brick Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products

 Brick Distributor: Belden Tri-State Building Materials

 Mason Contractor: HDK Construction

 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY

 Canvas House – Toronto, Ontario – Canada

 Architect: PARTISANS

 Brick Manufacturer: Taylor Clay Products

 Brick Distributor: Thames Valley Brick

 Mason Contractor: Finbarr Sheehan

 THIN BRICK

 345 North Morgan – Chicago, Illinois

 Architect: Eckenhoff Saunders

 Brick Manufacturer: Interstate Brick

 Brick Distributor: Bricks Incorporated

 Mason Contractor: Illinois Masonry Corporation

 BIA’s photo gallery includes all winning projects

Now in its 90^th year, the Brick Industry Association (BIA) is the nationally recognized authority on clay brick construction representing the nation’s distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products. GoBrick.com / 703-620-0010.