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Masonry: the Intersection of Art, Innovation and Endurance.
2017 Masonry Association of Florida Masonry Excellence Award Winners Fort Lauderdale, Florida. October 1, 2017: Art, Innovation and Endurance: the projects submitted for the 2017 MAF Masonry Excellence Awards are the embodiments of these qualities. The Masonry Excellence Awards are the celebration of the art and craftsmanship of the mason, the innovation of the contractor and architect and the endurance of masonry materials produced here in Florida. Projects submitted were reviewed and judged anonymously by a distinguished jury of masonry and design professionals. Consideration was given to the overall design and use of masonry, as well as the technical aspects of each project. The winning projects listed showed superiority in technical design and craftsmanship. 17 Masonry Excellence Award Winners: Architectural Block – Commercial/Institutional: St. Anthony’s Parochial School – Doug McCall, Coastal, an Oldcastle company. Brick – Commercial/Institutional (Contractors): Portillos Restaurant – Bill Parsons, Pyramid Masonry Brick – Commercial/Institutional (Suppliers): Sigma Kappa Sorority – Steve Bischke, Coastal, an Oldcastle company. Brick – Residential (TIE): Private Residence – David Nelson, David Nelson Masonry Studer Residence – James Bradley, Bradley Masonry Architectural Block Project of the Year: St. Anthony’s Parochial School – Doug McCall, Coastal, an Oldcastle company. Brick Project of The Year: Private Residence – David Nelson, David Nelson Masonry For more Information and pictures of all submissions is available on www.masonryawards.com Winners will be honored at the MAF Masonry Excellence Awards Reception being held on October 22, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. Additionally, winning projects will be featured in the MAF Masonry Excellence Awards publication. The Masonry Association of Florida, Inc. (MAF) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1987. Our mission is to promote masonry construction and support the mason contractors in Florida. Additional information is available on our website: www.floridamasonryawards.com or by contacting, Deb Bartolucci, 954-295-9926 or [email protected]. # # #
Get ready for the MAF 30th Anniversary Annual Convention @ the beautiful Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort! Details to follow. For more information, contact Deb Bartolucci [email protected]
Have you ever had someone or something encroach on your personal space so badly that you wanted to scream “Back Off!”? So how close is too close? When my daughters were in high school, they went to a school that had a “Six Inch Rule”. Boys and girls had a 6” rule of separation. Now, as most of you fathers of daughters know, six inches is simply not enough! A distance that can be critical for a masonry contractor is the distance from which masonry should be viewed to determine its acceptability. If we have reached the point of trying to view the masonry from a certain distance, we already have a problem. Read the whole story here: https://www.masonrymagazine.com/blog/2017/06/01/painters-corner-mcaa-magazine-2/ |
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