Masonry Magazine March 1973 Page. 13
Canadians Honor Eugene George
Craftsmen's Skill Leads to Awards
Stone paving, worn from a hundred years of traffic and skillfully laid by BM&PIU masonry craftsmen as the visible, outer "skin" of an Albany (N.Y.) riverfront building, is channeling national attention to the structure which is the recipient of multiple awards.
It's the Riverfront Pumping Station and Treatment Plant, whose latest honor is a special Mark of Excellence award from the Capital District Masonry Institute. The Belgian paving stones were salvaged from the former Hawk Street area in the South Mall of Albany. They lend an attractive fortress gray color and unique texture to the structure which CDMI describes as "exhibiting the ultimate usage of excellent techniques of masonry in construction."
The CDMI award was presented to the Design and Construction Group, Office of General Services, State of New York. OGS previously won three awards for excellence for the masonry building from the New York State Association of Architects, American Concrete Association of New York, and the New York State Council of the Arts.
Frank Camisso (right), president of CMCA, presents Outstanding Achievement Award for 1973 to Eugene George of Kitchener, Ont. for his work as chairman of the International Masonry All-Weather Council.
N.C. Bricklaying Contest Winner
Corb Garton, manager of the Brick Association of North Carolina, congratulates Chester Silver of Warrenton, N.C., winner of the 19th Annual State Apprentice Bricklaying Contest. Silver is employed by Morrow Construction Co. of Mebane, N.C., where he is receiving his apprenticeship training. He scored 930 out of a possible 1,100 points to lead 37 contestants. Shown with Silver and Garton are (left to right) North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Graham, Mrs. Silver and Secretary of State Thad Eure. Silver received a $200 cash prize and a trophy.
Instant Crete Starts Licensing Plan
Instant Crete, the pre-blended mortar material that has helped to revolutionize on-site construction methods and significantly reduce building costs, will soon be made available nationally. Its developers, the Instant Crete Corp. of Roselle, N.J., a wholly owned subsidiary of National Portland Cement Co., announced it will launch a national licensing program for the product beginning this spring. Instant Crete presently is marketed primarily in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Puerto Rico. Shown here is an Instant Crete truck being loaded at the company's Hoboken facility.
Patent Scaffolds Aid Bricklayers
Suspended scaffolds hang from roof-mounted outrigger I-beams on the 20-story Rindge Apartments going up in Cambridge, Mass. Mason contractor Porazzo & Hurley (MCAA), Newton, Mass., laid up the brick facade from the 5-wide scaffold platforms manufactured by Patent Scaffolding Co.