Masonry Magazine August 1983 Page. 14

Words: Harold Kochan, Clare Esche, Paul Schroeder, C. Brubaker, August Battaglia, Lund Goot, Donald Hacki, Frank White, Stan Pepper, Steven Wright, Ron Dirsmith, Dominick Linari, Paul Oswald, Edward Hale
Masonry Magazine August 1983 Page. 14

Masonry Magazine August 1983 Page. 14
Architects, Mason Contractors Honored
With Excellence In Masonry Awards
Illinois Indiana Masonry Council Makes Presentations

Honors were bestowed on architects and mason contractors in the 9th annual Excellence In Masonry awards banquet held recently by the Illinois Indiana Masonry Council at the Arlington Park Hilton Hotel, Arlington Park, III. More than 500 persons attended the presentation.

Awards for "Excellence In Masonry Design" were presented to the winning architectural firms. "Excellence In Masonry Design Execution" awards were given to the selected mason contractors.

The Gold Medal Award, the top honor, went to Perkins & Will, Architect, and to Hansen & Hempel Co., mason contractor, for the Wyman-Gordon Pavillion at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. III.

Four Silver Medal Awards were presented to:
* Mastro & Skylar, architect, for the Cleveland/Armitage Condominium. Chicago, III.
* Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, architect, for the West Suburban Plaza at West Suburban Hospital & Medical Center, Oak Park, III. Pepper Construction Co. was the mason contractor.
* David Swan/Architect, for The Willows apartment complex, Chicago. Forsgren Construction Co. was the mason contractor.
* Sisco/Lubetsky Associates, Ltd. and Consoer/Morgan, architects, for the Evanston (Ill.) Public Works Service Center. The mason contractor was Esche & Lee. Inc.

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Gold Medal Award-(from left) August Battaglia of Perkins & Will, architect, and Harold Kochan of Hansen & Hempel, mason contractor.

Silver Medal Awards (from left) C. William Brubaker, FAIA, president, Chicago Chapter AlA and executive v.p., Perkins & Will, accepting award for David Swan/Architect: Lund Goot of Consoer/Morgan, architect, and Clare Esche of Esche & Lee, Inc., mason contractor.

Silver Medal Award (from left) Donald Hacki of Loebl Schlossman & Hacki, architect, and Frank White, Pepper Construction Co., mason contractor.

Honorable Mention Award-(from left) Stan Pepper of Pepper Construction Co., mason contractor, Paul Schroeder, promotion director, Masonry Advancement Council of DuPage County, II., and Steven Wright of Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, architect.

Honorable Mention Awards (from left) Ron Dirsmith, The Dirsmith Group, Inc., architect, and Dominick Linari of D. Linari Construction, Inc., mason contractor.

Honorable Mention Award-(from left) Paul Oswald of V.S. Wallgren Co., mason contractor, and Edward Hale of Andrew Heard & Associates, Ltd., architect.

14 MASONRY-JULY/AUGUST, 1983


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