2007 Project of the Year Winners

This year's Project of the Year winners represent some of the most exciting and impressive masonry work in North America. They range from a sprawling high school campus on the Florida coast, to a private homeowner's fireplace in British Columbia. Although they are as different as clay brick and granite, each project represents the best in masonry craftsmanship, and each is a showcase of the stunning results that masonry materials can achieve.

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Browse through the categories below to learn about the winning projects in detail, and see for yourself what some of the top masonry contractors are creating.

You can also see all the entries for 2007 here.

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2007 Project of the Year

  • Project: Eiteljorg Museum Expansion
  • Owner: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art
  • Architect: Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf
  • General Contractor/Masonry Contractor: F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Inc.
  • Masonry Suppliers: Carl Schilling Stoneworks; Vetter Stone Company; Edgewood Building Supply


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Project of the Year: Honorable Mention

  • Project: H&R Block Global Headquarters
  • Owner: H&R Block
  • Architect: 360 Architects
  • General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction
  • Masonry Suppliers: Alliance Stone; Conversi




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Best Institutional Project & Readers' Choice Award Winner

  • Project: The Mainland High School Replacement Project
  • Owner: Volusia County School Board
  • Construction Manager: Skanska USA
  • Architect: Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc.
  • Masonry Contractor: Beeler, Barney & Associates Masonry


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Reader's Choice Award: Honorable Mention

  • Project: MARSA Inc. Office Building & Warehouse
  • Owner/Masonry Contractor: MARSA, Inc.
  • Architect: RSH Architects
  • General Contractor: Crossgates, Inc.
  • Masonry Suppliers: Redland Brick; R.I. Lampus; Raduzc Stone Corp; Dayton Superior Corp.; Owens Corning; Southside Precast Products.




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Best Commercial Project

  • Project: Agora Town Center
  • Owner: Orion 7 LLC.
  • Architect: Strang, Inc.
  • General Contractor/Masonry Contractor: Kraemer Brothers LLC.
  • Masonry Suppliers: Buechel Stone Corp.



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Best Fireplace Project


  • Project: Zirpke Fireplace
  • Owner: Peter & Renate Zirpke
  • Masonry Contractor: Peter Zirpke
  • Masonry Suppliers: Basalite Concrete Products; IXL Masonry Supplies







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Best Historic Restoration Project

  • Project: Squatters Pub
  • Owner: Peter Cole & Jeff Polychronis
  • Architect: Chuck Allred, MJSA
  • General Contractor/Masonry Contractor: Layton Construction
  • Material Supplier: HJ3 Composite Technologies
  • Restoration: Cold Sweep


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Best Landscape Project

  • Project: East Shore at The Woodlands
  • Owner: The Woodlands Operating Company
  • Landscape Architect: Clark Condon & Associates
  • Masonry Contractor: Hoggatt LP
  • Masonry Suppliers: Alamo Stone Co., Siteworks, Inc.



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Best Residential Project

  • Project: Compass Pointe
  • Owner: Undisclosed
  • Architect: Folck West Architects
  • General Contractor: J.M. Sykes
  • Masonry Contractor: Snow Jr. & King, Inc.
  • Masonry Suppliers: Riverside Brick & Supply Co.; Superior Marble; Riverside Architectural Stone.


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Best LEED Project

  • Project: St. Louis Community College, Wildwood Campus
  • Owner: St. Louis Community College
  • Owner's Representative: Kwame Building Group Inc.
  • Architect:William B. Ittner Inc.
  • General Contractor: L.A. Schaefer
  • Masonry Contractor: Leonard Masonry Inc.


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Best High-Rise Project


  • Project: Harbor's Edge
  • Owner: Greystone Development
  • Architect: Cochran, Stephenson Donkervoet, Inc.
  • General Contractor: The Weitz Group
  • Masonry Contractor: Snow Jr. & King, Inc.
  • Masonry Suppliers: Spec Mix; Tidewater Block; Batchelder & Collins, Inc.; Architectural Products, Inc.


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Best Multi-Family Project

  • Project: The Mill Quarter
  • Owner: Mill Quarter Properties, Inc.
  • Architects: GGL Architecture; 4240 Architecture; HSR Architecture
  • General Contractors: Aaron Lafky Design & Construction
  • Masonry Suppliers: Cement Products; H.C. Muddox.
  • Masonry Contractor: Ceniga Construction


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