Bricks and Stones
Arizona's Award-Winning Masonry Projects
BY DEBORAH PADDISON
On a cool evening last fall, Arizona architects, engineers and contractors gathered at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center to celebrate the winners of the 15th annual Excellence In Masonry Architectural Awards, presented by the Arizona Masonry Guild. The program honored 11 projects for outstanding masonry design, workmanship and creativity with brick, block or stone.
The winning projects, which include several residences, a church, a fire station and a restaurant, were judged by a panel of jurors from Las Vegas, Nevada:
- Chairman: Edward A. Vance, AIA , former president of JMA Architecture Studios
- Barrett Powley, AIA , LEED-AP, JMA Architecture Studios
- George Marnell, president and CEO, Marnell Masonry
- W. Rick Sellers, AIA , principal/vice president, Carpenter Sellers Associates
Besides encouraging design creativity, the nonprofit Arizona Masonry Guild plays a significant role in new-product design and construction standards, as well as enhanced safety policies and increased energy efficiency of masonry products.
Here are the 11 winning projects and the firms that contributed to their success. (All cities are in Arizona unless otherwise noted.)
GOLD TROWEL AWARD
The Lake Residence • Tempe
Architect: Architekton, Tempe
Structural Engineering Firm: BDA Engineers, Ltd. (formerly Brickey Design Associates), Scottsdale
General Contractor: 180 Degrees, Inc., Phoenix
Masonry Supplier: Western Block, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: Pioneer Masonry, Inc., Glendale
 The Gold Trowel Award, the highest honor in the competition, was bestowed on this 3,200-square-foot lakefront residence designed by Architekton of Tempe. Smooth stucco combines with gray-block walls to create a modern setting.
HONOR AWARD
The Pond Residence • Cave Creek
Architect: Will Bruder Architects, Ltd., Phoenix
Structural Engineering Firm: Rudow + Berry, Scottsdale
General Contractor: 180 Degrees, Inc., Phoenix
Masonry Suppliers: Apache Stone, Phoenix; Master Block, El Mirage
Masonry Contractor: Pioneer Masonry, Inc., Glendale
 Will Bruder Architects of Phoenix won an Honor Award for this Cave Creek retreat, which hugs the desert landscape adjacent to a natural wash and makes creative use of stone inside and out.
HONOR AWARD
U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center • Maricopa
Architect: SmithGroup, Phoenix
Structural Engineering Firm: PK Associates, LLC (formerly Paul-Koehler Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc.), Scottsdale
General Contractor: CORE Construction, Phoenix
Masonry Supplier: Superlite Block, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: MAG Construction, Inc., Gilbert
 The U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa garnered an Honor Award for SmithGroup of Phoenix. Photograph by Bill Timmerman.
MERIT AWARD
Scottsdale First Assembly • Scottsdale
Architect: DeBartolo Architects, Phoenix
Structural Engineering Firm: Rudow + Berry, Scottsdale
General Contractor: Arthur Porter Construction, Phoenix
Masonry Supplier: Western Block, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: Fyffe Masonry, Glendale
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DeBartolo Architects of Phoenix received a Merit Award for the Scottsdale First Assembly Dream Center, which uses large masses of block and brick in desert colors to blend into the landscape. Photograph by Bill Timmerman. |
MERIT AWARD
Green Valley Performing Arts and Adult Learning Center • Green Valley
Executive Architect: Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects, Tucson
Design Architect: Antoine Predock Architects, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Structural Engineering Firm: Turner Structural Engineering, Inc., Tucson
General Contractor: Corona Sierra, Tucson
Masonry Supplier: Young Block Company, Tucson
Masonry Contractor: Foley Tile and Masonry, Tucson
| The Green Valley Performing Arts and Adult Learning Center won a Merit Award for Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects of Tucson. Photograph by Bill Timmerman. |
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MERIT AWARD
The Ashlar Residence • Scottsdale
Architect: Sever Design Group Architects, Inc., Scottsdale
Structural Engineering Firm: GFG Engineers, Inc., Scottsdale
General Contractor: RJZ Custom Homes, Scottsdale
Masonry Suppliers: Superlite Block, Phoenix; Trenwyth Industries, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: Randy Gregory Masonry, Inc., Phoenix
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Block, brick and stone tell an intriguing story throughout the Merit Award–winning Ashlar Residence project in Scottsdale, done by Sever Design Group Architects, Inc. of Scottsdale. Photograph by Ed Taube. |
CITATION AWARD
Trader Vic's Restaurant • Scottsdale
Architect: Allen + Philp Architects, Scottsdale
Structural Engineering Firm: TLCP Structural Inc., Phoenix
General Contractor: Kitchell Contractors, Phoenix
Masonry Supplier: Western Block, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: Hochstetler Masonry, Boerne, Texas
 Artistic use of block plays a key atmospheric role in the Citation Award–winning Trader Vic's restaurant at Scottsdale's Hotel Valley Ho, designed by Allen + Philp Architects, Scottsdale. Photograph by Bill Timmerman.
CITATION AWARD
Palm Lane Urban Living • Phoenix
Architect: Baldinger Architectural Studio, Inc., Tempe
Structural Engineering Firm: Befort & Associates, Cave Creek
General Contractor: WBA Contracting, Cave Creek
Masonry Suppliers: Superlite Block, Phoenix; Trenwyth Industries, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: Huff & Sons Construction, Inc., Scottsdale
 The Palm Lane Urban Living complex in Phoenix, designed by Baldinger Architectural Studio, Inc., of Tempe, earned a Citation Award.
CITATION AWARD
Private Residence • Scottsdale
Architect: H & S International, LLC, Scottsdale
Structural Engineering Firm: H & S International, LLC, Scottsdale
General Contractor: Linthicum Custom Builders, Scottsdale
Masonry Suppliers: Master Block, El Mirage; Sutter Masonry, Inc., El Mirage
Masonry Contractor: Sutter Masonry, Inc., El Mirage
 Spectacular Old World–style stonework garnered H & S International, LLC of Scottsdale a Citation Award for this Scottsdale residence.
CITATION AWARD
Goodyear Fire Station No. 184 • Goodyear
Architect: LEA-Architects, LLC , Phoenix
Structural Engineering Firm: TLCP Structural, Inc., Phoenix
General Contractor: Sundt Construction, Tempe
Masonry Suppliers: Phoenix Brick Yard, Phoenix; Superlite Block, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: MAG Construction, Inc., Gilbert
| LEA-Architects, LLP of Phoenix was honored with a Citation Award for the masonry work in their design of Fire Station No. 184 in Goodyear. Photograph by Lawrence Enyart, FAIA, LEED-AP. |
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CITATION AWARD
Tonopah Valley High School • Tonopah
Architect: DLR Group, Phoenix
Structural Engineering Firm: DLR Group, Phoenix
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company, Tempe
Masonry Suppliers: AZ Block 2000, LLC, Phoenix; Superlite Block, Phoenix
Masonry Contractor: Sun Valley Masonry, Phoenix
 DLR Group, Phoenix, won a Citation Award for their use of masonry at Tonopah Valley High School. Photograph by Mark Boisclair.
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