Winners of the 2022 Brick in Architecture Awards have been announced by the Brick Industry Association (BIA) for the 34th consecutive year. 

The awards celebrate innovations in the material and the skillful application of craft in architectural designs, which this year hailed from the United States, Australia, Canada, China, and Germany, collectively. A total of 45 projects were awarded in Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories, with nine projects selected as the ‘Best in Class’ winners for their respective categories.

“Brick can create virtually anything as an inherently sustainable material with limitless design options, superior durability, fire resistance and energy savings,” BIA President and CEO Ray Leonhard said in a statement.

This year’s contest saw the addition of a new ‘Think Brick’ category. The full list of winners can be viewed here. An archive of past year’s awards can also be found by clicking on this link to the BIA website.

Scroll down to see more about each Best in Class winner for this year’s contest.

COMMERCIAL

Project name: Treehuis
Location: Marion County, IA
Architect: substance

Manufacturer: Glen-Gery & Sioux City Brick
Contractor: Seedorff Masonry Inc.

EDUCATIONAL (HIGHER EDUCATION)

Project name: Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved

Location: Williamsburg, VA

Architect: Baskervill

Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Company & Old Carolina Brick Co.
Contractor: Bearing Masonry

EDUCATIONAL (K-12)

Project name: Hildreth Elementary School
Location: Harvard, MA
Architect: Arrowstreet

Manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Contractor: Costa Brothers Masonry

HISTORIC RENOVATION

Project name: ASC ARTS x3
Location: Pine Bluff, AR
Architect:  AMR Architects Inc. & designLAB Architects

Contractor: East Harding

INTERNATIONAL

Project name: Art Center of Aranya, Jinshanling
Location: Hebei, China
Architect: Atelier Archmixing

Manufacturer: Yixing Fubang Architectural Ceramics Co. Ltd.

PAVING & LANDSCAPING

Project name: NetApp Wichita State University
Location: Wichita, KS
Architect:  Mid-Kansas Engineering Consulting

Manufacturer: The Belden Brick Company

RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY

Project name: 801 Oak Park
Location: Oak Park, IL
Architect: DesignBridge Ltd.

Manufacturer: Interstate Brick
Contractor: RV Builders

RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY 

Project name: “The Brickyard” (Private Residence)
Location: Chicago, IL
Architect: dSpace Studio

Manufacturer: Interstate Bricks
Contractor: RMF Construction, Inc.

THIN BRICK 

Project name: The Brick & The Machine
Location: Culver City, CA
Architect: Abramson Architects

Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company
Contractor: J Ginger Masonry

CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD/GOLD WINNER

Project name: Enlace
Location: Chicago, IL
Architect: Canopy

Manufacturer: Sioux City Brick, The Belden Brick Company, Palmetto Brick Company
Contractor: Blackwood Group