Masonry Magazine February 1973 Page. 8

Words: David Soloff, Donald Larsen
Masonry Magazine February 1973 Page. 8

Masonry Magazine February 1973 Page. 8
Use the system that works best for you!

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ADJUSTABLE ECONO-LOK
STONE-LOKTH
TYPE S ADJUSTABLE TIE
BLOK-LOK®
BLOK-TITE CONTROL JOINT
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Excellence In Masonry

Bevignani said. "And, since the excellence of anything is dependent upon the skill and ability of the individual that puts the pieces together, we salute the mason on the wall, the last remaining craftsman in the construction industry."

Immel Construction Co., Fond Du Lac, Wis., was the mason contractor for the St. Lawrence project.

Presenting the awards was David B. "Mickey" Soloff, Jr. of Chattanooga, Tenn., President of MCAA. He was assisted by Donald E. Larsen, President of MCAGC, who recently was elected to that office for an unprecedented third term. Soloff serves as president of Larson & Soloff, Inc. in Chattanooga. Larsen is board chairman of Thorleif Larsen & Son, Inc., Elk Grove Village, III., and Thorleif Larsen & Son of Indiana, Inc.

Selected winners in their respective categories were:

Single-Family Residence: The Anders residence, Libertyville, Ill. Rodney Wright & Associates, architects, Chicago. Polzin & Swanson, Winthrop Harbor, III., mason contractor.

Low-Rise, Multi-Family Residence: Lake Forest Hospital employee apartments, Lake Forest, III. O'Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi, Evanston, III., architects. B & G Masonry, Northbrook, III., mason contractor.

Highrise Building: McClurg Court Center, Chicago. Solomon Cordwell & Buenz & Associates, Inc., architects, Chicago. Thorleif Larsen & Son, Elk Grove Village, mason contractor.

Medical, Scientific & Research Building: Service building. Columbus Hospital, Chicago. Desina & Associates, architects, Chicago. A.T. Herlin & Sons, Chicago, mason contractor.

Industrial Building: Avon Products shipping facility, Glenview, III. Albert Kahn Associates, architects and engineers, Detroit, Mich. Thorleif Larsen & Son, Elk Grove Village, III., mason contractor.

Educational Building: Brook Forest Elementary School, Oak Brook, III. Cone & Dornbusch, architect, Chicago. A.E. Berg Co., Inc., South Holland, III., mason contractor.

Commercial Building: First Lake County National Bank, Libertyville, III. Loebl, Schlossman, Bennett & Dart, architect, Chicago. Pilgrim Construction Co., Inc., Highwood, III., mason contractor.

Planned Development: Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, III. Jickling & Lyman, architect, Birmingham, Mich. Hansen & Hempel, Inc., Elmhurst, III., mason contractor.

Office Building: Administrative office building, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago. Loebl Schlossman Bennett & Dart, architect, Chicago. Coath & Goss, Inc., Chicago, mason contractor.


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