Masonry Magazine February 1975 Page. 6

Words: Jim Smith, Colin Munro, Stanley Tigerman, Hugh MacDonald, Larry Maraviglia, George Hempel, Thomas Stephens, C. Davis, Paul Schroeder, Warren Barr, Laurence Booth, Richard Hugen, Frank Gusinde, Bob Hansen, Bruno Conterate
Masonry Magazine February 1975 Page. 6

Masonry Magazine February 1975 Page. 6
Warren Barr, Jr. Residence, Hinsdale, III.

This faceted brick home, though secluded from the outside, is open and spatial on the interior. The judging panel commented that a very stylish, three-dimensional geometry gives this building an unusual air of order and complexity, of formality and playfulness.


Masonry Excellence Awards
(Continued from page 5)

The three remaining Excellence awards were given to the following architectural and mason contracting firms:

* Smith & Stephens Architects, Inc., Westchester, III., and Hansen & Hempel, Inc. (MCAA), Elmhurst, III., mason contractor, for Allgauer's Fireside Restaurant, Northbrook, III.
* Schacht, Johnson & Associates, Inc., Chicago, architects, and Hansen & Hempel, Inc., mason contractor, for the J. C. Penney Company store in Lincoln Mall, Matteson, III. (Please turn to page 10 for more details.)
* Booth & Nagle, Chicago, architects, and L. Maraviglia & Sons, Inc., Elmwood Park, III., mason contractor, for the Warren Barr, Jr. residence in Hinsdale, III.


Award-winning Architects and Mason Contractors

Award-winning Architects and Mason Contractors (Bottom row, from left) Laurence Booth, Booth & Nagle, Architects; Richard Hugen, vice president, D. H. Johnson Co.; Stanley Tigerman, Stanley Tigerman & Associates Ltd.; Frank Gusinde, vice president, Schacht, Johnson & Associates, Inc.; Larry Maraviglia, president, L. Maraviglia & Sons, Inc.; Bob Hansen and George Hempel, owners, Hansen & Hempel, Inc., and Jim Smith and Thomas Stephens of Smith & Stephens, Architects, Inc.

Dignitaries at the awards banquet are pictured in the top row (from left): Bruno T. Conterate, FAIA, president, Chicago Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Hugh MacDonald, executive director, Brick Institute of America, Region 5; Colin Munro, executive director, Chicago Masonry Institute; C. K. Davis, president, Clay Products Dealers Association of Greater Chicagoland, and Paul Schroeder, director, Masonry Advancement Council of DuPage County, III.

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