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‘Brick-Stainable’ Winners Announced

Hoping to unearth innovative ideas to showcase brick in sustainable, new design uses, Potomac Valley Brick (PVB) launched its first international sustainable architectural design competition. With an overwhelming response, 95 entries from more than 17 countries around the world were submitted.

On Dec. 11, 2009, Brick-Stainable winners were selected by a prestigious panel of jurors, which included Carnegie Mellon Architecture Professor Vivian Loftness, University of Maryland School of Architecture Dean and Professor Garth Rockcastle, IDEO Practice Lead and Material Scientist Kara Johnson, and AXIM Director of Marketing Martin Vachon.

The jurors note that sustainability involves complex systems design and thinking. While individual entries were strong in some areas, they were less so in others. The selection of the three winners in each category recognizes the accomplishments of each, while preserving the aspirations of the competition for the future. The jury stated that there is particular value in looking at the winners as a set, as each submission excels in different aspects of the design challenge.

Winners of Potomac Valley Brick “Brick-Stainable” 2009 are:

• Flora Bougiatioti, Cyprus, Technical Design
• Maria Eftychi, Cyprus, Technical Design
• Aimilios Michael, Cyprus, Technical Design
• Kenfield Griffith, United States, Technical Design
• Rizal Muslimin, United States, Technical Design
• Arindam Bose, Qatar, Whole Building Design
• Minali Singh, Qatar, Whole Building Design
• H??ctor Alejandro M??dica de Caso, Mexico, Whole Building Design
• Lourdes Ivonne Del R??o Su??rez, Mexico, Whole Building Design
• Eric Haskins, United States, Whole Building Design
• Gary Vincent, United States, Whole Building Design

For additional information, visit www.brickstainable.com.

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