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Safety in Release with CMU

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The Stanislaus County Day Reporting Center received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  Located within the larger Public Safety Center campus, the Day Reporting Center is a public safety facility that is …

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Bringing Together Community Under One Roof

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Eliza Pierce Elementary School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  Meeting Community Needs Inside and Out Located in the mining community of Battle Mountain, Nevada, a small rural town in …

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Sustainable Beauty Makes Sage Creek an Award Winner

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Sage Creek High School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  The Campus is organized into four terraces with compact two- and three-story footprints that front a central circulation spine, the …

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Market District By Giant Eagle At Grandview Yard

The Giant Eagle project is a recipient of an award from SMART Dynamics of Masonry’s recent awards program, “Designing Masonry for All It’s Worth.”  DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design was commissioned by Giant Eagle to design a new prototype for its Market District stores. The result is a simple, streamlined massive …

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CMU Is Music to Their Ears

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[ The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catherines, ON, is a recipient of an award from SMART Dynamics of Masonry’s recent awards program, “Designing Masonry for All It’s Worth.”  The Centre was recognized for Acoustic Design.    Beauty to the Eye and to the Ear FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre incorporates …

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A Big Statement with a Little Carbon Footprint

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The Morgantown Marriott in Morgantown, WV, is a recipient of an award from SMART Dynamics of Masonry’s recent awards program, “Designing Masonry for All It’s Worth.”  The Marriott was recognized for Optimizing Energy Performance.   CMU cavity wall and single-wythe building enclosures have always been most economical to construct and …

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Rising from the Ashes into Modernity with CMU

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  An Organic Design with Exposed Concrete Masonry The historic Oakland Hills firestorm in 1991 left behind grey ash and blackened foundations from thousands of homes in the fire’s path. Today, only a few of those torched lots remain vacant. AAA Architecture created a home for one of those sites …

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A Harmonious Connection Thrives with CMU

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  After six years of construction, El Do is finally complete. This house is a one-level structure with a garage loft, located at La Jolla Shores in San Diego, CA. Even though this house has been totally renovated, its design story has not changed, and the floor plan remains intact. But, …

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