Winners

Potomac Valley Brick Announces the Winners of "Brick-Stainable"
Six Submissions Recognized as Winners amongst 95 International Design Competition Entries

(Dec 23, 2009 - Rockville, MD) 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 over 17 countries around the world were submitted.

On December 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.

Impressed by the ambition of the competition which asked the participants to address issues of net-zero energy, material innovation, the use of brick as a primary thermal material and deal with the design challenges of creating a diplomatic campus, the panel unanimously decided to award six entries, three winners in each category.

The jurors note that sustainability involves complex systems design and thinking. While individual entries were very 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.

“We anxiously awaited the process of selecting one grand prize winner and were surprised to see that no one completely met every aspect of the competition, we are pleased to announce that in maintaining the integrity of our competition the $10,000 grand prize amount will be rolled over into next year’s grand prize — awarding the winner of “Brick-Stainable” 2010 with $20,000,” exclaimed Potomac Valley Brick president Alan Richardson. “And because there was no grand prize winner we increased the perks and compensation of the six winning entries — PVB will fly each of the winners to Washington, DC to take part in our awards ceremony and give them each a cash prize of $2,000!”

Potomac Valley Brick proudly announces the winners of “Brick-Stainable” 2009, they 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

Héctor Alejandro Módica de Caso — Mexico — Whole Building Design
Lourdes Ivonne Del Río Suárez — Mexico — Whole Building Design

Eric Haskins — United States — Whole Building Design
Gary Vincent — United States — Whole Building Design

Winners will be honored at an awards ceremony held at the National Building Museum on January 27, 2010, sustainability leader and founder of Terrapin Bright Green Bill Browning will deliver the keynote. For additional information or to purchase tickets visit this page.

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The Competition

Potomac Valley Brick presents Brick-stainable: Re-Thinking Brick a design competition seeking integrative solutions for a building using clay masonry units (brick) as a primary material. Current Green and Living building initiatives acknowledge the importance of integrated design solutions to achieve sustainability goals. This competition seeks to explore the potential of brick construction in the creation of an energy efficient building and challenges design teams to maximize the physical characteristics of this construction in the creation of integrated design solutions.

Competition Goals

Potomac Valley Brick has created this competition to advance thinking about integrated design solutions for sustainability. It is the goal of this Competition not only to stimulate ideas about this material, but also to document and share the best of those ideas with the design community and other influential associations through publications and distribution via the internet.

Schedule

May – September 30, 2009 — Competition Registration Open (Extended from September 15!)

October 15, 2009 (Extended from September 30) — Question Period Closes

October 30, 2009 — Deadline for Entries

December 15, 2009 — Announcement of Winners

January 27, 2010 — Award Ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC

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Awards

Whole Building Design: One (1) Award and three (3) Honorable Mentions will be presented under this category.

Technical Design: One (1) Award and three (3) Honorable Mentions will be presented under this category.

Basis of Awards

This Competition is being created to encourage integrative thought about the creation of sustainable buildings and to focus that thought on a particular material, brick. Teams are encouraged to provide evidence of their design‘s performance in the form of energy models, calculations, diagrams and other materials. Design AND performance will be the basis of selecting the competition award winners.

Winners will be selected by a jury of experts from the fields of design, technology and sustainability. The members of the Jury are described below. An exhibit of competition entries is planned at the conclusion of the competition to be held at the National Building Museum. Up to three members from each winning team will be invited to attend the “Brick-stainable: Rethinking Brick” Awards Ceremony at the National Building Museum on January 27, 2010. Additionally, members of each winning team will be invited to attend Greenbuild 2010.

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Prizes

Whole Building Design Award Winner — $10,000 prize — 1 Award
Travel to and from Award Ceremony including one (1) hotel night for up to three (3) team members. Registration and travel to and from Greenbuild 2010, including one (1) hotel night for up to three(3) team members. Promotion of design ideas by Potomac Valley Brick.

Honorable Mention — $2,000 — Up to 3 Awards
Invitation to the Awards Ceremony. Promotion of design ideas by Potomac Valley Brick.

Technical Design Award Winner — $7,500 prize — 1 Award
Travel to and from Award Ceremony including one (1) hotel night for up to three (3) team members. Registration and travel to and from Greenbuild 2010, including one (1) hotel night for up to three(3) team members. Promotion of design ideas by Potomac Valley Brick.