Winners Featured Live on Stage in Orlando; 2027 Gala to be held in Nashville
RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Brick Industry Association (BIA) honored the 2025 Brick in Architecture Award winners during its inaugural Brick Excellence Gala on April 9 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida.
Held during the 2026 National Clay Brick Expo with more than 700 attendees, BIA’s first gala drew over 300 attendees from around the world, including architects, designers and masonry professionals to celebrate outstanding brick design, creativity and craftsmanship that shapes the built environment. As these gala photos show, Brian Trimble, PE, director of industry development, International Masonry Institute, served as master of ceremonies.
“The gala recognizes Brick in Architecture Award winners live on stage, celebrating outstanding achievement and elevating excellence in clay brick design,” said BIA President and CEO Tricia Mauer.
Attendees included these firms and representatives from the 2025 winning projects:
Best in Class
– Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
64 University Place (Residential-Multifamily and Craftsmanship Award)
– SO-IL
Amant Campus Gallery & Café (Commercial)
– Moto Designshop
Myers Green Switchgear (Education-Colleges & Universities)
– WXY architecture + urban design
The Packer Collegiate Institute Garden House & Renovation (Education-K-12)
– Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá S.A.S.
Prescolar Colegio Los Nogales (International)
– Lemon Brooke
Bridge District Pavers (Paving & Landscaping)
– Miró Rivera Architects
Casa Lotus (Residential-Single Family)
– Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
University of California Riverside-School of Business (Thin Brick)
Gold
– BKSK Architects
150 Barrow Street, The Keller (Residential-Multifamily)
Silver
– ARTS Group
Zhang Jian Entrepreneur College (International)
Bronze
– Perkins & Will
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church (Commercial)
– VLK Architects
Eagle Mountain High School (Education-K-12)
– Goodwyn Mills Caywood (GMC)
Fairhope Municipal Pier and Park Renovation (Paving & Landscaping)
– BKSK Architects
Anagram Turtle Bay (Residential-Multifamily)
Entries for the 2026 Brick in Architecture Awards will open in June through the awards website.
Next year’s gala will celebrate the 2026 Brick in Architecture Award winners and run during the 2027 National Clay Brick Expo, April 4-6 in Nashville, Tennessee.
For questions, contact Megan Pace at [email protected] or 703-674-1542.
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) is the nationally recognized authority on clay brick construction representing the nation’s distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products. GoBrick.com. 703-620-0010.
Contacts
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Lorelei Harloe, 703-362-2774
Email: [email protected]
