The Converse College project complements a century-old, red-brick administration building nearby.Photo: Forrest Briggs Photography
An entry way that marries a new hardscape with a century-old brick building at Converse College and a green initiative at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo won awards in the Eighth Annual Hardscape North America trade show Oct. 21-23 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Converse College Johnson Plaza, which was installed by Roebuck Wholesale Nursery and Landscaping, won in the Clay Brick/Commercial category. Converse College is in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Roebuck Wholesale Nursery and Landscaping is based in Roebuck, South Carolina.
The West Entrance project at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, which was installed by LPS Pavement Co. of Oswego, Illinois, won in the Clay Brick-Permeable/Residential or Commercial category.
Both projects used products from Pine Hall Brick Co. of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Both projects also won awards in a separate competition earlier this year.
The Converse College project converted an uninspired campus entry into a beautiful new entryway with walks, seat walls and a plaza. The project, which complemented a century-old, red-brick administration building nearby, also won Best in Class for Paving/Landscape Architecture in the Brick Industry Association’s Bricks in Architecture competition earlier this year.
The Lincoln Park Zoo project was part of a $15.5 million renovation of the Chicago attraction.Photo: Pine Hall Brick
Similarly, the Lincoln Park Zoo project, which involved a major facelift as part of a $15.5 million update of the 1860s era zoo, won a Silver Award in the Bricks in Architecture competition. Lincoln Park’s designer specified StormPave permeable pavers.
The projects – along with the companies that installed them – were recognized at the Hardscape North America trade show, which was co-located with GIE+EXPO at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Both GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America drew record attendance this year.
Hardscape North America brings together installers, owners, foremen, supervisors and key laborers. The focus is on education, products and technology to help those who build segmental pavements and retaining walls improve their skills and their businesses.
Indoor and outdoor exhibits displaying state-of-the-art tools and products were featured, offering the latest technology for contractors.
