Aug 8 2005
National Gypsum has announced the inaugural winners of The 2005 Rock Award, honoring the architectural industry’s top professionals for overall design excellence and innovative use of National Gypsum’s specialty products.
The winners were announced on May 19, 2005 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“We at National Gypsum seek to be the best in our industry by offering quality products and service to our customers,” said David Drummond, National Gypsum director of marketing. “We are proud to recognize and honor architects and design professionals who share the same dedication and passion for their design work.”
The recipients of this year’s inaugural Rock Award included Alliance Architecture of Annapolis, Md., who won in the Institutional Category for its use of National Gypsum’s High Flex Wallboard in the design of the new office space for the Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry law firm in Nashville, Tenn. MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni Architects of Pittsburgh, Pa. was recognized for its design of the new Creative and Performing Arts High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. The project’s architects used National Gypsum’s Hi-Abuse XP Wallboard, which provided durability and easy maintenance, while managing budget constraints. The Rock Award entries were judged on originality of design, innovation of product application and overall design excellence with use of National Gypsum specialty products.
Each winning design team was awarded a cash prize of $1,500, a specially commissioned sculpture made of the finest white alabaster found in National Gypsum’s Arizona quarry and the opportunity to display its winning project at National Gypsum’s exhibit booth at the 2005 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention.