Architectural Precast Association Announces Award Winners

Words: Bronzella Cleveland

Architectural Precast Association Announces Award Winners

The Architectural Precast Association (APA) has announced the winners for its 2010 APA Awards for Design & Manufacturing Excellence Competition, which recognizes outstanding design and production work utilizing architectural precast concrete.

This year, 16 projects share top honors in the following categories: Commercial, Educational, Medical/Government, Hospitality, Residential, Trim/Landscape, and Green.

Among the winning projects are the Tuck School of Business Living Learning Complex at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.; CITI Field in Flushing, N.Y.; and the Johnson County Sunset Drive Office Building in Olathe, Kan. To learn more about the competition and all of the winning projects, visit www.archprecast.org.

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