February 2009
The Mid-Atlantic Precast Association (MAPA) has announced plans for Design 09, a new awards competition that will honor architect and student designs that incorporate precast concrete.
The industry group established Design 09, the first competition in a planned ongoing series, to showcase innovative and effective use of precast concrete in the mid-Atlantic region.
Design 09 includes two separate competitions: one for professional architects and one for students.
Architecture firms, designers, engineers, contractors and others may nominate completed structures or in-design projects.
For the student Design 09 competition, faculty and staff may nominate a student design, or students may nominate their own designs.
Nominated projects must make significant use of precast concrete, must have been completed or conceived within the past five years and must be located in one of the states served by MAPA: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Design 09 honorees will be selected by a MAPA-designated jury of architects and other industry professionals and will be announced in October.
Winners in each category will receive a custom plaque and recognition in a variety of MAPA communications.
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