MAF sponsors AIA FL Masonry Award

Words: Deborah BarberThe Masonry Association of Florida (MAF) sponsored Florida Association of American Institute of Architects (AIA FL) Honor & Design Awards category for masonry is in it's fifth year and part of a continued partnership between the MAF and AIA FL.

This year's award goes to Rowe Architects of Tampa, Florida for Hough Hall, at the University of Florida. It is a nice coincidence that this year's winning project was built by MAF Mason Contractor, Painter Masonry, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida.

The MAF also participates in the AIA FL annual convention, by providing a continuing education course to the attendees. This year, the topic was "Winning With Masonry" and featured Hough Hall and some of the past award winning projects. The course was attended by over 120 architects.
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