{"id":21140,"date":"2016-10-26T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/designlife\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2016-10-26T14:06:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:06:00","slug":"masonry-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/2016\/10\/26\/masonry-design-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 NC Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3350\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the-jury-team.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the-jury-team.jpg\" alt=\"the-jury-team\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert \u2018Bob\u2019 Gates, President NC Masonry Contractors Association; Doug Burton, President of Whitman Masonry Inc.; President-Elect Christina Subasic of The Masonry Society; and Professor Patrick Rand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This past week marked the 16<sup>th<\/sup> annual NC Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition. This scholarship is named in honor of David, Randy, and Dwayne Sigmon and was initiated by their family.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is part of Distinguished Professor of Architecture J. Patrick Rand, FAIA, DPACSA, ARC 432 Masonry Design Lab: Architectural Construction Systems.<\/p>\n<p>Students worked in teams of four to develop unique solutions to design and model a hypothetical masonry office building. The prompt of their project included that the building needed to house a showroom and office space for the southeast region of The Masonry Society. Their proposals were to include the use of masonry construction in an insightful way. Evaluation criteria included: use of modular coordination; innovation; technical performance\u00a0(stability weather resistance, etc.); and presentation clarity and quality. There were 10 teams who presented their entries to a panel of distinguished judges including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert \u2018Bob\u2019 Gates, President NC Masonry Contractors Association<\/li>\n<li>Doug Burton, President of Whitman Masonry Inc.<\/li>\n<li>President-Elect Christina Subasic of The Masonry Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After careful deliberation from the jury, four teams were selected for top honors. The winning team will share a semester\u2019s in-state tuition as their prize.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Place:<\/strong> Sam Lackey, Nick Rossitch, Nicole Adam, and Emily Doyle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Place:<\/strong> Austin Marshall, James Popin, Lillian Wu, and Marianne Bowker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third Place:<\/strong> Smith Marks, Nick Chandrasurin, Cam Westbrook, and Austin Loman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fourth Place:<\/strong> Olivia Blue, Rebecca Linker, Cameron Elliott, and Morgan Harrison<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to Lynn Nash, Executive Vice President for North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association, the sponsor, who was able to view entries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3341\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SigmonWinners2016WEBNEWS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SigmonWinners2016WEBNEWS.jpg\" alt=\"First Place Team\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Place Team: Left to right: NCMCA President Bob Gates; Student team members: Nicole Adam, Emily Doyle, Sam Lackey, and Nick Rossitch; Past NCMCA President Doug Burton, contest judge; President-Elect Christina Subasic of The Masonry Society, contest judge; and Professor J. Patrick Rand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3333\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1st-place-entry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1st-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"1st-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Place Entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3343\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3343\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"2nd-place\" width=\"490\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second Place Team: Left to Right: Christina Subasic, Marianne Bowker, Austin Marshall, Bob Gates, Lillian Wu, James Popin, and Doug Burton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-entry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"2nd-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second Place Entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3347\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-Place-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-Place-1.jpg\" alt=\"3rd-place\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Place Team: Left to Right: Bob, Doug, Christina, Smith Marks, Cam Westbrook, Austin Loman, and Nick Chandrasurin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3336\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-place-entry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"3rd-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Place Entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3349\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-1.jpg\" alt=\"4th-place\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth Place Team: Left to Right: Olivia Blue, Morgan Harrison, Doug, Cameron Elliott, Rebecca Linker, Christina, and Bob.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3338\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-entry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"4th-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth Place Entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false,"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_3350\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the-jury-team.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the-jury-team.jpg\" alt=\"the-jury-team\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> Robert \u2018Bob\u2019 Gates, President NC Masonry Contractors Association; Doug Burton, President of Whitman Masonry Inc.; President-Elect Christina Subasic of The Masonry Society; and Professor Patrick Rand[\/caption]\n\nThis past week marked the 16<sup>th<\/sup> annual NC Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition. This scholarship is named in honor of David, Randy, and Dwayne Sigmon and was initiated by their family.\n\nThe competition is part of Distinguished Professor of Architecture J. Patrick Rand, FAIA, DPACSA, ARC 432 Masonry Design Lab: Architectural Construction Systems.\n\nStudents worked in teams of four to develop unique solutions to design and model a hypothetical masonry office building. The prompt of their project included that the building needed to house a showroom and office space for the southeast region of The Masonry Society. Their proposals were to include the use of masonry construction in an insightful way. Evaluation criteria included: use of modular coordination; innovation; technical performance\u00a0(stability weather resistance, etc.); and presentation clarity and quality. There were 10 teams who presented their entries to a panel of distinguished judges including:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Robert \u2018Bob\u2019 Gates, President NC Masonry Contractors Association<\/li>\n \t<li>Doug Burton, President of Whitman Masonry Inc.<\/li>\n \t<li>President-Elect Christina Subasic of The Masonry Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAfter careful deliberation from the jury, four teams were selected for top honors. The winning team will share a semester\u2019s in-state tuition as their prize.\n\n<strong>First Place:<\/strong> Sam Lackey, Nick Rossitch, Nicole Adam, and Emily Doyle\n\n<strong>Second Place:<\/strong> Austin Marshall, James Popin, Lillian Wu, and Marianne Bowker\n\n<strong>Third Place:<\/strong> Smith Marks, Nick Chandrasurin, Cam Westbrook, and Austin Loman\n\n<strong>Fourth Place:<\/strong> Olivia Blue, Rebecca Linker, Cameron Elliott, and Morgan Harrison\n\nA special thanks to Lynn Nash, Executive Vice President for North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association, the sponsor, who was able to view entries.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3341\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SigmonWinners2016WEBNEWS.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SigmonWinners2016WEBNEWS.jpg\" alt=\"First Place Team\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> First Place Team: Left to right: NCMCA President Bob Gates; Student team members: Nicole Adam, Emily Doyle, Sam Lackey, and Nick Rossitch; Past NCMCA President Doug Burton, contest judge; President-Elect Christina Subasic of The Masonry Society, contest judge; and Professor J. Patrick Rand.[\/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3333\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1st-place-entry.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1st-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"1st-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> First Place Entry[\/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3343\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3343\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"2nd-place\" width=\"490\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a> Second Place Team: Left to Right: Christina Subasic, Marianne Bowker, Austin Marshall, Bob Gates, Lillian Wu, James Popin, and Doug Burton[\/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-entry.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2nd-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"2nd-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> Second Place Entry[\/caption]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3347\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-Place-1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-Place-1.jpg\" alt=\"3rd-place\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> Third Place Team: Left to Right: Bob, Doug, Christina, Smith Marks, Cam Westbrook, Austin Loman, and Nick Chandrasurin[\/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3336\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-place-entry.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3rd-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"3rd-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> Third Place Entry[\/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3349\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-1.jpg\" alt=\"4th-place\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> Fourth Place Team: Left to Right: Olivia Blue, Morgan Harrison, Doug, Cameron Elliott, Rebecca Linker, Christina, and Bob.[\/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3338\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"490\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-entry.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4th-place-entry.jpg\" alt=\"4th-place-entry\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a> Fourth Place Entry[\/caption]"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past week marked the 16th annual NC Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition.  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