Clay bricks are recognised at the BDA Brick Awards

The Brick Development Association is calling for entries for this year's Brick Awards, the definitive showcase for what clay brick can do.

Standards are high and every year, hundreds of companies submit high quality projects in the hope of winning an acclaimed a prize.

Past winners include the Guildford Education Campus, a 1960s refurbished house in London, a private housing development in Leicester and hard landscaping at a school in Berkhamsted.

There are 14 categories and one supreme award, the BDA Building of the Year.

All parties involved in creating the winning projects - the architect/designer, the brick manufacturer and the brickwork contractor - are acknowledged.

Winners can look forward to extensive media coverage and can use the accolade in future marketing campaigns.

The Brick Awards show exactly what brick can achieve as the UK's most popular cladding material.

Entrants are judged on architectural design demonstrating sustainability credentials and the choice of brick.

Entrants can submit as many projects as they like and compete for several awards with the same project.

Categories are as follows: In housing: Best Housing Development 1-5 Units; Best Housing Development 6-25 Units; Best Housing Development 26+ Units; Volume Housebuilding.

In building and landscape: Best Commercial Building; Best Public Building; Best Education Building; Best Refurbishment and Renovation Project; Best Outdoor Space.

Technical and craft: Innovative Use of Brick and Clay Products; Best International Project; Specialist Brickwork Contractor; Best Craftsmanship Award.

The BDA Building of the Year award is given to the one judged to be the best overall from the 14 award winners.

The Brick Awards are open to anyone; architects/designers, building owners, developers, housebuilders, contractors or brick manufacturers.

Unless a project is featured in the Worldwide category, it must feature clay bricks or pavers made by BDA members.

The 2010 Brick Awards will be presented on 3 November at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London.

You can download entry forms from the BDA's website or a hard copy can be requested by emailing brick@brick.org.uk.

The closing date for entries is 25 June 2010.

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