2020 Award-Winning Cast Stone Projects Using DCS Color

JULY 2021

DCS color was used in six out of eight winners of the Cast Stone Institute’s 2020 Awards of Excellence. In the Manufacturing Excellence Awards, both winners that featured color were created with DCS pigment.

Fenwick Hall, The Athenaeum of Ohio
DCS Customer: Great Lakes Cast Stone, Girard, PA

Judges noted that new construction had to match the old building from 1920 with seamless integration of the design elements. “The columns and arches were very successful as were the entrance ways which were particularly well done. The intricate cornice is a very nice touch as well.”

Roanoke City Hall
DCS Customer: Advanced Architectural Stone, Fort Worth, TX

Judges noted that "the grand entry with its columns, balustrade, dentil work, city seal, as well as the intricate parapet coping throughout was very impressive and a prime example of how cast stone can beautify what would otherwise be a very simple building. With three colors being used and on a tight time frame, that increases the degree of difficulty for a manufacturer, and really made for a captivating look.”

Florence Middle School

DCS Customer: Bassco Cast Stone, Elkmont, AL

Judges noted that the entry pediments are scaled properly, and the columns are well executed. “This is an effective use of well-executed and designed cast stone.”

St. Joseph’s Seminary

DCS Customer: Cast Stone Systems, Warrenton, NC

In this Manufacturing Award Winner, judges cited the project's excellent color consistency. “The window surrounds and the breezeway stones are very intricate and have great color consistency. The stones on the gables are very hard to manufacture with their three-dimensional shapes.”

Fort Worth Dickies Arena
DCS Customer: Advanced Architectural Stone, Fort Worth, TX

This project—with 65,000 cubic feet of cast stone and a total of 28,500 pieces—won three separate awards: Unique Architectural Feature, Hardscapes and the Architect’s Choice Award. Judges said the overall design of this project made it a real standout. “This is a huge building but the cast stone helps to break down the scale to an appropriate and excellent level."

Texas A&M University Center for Infrastructure Medallion
DCS Customer: Christopher Stuart Cast Stone, San Antonio, TX

Judges called the medallion on this project one of the best they had ever seen. “The intricacy, detail, and texture were impressive. The fact that the medallion is in a 14-foot circle in several pieces that match perfectly is quite unique.”