MIA RELEASES 2014 AWARDS PROGRAM CALL FOR ENTRIES

[Jim Hieb]

BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR COMPANY'S EXCEPTIONAL WORK

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has issued its 2014 Awards Program Call for Entries. The Call for Entries signifies that the MIA is now accepting entries for their various awards. These highly coveted awards honor and recognize natural stone companies, natural stone professionals, and architects from around the globe.

The 2014 MIA Awards consists of:

The Pinnacle Awards are presented to companies whose projects’ beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and craftsmanship exemplify professional mastery in the use of natural stone in commercial and residential environments. As a Pinnacle Award winner, you will receive widespread recognition for your professional accomplishments. Again this year, with the generous support of Hanley Wood Exhibitions, all Pinnacle Award of Excellence and Merit winners have the opportunity to invite an architect from the firm involved in their winning project to StonExpo 2015. The Pinnacle Awards consist of 4 separate categories and also seeks to identify and award a project in one of the categories that demonstrates environmental responsiveness and successful resolution of sustainable goals.

The 4 separate categories are:
- Commercial Interior — sponsored by MAPEI.
- Commercial Exterior — sponsored by MAPEI.
- Residential Interior/Exterior — sponsored by BLANCO.
- Renovation/Restoration — sponsored by Coldspring.

The Grande Pinnacle Award, sponsored by Marmomacc is presented to the best project across all categories. This award includes a beautiful trophy and a trip to Marmomacc 2015 in Verona, Italy. Again this year, the award’s sponsor Marmomacc, will present a Grande Pinnacle Award to an architect from the firm involved in the winning project. In addition, the architect will win a trip to Marmomacc to attend Veronafiere’s week-long continuing education program on designing with natural stone.

To acquire an Awards Program Call for Entries, go online to http://www.marble-institute.com/awards

[Stone Dude]

When is the deadline for entries?

[Jim Hieb]

Cameron - the deadline for the Pinnacle Awards is: August 1, 2014