Brick 24

Exceptional brick architecture from around the world: the nominees and winners of the 2024 international Brick Award demonstrate again the versatility of this timeless construction material

Bricksblocks of fired clayare known to have been used for the construction of buildings since around 2800 BCE. Highly appreciated throughout well over four millennia, this immensely versatile and sustainable building material continues to be used today for an almost unlimited range of applications in construction.

Since 2004, Wienerberger AG, the world's largest manufacturer of bricks and other clay building materials, has biannually presented the International Brick Award as a scene for outstanding achievements in brick architecture. In 2024, the eleventh edition of this global master class saw 743 submissions from 53 countries that were reviewed by an international jury of renowned experts. Brick 24 features the 50 nominees and the winning designs in five categories. They are presented through concise texts, atmospheric images, as well as site and floor plans, views, elevations, and sections. Topical essays are contributed by distinguished practitioners and teachers of architecture, publicists, and historians, including Peter van Assche, Adolfo Baratta, Eva Guttmann, Maren Harnack, and Vendula Hnídková.

• Features the winning designs of the 2024 international Brick Award, chosen by a top-class international jury of architects
• Documents 50 outstanding achievements in contemporary brick architecture
• All buildings are presented through atmospheric images, plans, and concise texts
• Five topical essays by distinguished international authors and architects

• German edition: Brick 24: Ausgezeichnete internationale Ziegelarchitektur (ISBN 978-3-03860-385-6)

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  Wienerberger AG, established in Vienna in 1819, is today the world's largest manufacturer of bricks and other clay building materials.

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  Bricks-blocks of fired clay-are known to have been used for the construction of buildings since around 2800 BCE. Highly appreciated throughout well over four millennia, this immensely versatile and sustainable building material continues to be used today for an almost unlimited range of applications in construction.

  Since 2004, Wienerberger AG, the world's largest manufacturer of bricks and other clay building materials, has biannually presented the International Brick Award as a scene for outstanding achievements in brick architecture. In 2024, the eleventh edition of this global master class saw 743 submissions from 53 countries that were reviewed by an international jury of renowned experts. Brick 24 features the 50 nominees and the winning designs in five categories. They are presented through concise texts, atmospheric images, as well as site and floor plans, views, elevations, and sections. Topical essays are contributed by distinguished practitioners and teachers of architecture, publicists, and historians, including Peter van Assche, Adolfo Baratta, Eva Guttmann, Maren Harnack, and Vendula Hnídková.