The Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute is accepting submissions for its 2019 Les Grube Memorial Design Award, recognizing the most creative architectural uses of chain link fencing across commercial and industrial projects.
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The Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) has announced that it is now accepting applications for its 2019 Les Grube Memorial Design Award contest. The Award, which includes a uniquely-designed plaque and cash awards of $2,500 to the designing architect and $1,000 to the installing contractor, is given for the project which makes the best and most unique use of chain link fence materials.
Chain link fencing has long been associated with industrial yards, school perimeters, and back-alley boundaries. The material rarely gets the credit it deserves for its versatility, durability, and visual potential when placed in the hands of a creative architect. That is precisely what the Les Grube Memorial Design Award set out to change. Named after a champion of the industry, the award challenges architects and contractors to push chain link well beyond conventional applications and into something genuinely compelling.
The most recent award was presented to David Dowell, AIA, for his design of the Main Street Redux Project in Kansas City, MO. The project was installed by Collins and Hermann, Inc., of Kansas City, KS. Layers of chain link were used not only to enhance safety but to also create a cross-light, aesthetically-pleasing effect. Vertical LED lights, mounted on the posts, washed the space between the layers of chain link, illuminating the chamber in an extremely effective and dramatic manner. The result demonstrated how a material most people walk past without a second glance can become a defining design feature when approached with imagination.
Previous winners of the award include Pritzker award-winner Frank Gehry, Venice, CA; Arai/Jackson Architects, Seattle, WA; and Don M. Hisaka and Associates, Cambridge, MA. The pedigree of past recipients underscores a broader point about chain link that the industry has understood for decades: it is a remarkably adaptable material. When architects of Gehry's caliber choose to work with it, the results speak for themselves. The award exists to encourage more of that thinking and to give recognition where it is due.
Architects and contractors are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible to be considered for the 2019 Award. An online application can be accessed on www.chainlinkinfo.org/clfmi-award-programs/ and a printable application is also available online. The application deadline is November 1, 2019.
To qualify for the Les Grube Memorial Design Award, the nominated project must employ an innovative use of chain link fence materials (fabric, framework, and/or gates) on a commercial or industrial project. It must be conceived by a professional architectural or engineering firm and installed by a professional fence contractor. These criteria ensure the award remains focused on genuine professional achievement rather than experimental concepts that never make it off the drawing board.
The Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute is an organization of manufacturers, engineers, architects, contractors, and suppliers working to improve the safety, quality, and availability of chain link fencing systems. If you want to learn more about the chain link fence industry's leading organization visit their website at www.chainlinkinfo.org
For more information, contact Mark Levin at 301-596-2583 or via email at [email protected]
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Organization: Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute
Address: 10015 Old Columbia Rd. Suite B215, Columbia, Maryland 21046, United States
Phone: +1-301-596-2583
Website: https://www.chainlinkinfo.org
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