The 2002 winners of the Prism International Natural Stone Design Competition, the 3rd annual celebration of the creative use of natural stone in design and architecture, were presented at Coverings' All Industry Awards Breakfast in Orlando, FL, on May 9. The ceremony served as a tribute to the diversity of natural stone, and also was a geography lesson of sorts, as projects were honored from around the U.S. and even in South America.
The awards program, offering a grand prize of $10,000, was sponsored by Coverings as a means of seeking out and rewarding innovation and excellence in the use of natural stone in commercial and residential building/remodel projects. Entry was open to professionals involved in the distribution, specification, manufacturing, retailing, installation or design of natural stone projects. A panel of professionals from interior design, architecture and construction associations, such as AIA, ASID, IIDA, CSI and TCAA, served as the jury.