ITASCA, IL -- Architects, landscape architects, interior designers and other members of the design/build community who feel that a project of theirs has achieved design excellence incorporating the use of natural stone are invited to enter the 25th Tucker Design Awards competition sponsored by the Building Stone Institute (BSI).

Established in 1977, the Tucker Design Awards are presented to honor excellence in the concept and design of projects utilizing natural stone. Projects that should be considered include residential, commercial and institutional structures; landscapes; interiors and restorations. Memorials, landscape elements and fountains are also encouraged.

Incorporated in 1919, the BSI is an international trade association, which includes as its members the leading natural stone quarriers, fabricators, dealers, importers, exporters, installers and restorers of all types of natural stone.