Marble Architectural Awards 2003:<br>Honoring outstanding stonework in North America
The awards, now in their 19th year, were organized by Internazionale Marmi e Macchine and the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) under the auspices of the Marble Institute of America. The contest is held annually and has a promotional purpose. It is open to architects, designers, urban landscape designers and interior decorators for a better and wider knowledge of stone materials and applications. The prizes are awarded to designers who use stone in a way that emphasizes its excellence and that is consistent with the overall quality of the design.
A total of 1,800 announcements were sent out for the 2003 edition of the awards to leading U.S. architecture firms, and the many entries all came from very prestigious and well-known names.