Marble Institute of America: Awards

2008 Pinnacle Awards & Introducing the Grande Pinnacle Award

Join natural stone professionals from around the world in entering the 2008 Pinnacle Awards competition sponsored by the Marble Institute of America (MIA). These highly coveted awards are given to projects whose beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and craftsmanship exemplify professional mastery in the use of natural stone in commercial and residential environments. As a Pinnacle Award winner, you will receive widespread recognition for your professional accomplishments.

Introducing the Grande Pinnacle Award, sponsored by Marmomacc, the world’s most important stone show. ThePinnacle Award winnerfrom the Commercial Interior, Commercial Exterior, ResidentialExterior, Residential Interior or Renovation/Restoration categories thatis selected as the best across all categories will receive this excitingnew award, which is being designed and crafted in Verona, Italy.The award also entitles the winner to round-trip economy airfare, 4-night hotel room, meals and registration to Marmomacc 2009,as well as other perks such as an invitation to the gala dinnerthat closes the world’s largest stone show. The Grande Pinnacle Award is being created by Tobia Scarpa,an award-winning architect, designer, and restoration specialist.A native of Venice, Scarpa graduated from Venice University andhas worked since 1957 with Afra Bianchin Scarpa. Some of the objects he has designed are exhibited in the most famous museums in the world, including the Louvre in Paris. In 2004 and 2005, the Istituto Italiano i Cultura hosted a one-person exhibit of his architecture and design work in Chicago and Los Angeles.

2008 Award Categories
(January 2005 to July 2008)
A distinguished panel of judges will bestow Awards of Excellence, and, as deemed appropriate, Awards of Merit, in the following categories:

Commercial Interior
Commercial Exterior
Residential
Restoration

Eligibility
The Pinnacle Awards are open to all MIA member companies. Project teams must include at least one MIA member company. Projects submitted must comply with MIA standards as defined in MIA’s Dimension Stone Design Manual and MIA Technical Modules.

Eligibility Period
To be eligible, projects must have been completed within the past three years (January 2005 to July 2008). Multiple entries are accepted and encouraged. Please fill out a separate entry form for each project.

General Entry Rules & Entry Form - Click Here

Deadline to Apply: July 22, 2008

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