Winners of the 2020 Decorative Concrete Council's Decorative Concrete Awards

The winners of the Decorative Concrete Council's Decorative Concrete Awards competition were recognized at the American Society of Concrete Contractors Annual (virtual) Conference on September 24, 2020.

October 23, 2020
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
The winner of the 2020 WOW! Award was Superior Gunite, of Lake View Terrace. The use of shotcrete allowed access for placement as well as the ability to carve the wet concrete to match the look of the previous precast panels.
The winner of the 2020 WOW! Award was Superior Gunite, of Lake View Terrace. The use of shotcrete allowed access for placement as well as the ability to carve the wet concrete to match the look of the previous precast panels.
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The Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., has announced the winners of its 12th annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition. The winners were recognized at a virtual ceremony as part of ASCC’s Annual Conference, September 24, 2020.

The WOW! Award, Best Overall Project

Wow Award Brattleboro Bridge 1American Society of Concrete ContractorsSuperior Gunite, Lake View Terrace, CA won the WOW! Award, best overall project, for Brattleboro Bridge in Vermont. “The challenge was not only to place concrete on the fins, but to seamlessly match the sculpted rock forms,” said Frank Townsend, Superior Gunite. The use of shotcrete allowed access for placement as well as the ability to carve the wet concrete to match the look of the previous precast panels. Each fin is approximately 28’ in height and expanded in width from 8’ to 24’ at the top, for a total of 390 SF.

Other winners are:

  • Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Harrington Bomanite, Marshfield, MA for Castaway Island
    2nd Place, Urban Landscapes, Doha, Qatar for Kidzania
  • Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Alchemy Concrete, Nelsonville, WI for Weslaki: Legacy
    2nd Place, Captivating Concrete, Prescott, MI for Oster
  • Polished Concrete & Overlays, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Burgess Concrete Construction, Moline, MI for So. Christian High School
    2nd Place, GH Phipps Const. Cos., Greenwood Village, CO for Metro St.
  • Polished Concrete & Overlays, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Bob & Lee Ann Harris, Temple, GA for the Decorative Concrete Institute
    2nd Place, Decorative Concrete of VA, Lynchburg, VA for Academy Center of Arts
  • Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Largo Concrete, Tustin, CA for Disney Railroad Bridge
    2nd Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Camarillo, CA for 5900 Wilshire
  • Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA for Hal Brown Park
  • Vertical/Facades, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Bomanite Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia for Tzu Chi
    2nd Place, Coloscapes, Loveland, CO for Red Rocks Depot
  • Vertical/Facades, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Camarillo, CA for Mullin
  • Concrete Artistry, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA for Roseville Bridge
    2nd Place, Bonamite Malaysia Sdn Bhn, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia for Setia Ecohill 360
  • Concrete Artistry, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Superior Gunite, Lake View Terrance, CA for Brattleboro Bridge
    2nd Place, T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA for Making Waves
  • Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Camarillo, CA for Playa District
    2nd, Sundek of Washington, Chantilly, VA for Lumen Apartments
  • Multiple Applications, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, T.B Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA for Ocean St.
    2nd Place, The Art of Concrete, Denver, CO for 38th & Holly
  • Stained, Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, MD for Edelman
    2nd Place, ATD Concrete Coatings, Arlington, TX for Ventana
  • Architectural Cast-in-Place Concrete/Over 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Shaw & Sons, Costa Mesa, CA for the Culver Steps
    2nd Place, Bomanite SE Asia, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines for Bayshore
  • Cementitious Overlays, Over 5,000 SF
  • 1st Place, Hardig Industrial, Cleves, OH for Seton High
    2nd Place, Sundek, Arlington, TX for Chestnutt Residence
  • Cementitious Overlays, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place, Sundek of Austin, Austin, TX for Heritage Square
  • Countertops/Furniture/Firepits
    1st Place, Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, MD for Motion Picture Assn. Sink
    2nd Place, Bomanite SE Asia, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines for Sailing Club Bar
  • Decorative Resinous Coatings, Over 5,000 SF 
    1st Place, Decorative Concrete of VA, Lynchburg, VA for Seaquest
  • Decorative Resinous Coatings, Under 5,000 SF
    1st Place Glossy Floors, Bella Vista, AR for Hard Rock
  • Project Video
    1st Place, Decorative Concrete of VA, Lynchburg, VA, for Seaquest
    2nd Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Camarillo, CA for 5900 Wilshire
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