April 26, 2005
Masonry group plasters new dining court with design honor
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new Purdue University dining court has been honored for its design with an Indiana/Kentucky Golden Trowel Award from the International Masonry Institute, the third design award in less than a year for the university's revamping of its residence hall food service.
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The Fred and Mary Ford Dining Court was honored April 22 at a banquet with the award for Best Tile Marble Terrazzo, which it won over all buildings completed since April 2003 in Indiana and Kentucky.
"This award is an honor to Purdue and a testament to the efforts the university is putting not only into serving its students, but also to creating a beautiful campus environment," said Ernest Poland, executive director of University Residences, which operates the dining facility. "Ford Dining Court is the centerpiece of Purdue's efforts to modernize and upgrade our students' dining experiences, and it is appropriate that it would also be a centerpiece for the upgrading and modernizing of the entire campus."
The interior of the building includes a colorful terrazzo floor, which in conjunction with the complementary colored and patterned carpet, helps to delineate serving and dining areas. Poland said the floor was a major factor in receiving the institute's award. Terrazzo is a type of flooring made of fine chips of marble laid in cement and polished, allowing for patterns and designs.
Also honored with the award were architects Scholer Corp., of Lafayette, Ind.; contractors Santarossa Mosaic and Tile Co., of Indianapolis; Kettelhut Construction, of Lafayette; and the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 4, of Lafayette.
In September, Earhart Hall's new dining court was honored by Foodservice Consultants Society International and the American School and University Magazine. Both awards recognized the dining court for excellence in interior design.
The two-story Fred and Mary Ford Dining Court, on the corner of Stadium Avenue and Russell Street, opened in August and has seating for 800 and is open to students, faculty, staff and the community. Earhart Dining Court opened in spring 2003 after extensive remodeling. Hillenbrand was reconfigured and opened in fall 2003 as a dining court. Windsor and Wiley dining courts are slated to open by 2005 and 2008, respectively.
Like all of University Residences' projects, the $18 million facility will be paid for entirely with funds earned by user fees for the residence halls and dining facilities. University Residences does not use any state funds, or money from the university's general fund.
The Indiana/Kentucky Golden Trowel Awards are given every two years and honor excellence in construction and masonry. Other categories include Outstanding Use of New Materials, Best Restoration/Preservation and Best Residential, which honored West Lafayette's Wabash Landing Luxury Apartments in 2003.
Writer: Matt Holsapple, (765) 494-2073, mholsapple@purdue.edu
Source: Ernest F. Poland, (765) 494-1000, efpoland@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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The Fred and Mary Ford Dining Court was honored for its design with an Indiana/Kentucky Golden Trowel Award from the International Masonry Institute, the third design award in less than a year for the university's revamping of its residence hall food service. (Purdue University Residences file photo)
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