Local 1 Minnesota/North Dakota Project Honored by Marble Institute of America

JOURNAL: ISSUE 2 - 2013

Since its completion in 2012, the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum in South Minneapolis has attracted more than a dozen architectural and design awards, owing in part to its stunning minimalist granite exterior and exquisite marble interiors and the skilled installation of the Mausoleum's marble work by the members of Local 1 Minnesota/North Dakota employed by Grazzini Brothers & Company (Egan, MN), M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis), and CD Tile and Stone (Minneapolis). Earlier this year, the project was selected by the Marble Institute of America (MIA) to receive its coveted 2012 Grande Pinnacle Award.  In announcing the Award, the MIA noted, "At the mausoleum's entry, an intricately patterned white mosaic rendered in infinite loops across white surfaces recalls the colorful mosaic interiors of the original Lakewood Chapel. The interior committal space is clad with Alabama White marble walls. Horizontal bands of split-faced gray granite tie the structure to the earth. The contrast of textures – light and dark, rough and smooth, rustic and refined – offers a peaceful place for contemplation and remembrance."