The high-end interior office space in Kirkland includes multiple intersecting radiused walls, unique cloud-style radiused soffits and murals, and a cantilevered soffit extending over 10 feet without structural support other than metal framing. (Photo by Gummi Ibsen)

NWCB honors outstanding projects

The Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau recently handed out 13 awards for outstanding wall and ceiling projects in Washington and Oregon. Awards were given for interior and exterior finishes on commercial and residential projects, as well as for light-gauge steel framing, suspended ceilings, renovations and restorations.

Oct. 9, 2024 A Special Section of DJC.COM

Projects were judged on design, jobsite innovation and/or conditions, quality of workmanship, use of materials and overall effect.

The judges were Peter V. Burns, director of technical services, NWCB; Marc Chavez, former technical director for Perkins+Will; Bob Drury, former executive director of NWCB; Jim Dunham, former president of the NWCB board of directors; Ray Ernst, architect; Tiina Freeman, director of communications, NWCB; John Killin, executive director of the Associated Wall & Ceiling Contractors of Oregon and Southwest Washington; Rick Miller, executive director of the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association; and Gabriel Quintana, executive director, NWCB.

NWCB is a nonprofit technical trade association for the wall and ceiling industry, serving a wide-ranging membership of contractors, manufacturers, dealers, labor organizations and other professionals in the industry.