<p>St. Louis-based Heitkamp Masonry Inc., which is known for its brickwork on many prominent area structures including the new Busch Stadium, has been recognized with two major awards in a national competition sponsored by industry trade publication <em>Masonry Construction Magazine</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Masonry on The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis (Mo.), a $33 million open-air lifestyle center and shopping destination, was named a&nbsp; 2008 &ldquo;Project of the Year,&rdquo; while the firm&rsquo;s work on the Ameristar Hotel and Parking Garage-St. Charles (Mo.) garnered a 2008 &ldquo;High Rise&rdquo; award. Topping out at more than 300 feet, the 25-story luxury hotel, spa and pool complex for Ameristar Casinos Inc. is the tallest structure in St. Charles County.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Heitkamp&rsquo;s work at The Meadows included the painstaking application of distinctive masonry finishes to a variety of the development&rsquo;s features, including streetscapes, outdoor gathering areas and upscale retail stores.&nbsp; The finishes required the installation of 280 tons of rubble stone; 580,000 modular face brick; 30,000 cubic feet of cut Indiana limestone; cast stone for medallions and address blocks; and architectural precast concrete for planter urns. In addition, 175,000 concrete masonry units were used.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In an aesthetic nod to its surroundings&mdash;the brick structures and cobblestone streets of historic St. Charles Main Street&mdash;the Ameristar Hotel-St. Charles incorporates hundreds of thousands of bricks, blocks and stones, all carefully set by hand. According to Geoff Hart, project director, Heitkamp Masonry Inc., workers handset more than 550,000 utility-size red brick; 65,000 square feet of glass fiber-reinforced concrete; 15,000 square feet of architectural pre-cast concrete accents; and 150,000 concrete blocks on the hotel.</p>
<p>Peckham, Guyton, Albers &amp; Viets Inc. was the project architect. Walton Construction Co. was the general contractor.</p>