ACI Celebrates 100 Years of the Earley Studio in Washington D.C.
Sessions at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention October 26-30, 2014 in Washington D.C. will highlight the legacy and distinctive work of architectural concrete and ACI pioneer John J. Earley. A guided bus tour and a walking tour will supplement sessions by providing a look at some of Earley’s unique concrete projects in the DC area.
John Earley was ACI’s first ‘contractor’ president in 1938, and was a member for 28 years, serving on the Architectural Concrete of the Exposed Aggregate Type Committee. Elected an Honorary Member in 1943, he was the originator of the ‘Earley Plastic Mosaic.’ In Washington D.C., 20 buildings harbor one or more of his mosaics. Earley, a pioneer in the use of exposed aggregate concrete, was the contractor for the Meridian Hill Park Project, and craftsman for many other Washington DC area projects, including mosaic ceilings in the United States Department of Justice Building, and the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.