2025 HNA Awards celebrate excellence in hardscaping: Winners and honorable mentions announced

The HNA Awards program is produced by the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) and endorsed by the Brick Industry Association (BIA) and the Natural Stone Institute (NSI).

The annual Hardscape North America (HNA) Awards Ceremony returned to the Kentucky Exposition Center on October 23, 2025 to honor the year’s most outstanding residential and commercial hardscape projects. Contractors, producers and designers from across North America were recognized for their creativity, craftsmanship and contributions to advancing the industry.

This year’s competition drew an impressive 192 project submissions, highlighting excellence in walkways, patios, pool decks, outdoor living spaces, commercial plazas, streets, retaining walls and more. Projects showcased a wide spectrum of materials, from concrete pavers, clay brick and natural stone to porcelain, permeable pavers and adhered thin veneers, while demonstrating the artistry and technical expertise that continue to elevate modern hardscaping.

“The HNA Awards shine a spotlight on the extraordinary talent and dedication within our industry,” said Robert Thomas, Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) President and CEO. “Each year we see projects that raise the bar in design, functionality and installation quality. The 2025 winners are a testament to the passion and progress that define today’s hardscape professionals.”

The HNA Awards program is produced by the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) and endorsed by the Brick Industry Association (BIA) and the Natural Stone Institute (NSI). The 2025 event was proudly sponsored by iQ Power Tools, a leader in dustless, high-performance equipment for the construction industry.

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2025 HNA Awards Recipients:

Adhered Thin Veneers

Adhered Thin Veneers – Residential

• Winner – Crafting Through Stonework - Cicero, Indiana
  • Contractor: Vive Exterior Design
  • Producer: Halquist
  • Designer: Ryan Coyle
• Honorable Mention – Private Residence - Emerald Hills, California
  • Contractor: Black Diamond Paver Stones & Landscape, Inc.
  • Producer: Eldorado Stone & Lyngso Garden Materials
  • Designer: Steve Turner

Vintage Installation

• Winner – Founders Way Renovation - Greenville, North Carolina
  • Contractor: Hudson Brothers Construction Company
  • Producer: Pine Hall Brick Company
  • Designer: ColeJenest & Stone
• Honorable Mention – RidgeGate Commons – Lone Tree, Colorado
  • Contractor: Slaton Bros, Inc
  • Producer: Basalite Concrete Products

 Natural Stone Pavement

• Winner – Helix Park at TMC 3 - Houston, Texas
  • Contractor: Camarata Masonry Systems, Ltd.
  • Producer: Cold Spring Granite
  • Designer: Mikyoung Kim Design
• Honorable Mention – Industrial Elegance with Purpose - Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Contractor: Vive Exterior Design
  • Producer: Oakville Stone
  • Designer: Ryan Coyle

Outdoor Living Features

• Winner – Best Outdoor Living - Valley, Nebraska
  • Contractor: BCL Landscaping LLC
  • Producer: Unilock
  • Designer: Patrick Burkhart- Burkhart Consulting & Design
• Honorable Mention – Ultimate Backyard Lancaster - Manheim, Pennsylvania
  • Contractor: Willow Gates Home & Landscape
  • Producer: Techo-Bloc
  • Designer: Jeremy R. Martin

Clay Brick Pavement

Clay Brick Pavement – Residential

• Winner – Tudor Terrace Retreat - Canton, Ohio
  • Contractor: Hippley Landscape
  • Producer: The Belden Brick Company
  • Designer: Hippley Landscape and Bradley Belden

Clay Brick Pavement – Commercial

• Winner – Cedar Falls Downtown Streetscape and Reconstruction – Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Contractor: Matthias Landscaping Company
  • Producer: The Belden Brick Company
  • Designer: Snyder & Associates
• Honorable Mention – Dodge City Streetscapes - Dodge City, Kansas
  • Contractor: Heartstone Inc
  • Producer: The Belden Brick Company
  • Designer: LK Architecture

Porcelain Paver Pavement

Porcelain Paver Pavement – Commercial

• Winner – Hyatt Scottsdale - Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Contractor: European Pavers Southwest, Inc.
  • Producer: Belgard, Mirage
  • Designer: Renee Boyer

Porcelain Paver Pavement – Residential

• Winner – GeoCeramica, LEE Building Products Turf, MagnumStone Wall - Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Contractor: GeoCeramica
  • Producer: GeoCeramica, Lee Building Products, MagnumStone
• Winner – French Grey Pool - College Grove, Tennessee
  • Contractor: Kingdom Pools
  • Producer: Mirage Granito Ceramico
  • Designer: Kingdom Pools
• Honorable Mention – Richmond Pool - Richmond, Virginia
  • Contractor: Glen Allen Grounds Management
  • Producer: Daltile

Retaining Walls

Retaining Walls – Commercial

• Winner – Little Round Top's Infrastructure Upgrades – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • Contractor: Structural Engineering Group (SEG)
  • Producer: York Building Products
  • Designer: ELA Group
• Honorable Mention – Eldorado Springs Apartments - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Contractor: Rousch Retaining Walls
  • Producer: Keystone Hardscapes
  • Designer: Rousch

Retaining Walls – Residential

• Winner – Giordano Project - Pottstown, Pennsylvania
  • Contractor: A Plus Landscaping
  • Producer: Techo-Bloc
  • Designer: Corey Dodd & Joe Esch
• Winner – Medina Residence – Medina, Ohio
  • Contractor: Rock Bottom Lawn & Landscaping
  • Producer: Rosetta & Unilock
  • Designer: David Hemme
• Honorable Mention – Niantic Dream Project - Niantic, Connecticut
  • Contractor: Torrison Stone & Garden
  • Producer: New England Silica
  • Designer: Tyler Gerry

Segmental Concrete Pavement

Segmental Concrete Pavement – Permeable

• Winner – Ultimate Backyard Lancaster - Manheim, Pennsylvania
  • Contractor: Willow Gates Home & Landscape
  • Producer: Techo-Bloc
  • Designer: Jeremy R. Martin
• Honorable Mention – Lakeside Living - Petersburg, Illinois
  • Contractor: Knob Hill Landscape Company
  • Producer: Techo-Bloc
  • Designer: Knob Hill Landscape Company Design Team

Segmental Concrete Pavement – Commercial (more than 15,000 sf)

• Winner – North Central – Phoenix, Arizona
  • Contractor: European Pavers Southwest, Inc.
  • Producer: Wausau Tile
  • Designer: Renee Boyer
• Honorable Mention – Quarry Oaks Golf Club – Ashland, Nebraska
  • Contractor: Linhart Construction
  • Producer: Belgard
  • Designer: Clark & Enersen & PHX Architecture

Segmental Concrete Pavement – Commercial (less than 15,000 sf)

• Winner – Woodlands Plaza - The Woodlands, Texas
  • Contractor: Paver Connection
  • Producer: Keystone Hardscapes
  • Designer: LJA Planning & Landscape Architecture
• Honorable Mention – Canticle Gardens - Waukesha, Wisconsin
  • Contractor: Pro Hardscape and Lawn
  • Producer: Belgard
  • Designer: Jon Schultz

Segmental Concrete Pavement – Residential (less than 3,000 sf)

• Winner – The Quarry - Clarksville, Maryland
  • Contractor: Absolute Landscapes
  • Producer: Techo-Bloc
  • Designer: Absolute Landscapes - Jackie Davis
• Honorable Mention – Prairie View - River Falls, Wisconsin
  • Contractor: Earthworks Landscaping
  • Producer: County Materials Corporation
  • Designer: Earthworks Landscaping

Segmental Concrete Pavement – Residential (more than 3,000 sf)

• Winner – Baddest Home Kansas Has Ever Seen - Shawnee, Kansas
  • Contractor: Green Lawn, Inc.
  • Producer: Unilock
  • Designer: Craig Hawkins and Corinna Fell Napolitan
• Honorable Mention – Light It Up – St. George, Utah
  • Contractor: TEAM Pavers
  • Producer: Belgard
  • Designer: Samuel Vianna

Combination of Hardscape Products

Combination of Hardscape Products– Commercial

• Winner – Amphitheater at Camp Lutherlyn - Butler, Pennsylvania
  • Contractor: Gargiulo Landscape
  • Producer: R.I. Lampus
  • Designer: Gargiulo Landscape
• Honorable Mention – Heartwood Preserve – Omaha, Nebraska
  • Contractor: Kasota Stone
  • Producer: Kasota Stone

 Combination of Hardscape Products – Residential (more than 3,000 sf)

• Winner – Backyard Resort - Medina, Ohio
  • Contractor: Rock Bottom Lawn & Landscaping
  • Producer: Unilock
  • Designer: David Hemme
• Honorable Mention – Muriel Lake - Muriel Lake, Ontario
  • Contractor: Gellers Design | Build | Landscape
  • Producer: Belgard
  • Designer: Caila Sveinson

 Combination of Hardscape Products – Residential (less than 3,000 sf)

• Winner – Natural Materials Meet Modern Living - Zionsville, Indiana
  • Contractor: Vive Exterior Design
  • Producer: Unilock
  • Designer: Mike Broge
• Honorable Mention – Luxurious Grandeur - Elmhurst, Illinois
  • Contractor: Premier Outdoor Environments
  • Producer: Pennsylvania Bluestone and Eden Natural Veneer Stone
  • Designer: Jordan Smith

Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners and honorees for setting new standards of excellence in hardscaping! Stay tuned for more details on how to enter your work in the 2026 HNA Awards.

About Hardscape North America

Hardscape North America (HNA) is the hardscape show for contractors and dealers/distributors. Its focus is to bring top-notch education including certification courses, products and technology to contractors and installers who build segmental pavements and retaining walls and also to provide networking opportunities. HNA features indoor and outdoor exhibits displaying state-of-the-art tools and products and tradeshow floor demonstrations and offers the latest technology for contractors. Hardscape North America is produced by the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association and endorsed by the Brick Industry Association and Natural Stone Institute. To learn more about HNA, visit HardscapeNA.com.

About CMHA

The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association is a trade association representing U.S. and Canadian producers and suppliers in the concrete masonry and hardscape industry, as well as contractors of interlocking concrete pavement and segmental retaining walls. CMHA represents a unification of the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) and National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), uniting the concrete masonry and hardscapes industry for a better tomorrow. For more information, visit MasonryAndHardscapes.org.