ACI Convention to Celebrate 100 Years of John Earley

Sessions at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall Convention, Oct. 26 to 30, in Washington D.C. will highlight the legacy and distinctive work of architectural concrete and ACI pioneer John Earley, according to the institute.  A guided bus tour and a walking tour will supplement sessions by providing a look at some of Earley’s concrete projects in the D.C. area.

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.’ According to the institute, 20 buildings In Washington D.C., harbor one or more of his mosaics. Earley was the contractor for the Meridian Hill Park Project and craftsman for many other Washington D.C. area projects, including mosaic ceilings in the U.S. Department of Justice Building and the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.