b'NTCA FIVE-STAR FEATURE (continued) COMMERCIAL GRAND PRIZE: Grazzini Brothers & Company, Eagan, Minn.ShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunity(SMSC) Cultural Center, Shakopee, Minn.Completed April 2019SMSCisanew$41million,92,500sq.ft.,uniquely-constructedmultipurposefacilityfeaturing40-foothigh tipis. Officially called Hocokata Ti, this community gath-eringspaceandculturalactivitysitehasa3,805sq.ft. publicexhibitchroniclingthehistoryoftheShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux tribe. Over 28,000 sq. ft. of ceramic and stone mosaic floor, wall tile, ceramic tile base and glass wall tile was installed in the River Gallery, in the lobby, mens and womens locker rooms, showers, restrooms, grand stair-case, and atrium entrances. The circular-shaped building required ongoing adjustments to fit patterns to the built space and tie in with the lobby layout pattern. Crews used a wood compass to generate the lobby center circular pattern radius and chalk and laser lines throughout the corridors to sync the pattern perfectly. Theriverrockpebblemosaicevokingtheflowing Minnesota River throughout the River Gallery and Hall of the Dakotas areas was made of actual river rocks sliced in half and meshed together so that flat rock faces formed the finished floor. This required numerous radius cuts, a tile leveling system, and a thicker setting bed to accommodate the uneven rounded stone halves. Recent NTCA Commercial Tile Setter Craftsperson of the Year Ferid Hasic was the foreman and lead setter on this project. COMMERCIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE: ArtcraftGraniteMarbleandTileCompany, Mesa, Ariz. Mission Improbable: Elevate 24Completed March 2019Thismassivebusinesscomplexrequired exteriorinstallationof52,000sq.ft.of 12 x 24 porcelain floor tile. This was installed withninedifferentpercentageswithinthree uninterrupted 6 x 8 patterns specific to atri-ums,walkingpaths,commonareas.Itflowed though all levels of one building, through walk-waysandthroughthefourlevelsofanother building. Artcraft used a surveyors transit and lasers to find square lines and gridded the entire installation. Twentythousandsquarefeetofloose, 342020|TECH'