14 Inspiring Design Concepts Win Steel Design Student Competition
CHICAGO - Fourteen student projects have won the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Steel Design Student Competition. This year’s competition offered an open category as well as a prompt that asked students to consider novel approaches to monuments and democratic public space in the 21st century. “The future of our built environment is in good hands,” said AISC Senior Director of Education Christina Harber, SE, PE. “...
Video: Northeastern Region Winners Named for 2022 America's Transportation Awards Competition
Every year, state departments of transportation from AASHTO's four regions nominate the projects that make a significant difference in the lives of the people who live, work, and play in communities across the country. The America's Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by AASHTO, AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, selects the best of those nominated projects and programs in three categories for making our communities safer, stronger, and better. Join host Caroline Kieltyka as she ann...
Water Environment Federation Recognizes Excellence in Water Research and Education
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is announcing the 2022 WEF Published Papers and Education Awards, which recognize WEF members for their significant impact in promoting awareness and understanding of water issues through the development of peer-reviewed research, public outreach, and academic curricula. WEF is also announcing the recipients of the 2022 WEF Operator Scholarship program, which provides up to $5,000 each for individuals who are seeking operator education,...
DBIA Announces the Nation’s Best Design-Build Projects
Washington, DC - The Design-Build Institute of America is pleased to announce the 2022 National Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners. “As the design-build project delivery method continues to grow – and recent market analysis shows it is anticipated to account for as much as 47 percent of construction spending by 2025 – it’s clear design-build is no longer an alternative project delivery method. As a result, we are seeing more impressive projects that are raising the bar for success for de...
Diverse winners in Urban Development Institute of Australia (SA) Awards
The Luminesque apartment project is part of the new 5-star Sofitel Hotel building at 108 Currie Street, Adelaide. The South Australia winners included everything from Adelaide’s newest 5-star hotel to reservoirs to affordable housing. The winners of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (SA) Awards for Excellence were announced at the annual UDIA Awards Gala dinner at Adelaide Convention Centre. The UDIA Awards for Excellence celebrate and showcase the best of the be...
Two Pickard Chilton Projects Recognized for Sustainable Design by AIA Connecticut Awards Program
Akamai HQs ©Anton Grassl The Firm’s designs for Global HQ for Akamai Technologies in Cambridge and Uber Sky Loft Concept Honored with 2022 AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Awards (New Haven, Conn. ) – Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and high performance buildings, announces that two of its projects, Akamai Technologies’ Global Headquarters in Cambridge, Mass, and the de...
Emerging Architects: Show the World What You Can Do--and Win $15,000!
CHICAGO - What will the future look like? Let’s explore the possibilities with structural steel--from the imaginations of the emerging architects who will build tomorrow’s real world! The American Institute of Steel Construction is now accepting entries for its fifth annual Forge Prize competition. The Forge Prize, established by the American Institute of Steel Construction in 2018, recognizes visionary emerging architects for design concepts that embrace steel as a primary structural comp...
Eleven Building Projects Receive Copper Architecture Award
Photo Credit: Adrien Williams The North American Copper in Architecture Awards program recognizes excellent uses of copper in educational, religious, and government buildings McLean, VA- Eleven building projects across the United States and Canada recently received the prestigious North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award from the Copper Development Association (CDA) for their outstanding application of architectural copper and copper alloys. Since its launch...
DFI Announces 2022 Outstanding Project Award Winner
Mosul Dam Rehabilitation Project by Trevi Hawthorne, N.J.: The winner of the DFI’s 2022 Outstanding Project Award is the Mosul Dam Rehabilitation Project, in Iraq, submitted by Trevi, S.p.A., service foundation division of Trevi Group. The award is being presented at DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 4-7 in National Harbor, Maryland. The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River dates to the 1980s and is the largest in Iraq at 113 m (371 ft) tall and 3.65 km (2.3 mi) long...
AISC Seeks Outstanding Industry Leaders, Visionary Designers, and Inspiring Educators
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is now accepting nominations for its 2023 award programs that honor remarkable people. Each year, AISC presents Lifetime and Special Achievement Awards to exceptional industry professionals, designers, and educators. The 2023 winners will receive special recognition at NASCC: The Steel Conference in Charlotte, N.C., April 12-14, 2023. "The design community and domestic fabricated steel construction industry today are all about innovati...