CHICAGO - A university building where students learn about concrete, an eye-catching high-rise in Canada, and a location in Nebraska made famous by an Oscar-winning movie are some of the captivating projects honored with 2025 PCI Design Awards, presented by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).

 

For 62 years, the PCI Design Awards have showcased and recognized creative and innovative uses of precast concrete. Panels of engineers, architects, and precast concrete producers judge all submittals. The buildings and transportation categories are judged on aesthetic, structural, and use versatility; site, energy and operational efficiency, and risk reduction; and resiliency, such as structure durability, multi-hazard protection, and life safety and health.

 

Several projects are also honored with special awards. These are judged on similar criteria to the building and transportation projects, as well as additional requirements, including industry advancement, sustainable design, technology, and designs using all-precast concrete solutions. These are the Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award, the Sustainable Design Award, and the All-Precast Concrete Solution Award.

 

“This year’s winning projects leave no doubt that precast concrete is the construction material of choice for a wide variety of building and transportation projects,” said PCI President and CEO Bob Risser, P.E. “The projects demonstrate precast concrete’s superior sustainable, resilient, aesthetic attributes. Congratulations to all of the winners.”

 

Winning projects will be recognized on February 6 at the 2025 PCI Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. PCI publications, including Ascent, PCI Journal, and ASPIRE magazines, will also feature the winning projects.

 

Photos of all projects are available by emailing tbagsarian@pci.org.

 

View all of this year’s winners and honorable mentions. View past winners.

 

 

 

                                              2025 PCI Designs Awards Winning Projects – Specials

 

Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award Co-winner and Bridge with a Main Span from 76-200 Feet

Harkers Island Bridge Replacement

Harkers Island, N.C.

Coastal Precast Systems

 

Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award Co-winner and Higher Education/University Building

MTSU School of Concrete and Construction Management

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

GATE Precast

 

All-Precast Concrete Solution Award

43 Green Phase 1

Chicago, Ill.

Dukane Precast Inc.

 

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award

Teterboro ATCT

Teterboro, N.J.

Unistress Corp.

 

Sustainable Design Award and Healthcare/Medical Building

Baptist Hospital Campus

Pensacola, Fla.

GATE Precast

 

Special Awards Jury

Mary Ann Griggas-Smith, PE, FPCI, engineering director, Tindall Corporation

Timothy Hawk, FAIA, partner, WSA Studio

Jordan Watkins, PE, CEO, PTAC

 

 

2025 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Buildings

 

Convention Meeting Facilities

Gas South District Convention Center Addition & Renovation

Duluth, Ga.

GATE Precast

 

Government and Public

General Assembly Building

Richmond, Va.

GATE Precast

 

International Building

Odea Montréal

Montreal, Canada

Saramac

 

Mixed-Use

The Crossing at Jamaica Station

Queens, N.Y.

Global Precast Inc.

 

Multi-Family

Lofts on Grove

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Fabcon

 

Office

Educational Media Foundation Headquarters

Franklin, Tenn.

GATE Precast

 

All-Precast Concrete Parking Structure

University of California Davis Health Parking Structure IV

Sacramento, Calif.

Clark Pacific

 

Parking Structure (Façade Only)

7001 Burnet Road

Austin, Texas

GATE Precast

 

Religious Structure

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple

Tallahassee, Fla.

GATE Precast

 

School (K-12)

Boys Town Education Center

Boys Town, Neb.

Enterprise Precast Concrete

 

Theater

Wildflower Studios

Astoria, N.Y.

Universal Concrete Products

 

Custom Solution

Duke University Central Campus Chilled Water Plant #3

Durham, N.C.

GATE Precast

 

Building Awards Jury

Dusty Andrews, PE, FPCI, engineering director, Knife River Prestress

Suzanne Aultman, PE, SE, FPCI, vice president of engineering, Metromont Corporation

Tony McConnell, senior associate, Robert A. M. Stern Architects LLP

Michael Novendstern, AIA, NCARB, studio practice manager and partner, HKS Inc.

 

 

2025 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Transportation

 

Bridge with a Main Span up to 75 Feet

I-5 Over 26th Avenue Bridge Replacement Project

Portland, Ore.

Knife River Prestress

 

Bridge with a Main Span from 76-200 Feet

Blue Hill Falls Bridge Over Salt Pond Outlet

Blue Hill, Maine

J.P. Carrara & Sons Inc.

 

Non-Highway Bridge

Robert F. Kennedy Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge

New York, N.Y.

The Fort Miller Co. Inc.

 

Transportation Special Solution

SR 519 Seattle Ferry, Multimodal Terminal at Coleman Dock

Seattle, Wash.

Concrete Technology Corporation

 

Transportation Awards Jury

David Garber, PhD, PE, senior structural engineer, Federal Highway Administration

Francesco (Frank) Russo, PhD, PE, founder and principal, Russo Structural Services

Lee Wegner, regional sales manager, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC

 

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About PCI

Founded in 1954, The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures and systems industry. PCI develops maintains, and disseminates the Body of Knowledge for the design, fabrication, and construction of precast concrete structures and systems. PCI develops consensus base standards, industry handbooks, quality assurance programs, certification, research and development projects, design manuals, continuing education, and periodical publications. PCI members include precast concrete producers, erectors, suppliers, professional engineers and architects, educators, students, and industry consultants who complement the wide range of knowledge of precast concrete. For more information, visit pci.org/howprecastbuilds.