Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry Awards 21 Projects Across U.S. for Design Excellence
CHICAGO, Ill. – Today, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute announced the winners of their annual Design Awards program. This year the program, which is in its 55th year, recognized 21 projects with awards of excellence in design out of more than 100 project entries from producers, engineers, and architects across the U.S.
“Our annual awards program is meant to challenge our industry to continue to push the envelope and to innovate in the design and production of precast concrete systems,” said PCI President Bob Risser. “The variety and quality of the projects our precast concrete producers and their partners in the engineering and architectural communities submitted for consideration this year demonstrate how versatile precast concrete systems are for creating sustainable, cost-effective, and beautiful projects.”
Projects are submitted in a variety of categories, including transportation, buildings, and special categories. They are judged by a panel of industry experts that includes precast concrete producers, engineers, architects, and construction and architectural industry media.
The buildings and transportation categories are judged on aesthetic, structural, and use versatility; site, energy and operational efficiency, and risk reduction; resiliency, such as structure durability, multi-hazard protection, and life safety and health. (A complete list of this year’s PCI’s building and transportation Design Award winners and members of the jury is included at the end.)
PCI also selects several projects for special awards that are judged on similar criteria to the building and transportation project, as well as additional requirements including industry advancement, sustainable design, and designs using all precast concrete. These awards include the Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award, The All-Precast Concrete Solution Award, and the Sustainable Design Award. (A complete list of PCI’s special category Design Awards winners and members of the jury is included at the end.)
All winning projects will be showcased at the PCI Convention in 2018, as well as included in the PCI Design Awards Winners summary article, which is published in the PCI Journal, ASCENT and Aspire magazines. Together these publications reach more than 60,000 industry stakeholders. Additional details and photos for each of the award-winning projects, as well as honorable mention winners, are available on the PCI website.
“It’s very rewarding to see the new ways that designers and producers are leveraging the unique attributes of precast, prestressed concrete each year,” said Risser. “This year was no exception. It’s an honor to recognize all of these projects as being best-in-class representations of what our industry can achieve.”
For more information about the PCI Design Awards program, please contact Amy Stanton, Managing Director of Market Development with PCI at 312-360-3216 or [email protected].
2018 PCI Design Awards Winning Building Projects:
Government and Public Buildings
The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Miami, Florida
Higher Education/University (co-winners)
Capitol Federal Hall
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
and
University of Chicago Campus
North Residential Commons
Chicago, Illinois
Hotels/Motels
The Study at University City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Manufacturing
Universal Alloy Light Press Plant
Ball Ground, Georgia
Mixed Use
4260 Cortex
St. Louis, Missouri
Office Building
Honor Credit Union Operations Office
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Parking Structures
Alpharetta City Center Parking Deck
Alpharetta, Georgia
Religious
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple
Gilbert, Arizona
Stadiums and Arenas
Commonwealth Stadium Renovation/Expansion
Lexington, Kentucky
Custom Solutions (co-winners)
Corning Museum of Glass Contemporary
Art + Design Wing
Corning, New York
and
Cleveland Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio
Buildings Design Awards Jury:
Bill Blanski, design principal, HGA
Beth Broome,managing editor, Architectural Record magazine
Matt Graf, executive vice president, International Concrete Products
Marty Huie, senior projects architect, Jacobs Engineering Group
Main Span up to 75 Feet
The Carriage Pavilion Bridge at Union Station
Kansas City, Missouri
Main Span from 76-149 Feet
Interstate 85 Bridge over Piedmont Road
Atlanta, Georgia
Main Span more than 150 Feet
Non-Highway Bridge
(pedestrian, bicycle, railroad, etc.)
Aerial Guideway for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail
Herndon, Virginia
Special Solution
Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge
Salem, Oregon
Chief Joseph Dam Timber Truss Bridge Replacement
Douglas County, Washington
Transportation Design Awards Jury:
Joey Hartmann, director of the Office of Bridges and Structures for the Federal Highway Administration
Mark Hoppe, chief of Bureau of Structures and Geotechnical Services, Kansas Department of Transportation
Finn Hubbard, senior vice president, Fish and Associates.
2018 PCI Design Awards Winning Special Projects:
Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award All-Precast Concrete Solution Award (co-winners)
The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Roseville City Hall Annex
Miami, Florida Roseville, California
and
Sustainable Design Award Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Terminal Concrete Pontoons
Keauhou Lane Juneau, Alaska
Honolulu, Hawaii
Special Awards Jury:
Marvin Hartsfield, president, Hartsfield & Associates
Sean Nohelty, principal, David M. Schwartz Architects
Moses Vaughan, associate senior architect, WRNS Studio
About PCI
Founded in 1954, The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is the technical institute for the precast concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the body of knowledge for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast concrete structures. PCI provides technical resources, certification for companies and individuals, continuing education, as well as conducts research and development projects, conventions, conferences, awards programs and much more.
PCI members include precast concrete manufacturers, companies that provide products and services to the industry, precast concrete erectors, and individual members such as architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, service providers, and students.
To learn more, visit www.pci.org or e-mail Brenda Banks at [email protected].
