Two Pickard Chilton Projects Win Prestigious American Architecture Awards
Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons(above) Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons and ATCO Included Among Winning Projects for 25th Annual Awards Ceremony (New Haven, Conn. – September 11, 2019) – Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and sophisticated design of high-performance corporate headquarters and campuses, was honored with two American Architecture Awards for its design of Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons in Milwaukee, Wis.,...
The Lincoln Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Lone Tree Wins Prestigious Design Award
Denver, Colorado - Recipients of Chicago Athenaeum’s 2019 American Architecture Awards have just been announced. Winners will be recognized at an awards gala on October 10th and featured in the forthcoming New American Architecture (Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd). Now in its 25th year, the American Architecture Awards are the highest public awards given in the United States by a non-commercial, non-trade affiliated, public arts, culture, and educational institution. They are also the centerpiec...
DMV Government/Industry Leaders Honored for Achievements in Clean Transportation
WASHINGTON - The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) today announces the winners of its 2019 Clean Transportation Awards. In its annual report to the US Department of Energy, GWRCCC reported a 2018 reduction of petroleum use in the DMV of more than 11 million gallons, resulting in greenhouse gas emission reductions of more than 54,000 tons. Organizations and individuals responsible for this success, along with other outstanding examples of clean transportation stewardship...
Jacobs' Commitment to Reservists and Veterans Earns Gold Award
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has received the highest accolade in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD), the Gold Award, which recognizes Jacobs' ongoing commitment to and advocacy for colleagues who serve and have served in the armed forces and its support of the wider community. Jacobs has an established and enduring relationship with the British Armed Forces in the U.K., having supported the MOD for over 30 years, and was recognized for its com...
Infrastructure Projects in the U.S. Named as Finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced in Singapore on October 24 at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference EXTON, Pa. – September 3, 2019 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced six finalists in the U.S. in Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards program. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentle...
Autodesk Announces Finalists for 2019 AEC Excellence Awards
By Nicolas Magnon The wait is almost over, and we’re one step closer to announcing the winners of the AEC Excellence Awards 2019! Along with our co-sponsors Construction Dive, Smart Cities Dive, Society for Marketing Professional Services and Informed Infrastructure, we’re excited to reveal this year’s incredible group of finalists. So which projects made the cut? One is a complex bridge over one of Germany’s most heavily-traveled highways; built from a single model using digital planning...
Newsweek Honors Vectorworks, Inc. with Inaugural Award
Columbia, MD (August 28, 2019)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. was named to Newsweek’s inaugural list of the “Best Business Tools 2019.” Among the 54 categories, Vectorworks and its award-winning Vectorworks Architect software appeared within the Production & Warehouse Management category. The following parameters were taken into consideration for this award: Willingness to recommend the brand to work colleagues Trustworthiness Reliability Fulfil...
Transportation Awards Given to Seven Southern State DOTs
Seven southern state departments of transportation won regional awards for 10 transportation projects on August 20 from the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. [Left to right above: Carlos Braceras, AASHTO’s 2018-2019 president; Kevin Thibault, secretary of the Florida DOT; and Jim Tymon, AASHTO’s executive director.] This is the last of four regional America’s Transportation Awards competitions. The three highest-scoring projects from each regional competit...
America’s Top Twelve Transportation Projects Vying for Two Prestigious Awards
Final Honors and $10,000 Cash Prizes to be Decided by Judges and Online Voting WASHINGTON — Twelve winning transportation projects from four U.S. regional competitions will battle it out in this year’s America’s Transportation Awards competition, with two $10,000 cash awards for a charity or transportation-related scholarship of the winners’ choosing at stake. The broad scope of the projects in the final round include one credited with using drone technology to get transportation system...
Academic Named 'Civil Engineer of the Year'
For over twenty-five years the University of Sydney’s Head of Civil Engineering, Professor Brian Uy has played a central role in building Australia’s civil engineering capacity as a leading academic and through his contributions to large infrastructure works such as The Star Casino and offshore structures in the Bass Strait. On Sunday, he was named 2019 Sir John Holland Civil Engineer of the Year at a celebration marking the centenary of Engineers Australia. Professor Uy has developed a r...