This year marked BD+C's 21st annual Building Team Awards. The submissions were judged based on two criteria:
- Design/engineering/construction quality and excellence (50%)
- How the Building Team (architects, engineers, contractors, CMs, subcontractors, building owners, developers, government entities, etc.) collaborated to overcome obstacles and make the project succeed (50%)
Platinum
Isaac Maiselman Photography.
1. McCormick Square
2. Iowa Correctional Institution for Women
Gold
Bruce Damonte, courtesy SOM.
1. San Diego Central Courthouse
2. United States Tennis Association National Campus
3. Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
4. Nursing and Science Building at Rutgers University
Silver
Benjamin Benschneider Photography.
1. Park West
2. Everett University Center at Washington State University
3. Wilshire Grand Center
4. The Spark at Washington State University
Bronze
Verny Capital / Astana Property Management.
1. Talan Towers
2. Wentz Science Center at North Central College
Honorable Mention
Photo: Celso Rojas.
1. Janet Durgin Guild and Commons at Sonoma Academy
Judges
Dan Ulbricht
Vice President
Skender
Chicago
Jennifer Suerth, LEED AP
Vice PResident, Technical Services
Pepper Construction Group
Chicago
Beau Sanders, PE, SE
Project Manager, Associate
GRAEF
Milwaukee, Wis.
Anantha Chittur, PE
Senior Associate
BASE
Chicago
Edoarda Corradi Dell'Acqua
Adjunct Professor
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
The 2018 Building Team Awards jury convened on march 27 at the Cliff Dwellers club in Chicago to judge the 21st annual awards program.
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PPP gets the job done: Three-party deal saves time and money for client
Bronze Award: Weitz, acting as developer and design-builder, leased the land and borrowed the money for the project.
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Making waves: The façade of Pacific Visions suggests the movement of water, day and night
Bronze Award: The new wing holds an exhibition space, a state-of-the-art 300-seat theater with a 32-foot-tall, 180-degree arc, 130-foot-long projection wall.
Building Team Awards | Jun 19, 2019
Unsung heroes: Two hurricanes couldn't stop this project team
Bronze Award: St. Lucie County’s population exploded to the point where the hospital needed lots more space.
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Crime fighter: San Diego County's new forensic facility helps battle crime in three ways
Silver Award: The 158,000-sf addition collocates three crime-fighting functions.
Building Team Awards | Jun 18, 2019
All that urban jazz: Mixed-use center lends a zing to downtown Washington's skyline
Bureaucratic architecture, be damned!
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Eyesore no more: People come together to expand a much-needed daycare center
Silver Award: Two problems quickly emerged: high concentrations of arsenic in the soil, and stormwater runoff into nearby wetlands and neighboring properties.
Building Team Awards | Jun 17, 2019
Campus renewal: Community effort saves a crucial healthcare resource
Silver Award: Taylor Design (architect) and SmithGroup (AOR) led an integrated design-build team anchored by McCarthy Building Companies (GC).
Building Team Awards | Jun 13, 2019
In the spotlight: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts shines a new beacon on Houston’s downtown
Gold Award: Kinder High School, which can accommodate 750 9th through 12th graders, is one of only three public schools in the U.S. that offer programs for both visual and performing arts.
