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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Fast delivery: Construction of McDonald's global headquarters was completed in under seven months
Gold Award: The building has a remarkably diverse array of spaces that include “work neighborhoods.”
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Unifying force: A place where a million Tulsans can connect, one by one
Platinum Award: Gathering Place is a 66½-acre public park and playground serving the nearly one million residents of greater Tulsa, Okla.
Building Team Awards | May 24, 2018
Green machine: Janet Durgin Guild and Commons at Sonoma Academy
Honorable Mention: A college prep school gets an uber-green maker space and cooking lab.
Building Team Awards | May 24, 2018
Good neighbor: Wentz Science Center at North Central College
Bronze Award: A conscientious Building Team takes steps to minimize the impact of this large-scale science center project in a historic neighborhood.
Building Team Awards | May 23, 2018
Engineered for extremes: Talan Towers
Bronze Award: Astana’s shimmering mixed-use towers are made to stand up to the region’s harsh, long winters.
Building Team Awards | May 22, 2018
High-tech haven: The Spark at Washington State University
Silver Award: A ‘teaching in the round’ classroom highlights this innovation hub at Washington State University’s Pullman campus.
Building Team Awards | May 22, 2018
LA's game changer: Wilshire Grand Center
Silver Award: This billion-dollar mixed-use tower will alter the Los Angeles skyline in more ways.
