This year marked BD+C's 20th 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%)
Of the 17 projects, one received a Platinum Award, six received Gold Awards, six received Silver Awards, two received Bronze Awards, and two received Honorable Mentions. Each project is listed below. Click on the project's name for more information.
Platinum
Photo: Nick Ulivieri Photography, Courtesy Clark Construction.
1. 150 North Riverside
Gold
Courtesy Brad Feinknopf.
1. Sandy Hook Elementary School
2. University of Chicago North Residential Commons
3. United States courthouse
4. Museum of African American History and Culture
5. Denver International Airport and Transit Center
6. LA Metro Light Rail Operations & Maintenance Facility
Silver
James Steinkamp Photography.
1. Clemson University Allen N. Reeves Football Operations Complex
2. Zurich North American Headquarters
3. Partners HealtchCare
4. TechnipFMC John T. Gremp Campus
5. University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
6. Faena Arts Center
Bronze
Trent Bell Photography.
1. Alnoba leadership training center
2. Intelligence Community Campus
Honorable Mention
Photo courtesy Dubai Media Office
1. Office of the Future
2. Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Judges
Jill Deichmann, AIA, NCARB
Architecture Lead
Primera Engineers
Chicago
Edoarda Corradi Dell’Acqua
Professor, Armour College of Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
Francis Homer, PE, CCM, LEED AP
Project Manager
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Chantilly, Va.
Peter Isaac
Vice President - Public Private Partnerships & Development Advisory
Brailsford & Dunlavey
Austin, Texas
Bill Kline, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP
Vice President, Healthcare Studio Leader
SmithGroupJJR
Washington, D.C.
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