awards

A selection of our award-winning projects

David Rubenstein Forum, University of Chicago Project of the Year, Specialty Contractor Category, 2022 Chicagoland Associated General Contractors (CAGC) Sustainable Design Award, 2021 Metal Architecture (MA) Awards Winner – Higher Education Category, 2021 Interior Design Best of Year Awards Award of Excellence – Buildings Category, 2021 Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) Project Awards Winner – Mid-Rise Category, 2021 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Illinois	44 Union Square Tammany Hall Renovation Award of Merit - Architecture, 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York	Temple University Charles Library Diamond Award – Structural Systems, 2021 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Winner – New Building, 2020 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards (EiSE) Winner – New Building, 2020 Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY) Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards (EiSE) Award of Excellence, 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Education Facility Design Awards +More
2050 M Street Platinum Award – Structural Systems, 2020 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards Best Future Project - Office, 2017 Architectural Review (AR) MIPIM Future Project Awards	Hospital Medical Pavilion Winner - Excellence in Institutional Development, 2020 Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Diamond Award – Structural Systems, 2019 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Best Project – Healthcare, 2019 ENR New York Regional Best Projects National Recognition Award – Structural Systems, 2019 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) People's Choice Award, 2019 Structural Engineers Associati	CUMC Alumni Auditorium Winner – Higher Education, 2019 NYCxDESIGN Awards
Minmetals Financial Center American Architecture Award – Skyscrapers/High-Rises, 2019 The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design	Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse MASterworks Award – Best New Building, 2018 The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS NYC) Honor Award – Architecture, 2018 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York	Kew Gardens Hills Library Award of Merit - Architecture, 2018 American Institute of Architects New York (AIA NY) Design Awards MASterworks Award - Best New Urban Amenity, 2018 The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS NYC) Finalist - New Buildings, 2018 SEAoNY Excellence in Structural Engineering (EiSE)
Roy & Diana Vagelos Education Center Diamond Award - Structural Systems, 2018 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards Best in Competition, 2017 Architecture Honor Award, 2017 American Insitute of Architects (AIA) New York Design Awards Visionary Architecture Award, 2017 Society of American Registered Architects New York (SARA NY) MASterworks Award - Best New Building, 2017 The Municipal Art Society of New York (MASNYC)	The Broad Institute Honor Award for Architecture, 2018 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Outstanding Project (Veil), 2017 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Project of the Year, Southern California, 2016 Best Project, Southern California - Cultural/Worship, 2016 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Regional Best Projects Grand Prize, 2016 46th Annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Architectural Awards	4 World Trade Center Finalist - Excellence in Office Development, 2018 Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Presidential Award of Excellence in Engineering, 2017 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) IDEAS2 Awards Architecture Design Award of Honor, 2014 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Platinum Award, 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC NY) Award of Merit, 2014 Engineering News-Record (ENR) New York
Lotte World Tower Platinum Award – Structural Systems, 2018 Diamond Award – Building/Technology Systems, 2018 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards Fifth Tallest Building Worldwide, 2017 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2016 Structural Engineering Association of New York (SEAoNY) & National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)	Shanghai World Financial Center 10 Year Award, 2018 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2009 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Winner - Best Chinese Project, 2009 Winner - Mixed-Use Building, 2009 MIPIM Asia Awards Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Overall Best Tall Building in the World, 2008 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)	Brooklyn Army Terminal Renovation Silver Award - Industrial and Manufacturing Processes and Facilities, 2018 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards
Advanced Science Research Center Platinum Award - Structural Systems, 2017 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York Engineering Excellence Awards Excelsior Award for Public Architecture - New Construction, 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State	MassArt Design + Media Center American Architecture Award, 2017 The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design/The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies Design Award of Merit, 2017 Society of American Registered Architects New York (SARA NY) Design Award - Education Facilities Design, 2016 Boston Society of Architects (BSA)	National Library of Latvia AIA/ALA Library Building Award, 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA)/American Library Association (ALA)
John Jay College Honor Award for New Construction, 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State Excelsior Awards for Public Architecture Presidential Award, 2015 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards National Honor Award for Architecture, 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) National	Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Honor Award for Renovation/Addition, 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State Excelsior Awards for Public Architecture Finalist - Excellence in Repositioning or Redevelopment, 2017 Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Honorable Mention, 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Committee on the Environment (COTE) Awards	Staten Island Courthouse North American Copper in Architecture Award – New Construction, 2017 Copper Development Association Inc. (CDA)
LERA Brand Identity Marketing Communication Award, 2016 Society for Marketing Professional Services New York (SMPS-NY)	Natural History Museum of Utah Lighting Design Award, 2016 International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Honor Award - Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, 2014 The Society for College and University Planning/ The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education	Novartis Project of the Year, 2015 Engineering News-Record (ENR)
Ice House \| Mars First Place, 2015 NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge	Learning Spring School Honorable Mention, 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Committee on the Environment (COTE) Awards Award of Merit, 2011 The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Educational Facility Design Awards	JW Marriott Hanoi Gold Building Team Award, 2014 Building Design + Construction Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2014 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)
Richard Serra's 7 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2014 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)	Edible Schoolyard MASterworks Award - Best Green Design Initiative, 2014 The Municipal Arts Society of New York (MASNYC)	Johnson Museum of Art Design of Honor Award, 2014 American Institute of Architects New York (AIA NY)
Duck-Work \| Boston Finalist, 2014 Timber New England Competition	NASCAR Hall of Fame National Award, 2013 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards	New-York Historical Society Design Honor Award, 2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, 2011 The New York Landmarks Conservancy
Bitexco Financial Tower Outstanding Project, 2011 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)	Westchester Community College Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2011 Structural Engineering Association of New York (SEAoNY) American Architecture Award, 2011 The Chicago Athenaeum - European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies National Award, 2011 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards Project of the Year - Higher Education/Research, 2010 New York Construction Magazine Best of 2010 Awards	Butler College Dormitories Merit Award - Campus Housing, 2011 Residential Architect Design Awards Award of Merit - Education, 2010 American Concrete Institute (ACI) New Jersey Chapter
Sara Delano Roosevelt House Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, 2010 The New York Landmarks Conservancy	Metro Green Apartments Gold Medal Winner, 2010 Building of America	Public Farm One PS1 Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009 American Council for Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Best of 2008 Award - Cultural/Small/Green Projects New York Construction Merit Award, 2008 Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY)
Newseum & Freedom Forum Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Design Award of Merit, 2009 American Institute of Architects New York (AIA NY) Merit Award, 2008 Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY)	Becton Dickinson Dining Facility Grand Award, 2008 American Concrete Institute (ACI) New Jersey Chapter	Museum of Islamic Art Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2008 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Award of Merit - Out of Country, 2007 Concrete Industry Board (CIB) Roger H. Corbetta Awards Program
Las Vegas Springs Preserve Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2008 American Council for Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Award of Merit, 2008 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards Citation Award, 2007 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Urban Design Award, 2007 Mayor of the City of Las Vegas Design Award of Honor, 2003 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada	Buffalo Life Sciences Complex Gold Award for Engineering Excellence, 2008 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Best Research Facility Project, 2005 New York Construction Best of 2005 Awards	AIG Tower & Footbridge Silver Award for Engineering Excellence, 2007 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY)
McCarran International Airport Gold Award for Engineering Excellence, 2007 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York Excellence in Design Award, 2005 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada	W. J. Clinton Presidential Library Architecture Design Award of Honor, 2006 American Institue of Architects (AIA) National Engineering Awards of Excellence, 2006 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Award for Engineering Excellence, 2006 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY)	Bellevue Hospital Center Winner - Institutional Category, 2014 Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) Built by Women New York City (BxW NYC) Awards Gold Award for Engineering Excellence, 2006 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Award of Merit, 2005 New York Construction Best of 2005 Awards
National Constitution Center Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2005 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY)	New York Hall of Science Addition Project of the Year - Cultural, 2005 Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro Chapter Merit Award, 2005 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State BE Award of Excellence, 2005 Bentley Systems First Prize for Public Building, 2004 Queens Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Design, 2001 The Art Commission of the City of New York	Espirito Santo Plaza Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2004 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) National Recognition Award, 2004 American Council of Engineering Companies National (ACEC) Design Award Citation, 2001 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York
47 East 91st Street Award of Merit - High-Rise Residential, 2003 New York Construction News Best of 2003 Awards	Prada Soho Award of Merit, 2002 New York Construction News	Friend Center for Engineering Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2002 New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE) Honorable Mention, 2002 39th Annual New Jersey Concrete Awards
Baltimore Convention Center Grand Award for Engineering Excellence, 1998 American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence, 1998 New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE) Build America Award, 1998 Association of General Contractors (AGC)	Miho Museum Bridge Outstanding Structure Award, 2002 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Most Innovative Structure Award, 1999 Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOIL) Diamond Award for Excellence in Bridge Engineering, 1999 New York Association of Consulting Engineers, Inc. (NYACE) Engineering Excellence Honor Award, 1999 American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) HIROBA Architectural Award, 1998 Kinki Federation of Architect & Building Engineers	Buck Institute for Age Research Platinum Award, 2001 New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE)
The Children’s Place Business Week/Architectural Record Award, 2000	Bank of China China Tall Building Legacy Award, 2016 CITAB-CTBUH China Tall Building Awards Reynolds Award Reynolds Aluminum Co. Grand Award for Engineering Excellence, 1989 American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) First Prize Award for Engineering Excellence, 1989 New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE) Best Structure Award, 1989 Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) Prix d'Excellence L'Association des Ingénieurs, Conseils du Canada	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame National Engineering Award of Excellence, 1997 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design and Excellence in Architecture with Steel, 1997 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Merit Award, 1997 The Concrete Industry Board, Inc. (CIB)
Puerta de Europa First Prize Award for Engineering Excellence, 1996 New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE)	San Jose Convention Center Award for Engineering Excellence, 1990 New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE) Award for Creative Design Achievement in Reinforced Concrete - Honorable Mention, 1990 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CSRI)	Meyerson Symphony Center Annual Tucker Award, 1994 Building Stone Institute (BSI) Award of Excellence, 1991 National Commercial Builders Council (NCBC) National Honor Award, 1991 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Award of Merit for Out of Area Project, 1991 Concrete Industry Board (CIB)

A selection of our award-winning projects

David Rubenstein Forum, University of Chicago

44 Union Square Tammany Hall Renovation

Award of Merit - Architecture, 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York

Temple University Charles Library

2050 M Street

Platinum Award – Structural Systems, 2020 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards Best Future Project - Office, 2017 Architectural Review (AR) MIPIM Future Project Awards

Hospital Medical Pavilion

CUMC Alumni Auditorium

Winner – Higher Education, 2019 NYCxDESIGN Awards

Minmetals Financial Center

American Architecture Award – Skyscrapers/High-Rises, 2019 The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse

MASterworks Award – Best New Building, 2018 The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS NYC) Honor Award – Architecture, 2018 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York

Kew Gardens Hills Library

Award of Merit - Architecture, 2018 American Institute of Architects New York (AIA NY) Design Awards MASterworks Award - Best New Urban Amenity, 2018 The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS NYC) Finalist - New Buildings, 2018 SEAoNY Excellence in Structural Engineering (EiSE)

Roy & Diana Vagelos Education Center

The Broad

4 World Trade Center

Lotte World Tower

Shanghai World Financial Center

Brooklyn Army Terminal Renovation

Silver Award - Industrial and Manufacturing Processes and Facilities, 2018 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Engineering Excellence Awards

Advanced Science Research Center

Platinum Award - Structural Systems, 2017 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York Engineering Excellence Awards Excelsior Award for Public Architecture - New Construction, 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State

MassArt Design + Media Center

National Library of Latvia

AIA/ALA Library Building Award, 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA)/American Library Association (ALA)

John Jay College

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Staten Island Courthouse

North American Copper in Architecture Award – New Construction, 2017 Copper Development Association Inc. (CDA)

LERA Brand Identity

Marketing Communication Award, 2016 Society for Marketing Professional Services New York (SMPS-NY)

Natural History Museum of Utah

Lighting Design Award, 2016 International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Honor Award - Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, 2014 The Society for College and University Planning/ The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education

Novartis

Project of the Year, 2015 Engineering News-Record (ENR)

Ice House | Mars

First Place, 2015 NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge

Learning Spring School

Honorable Mention, 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Committee on the Environment (COTE) Awards Award of Merit, 2011 The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Educational Facility Design Awards

JW Marriott Hanoi

Gold Building Team Award, 2014 Building Design + Construction Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2014 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)

Richard Serra's 7

Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2014 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)

Edible Schoolyard

MASterworks Award - Best Green Design Initiative, 2014 The Municipal Arts Society of New York (MASNYC)

Johnson Museum of Art

Design of Honor Award, 2014 American Institute of Architects New York (AIA NY)

Duck-Work | Boston

Finalist, 2014 Timber New England Competition

NASCAR Hall of Fame

National Award, 2013 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards

New-York Historical Society

Design Honor Award, 2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, 2011 The New York Landmarks Conservancy

Bitexco Financial Tower

Outstanding Project, 2011 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)

Westchester Community College

Butler College Dormitories

Merit Award - Campus Housing, 2011 Residential Architect Design Awards Award of Merit - Education, 2010 American Concrete Institute (ACI) New Jersey Chapter

Sara Delano Roosevelt House

Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, 2010 The New York Landmarks Conservancy

Metro Green Apartments

Gold Medal Winner, 2010 Building of America

Public Farm One PS1

Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009 American Council for Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Best of 2008 Award - Cultural/Small/Green Projects New York Construction Merit Award, 2008 Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY)

Newseum & Freedom Forum

Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Design Award of Merit, 2009 American Institute of Architects New York (AIA NY) Merit Award, 2008 Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY)

Becton Dickinson Dining Facility

Grand Award, 2008 American Concrete Institute (ACI) New Jersey Chapter

Museum of Islamic Art

Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2008 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Award of Merit - Out of Country, 2007 Concrete Industry Board (CIB) Roger H. Corbetta Awards Program

Las Vegas Springs Preserve

Buffalo Life Sciences Complex

Gold Award for Engineering Excellence, 2008 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY) Best Research Facility Project, 2005 New York Construction Best of 2005 Awards

AIG Tower & Footbridge

Silver Award for Engineering Excellence, 2007 American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY)

McCarran International Airport

Gold Award for Engineering Excellence, 2007 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York Excellence in Design Award, 2005 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada