2023 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS T
he National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) is pleased to publish the 2023 Excellence in Structural Engineering (SEE) Awards winners. The awards were announced during NCSEA’s Structural Engineering Summit, held
November 7-10, 2023, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. A video of the awards presentation can be found on
the NCSEA website. The winning entries recognize the most innovative and groundbreaking work of our profession’s top talents. The 2023 Awards Committee was chaired by Carrie Johnson (Wallace Design Collective, PC, Tulsa, OK). Ms. Johnson noted: “The judging was conducted in two rounds. The first round was performed by a group of NCSEA Past Presidents and the second round was completed in Portland by members of the Structural Engineers Association of Oregon (SEAO). The judges were truly impressed by the quality, innovation, and creativity of the award submissions.”
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The judges selected the winning projects based on the following criteria: • Complexity of criteria or unique problems • Creativity of structural design • Innovative application of new or existing materials or techniques • Commitment to sustainability through efficient use of materials, resilience, circular economy principles, or embodied carbon reduction • Ingenuity of design for constructability challenges and efficient use of labor
Awards were given in eight categories, with an Outstanding Project awarded in each of the following categories: • New Buildings under $30 Million • New Buildings $30 Million to $80 Million • New Buildings $80 Million to $200 Million • New Buildings over $200 Million • New Bridges and Transportation Structures
• Forensic | Renovation | Retrofit | Rehabilitation Structures under $20 Million • Forensic | Renovation | Retrofit | Rehabilitation Structures over $20 Million • Other Structures
After the judging was complete in each category, an overall 2023 Structure of the Year award was selected from the eight Outstanding Projects. This resulted in a lively discussion among the judges who compared each project based on the complexities and ingenuity required. Congratulations to the 2023 SEE Award winners! Keep an eye out for in-depth articles on several of the 2023 winners in future issues of STRUCTURE.
THE JUDGING WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO ROUNDS. THE JUDGES WERE TRULY IMPRESSED BY THE QUALITY, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY OF THE AWARD SUBMISSIONS. Carrie Johnson, P. E., S. E., Chair, 2023 Awards Committee 26 STRUCTURE magazine
2023 PANEL OF JUDGES ROUND 1: PAST PRESIDENTS Vicki Arbitrio, P. E., Gilsanz Murray Steficek Barry Arnold, ARW (retired) Craig Barnes, Socotec Marc Barter, Barter & Associates Bill Bast, S. E., Socotec Jim Cagley, Cagley & Associates Tom DiBlasi, DiBlasi & Associates
Tom Grogan, Haskell/Retired Emily Guglielmo, Martin/Martin Carrie Johnson, P. E., Wallace Design Collective Jim Malley, Degenkolb Ben Nelson, P. E., Martin/Martin Ed Quesenberry, Equilibrium Sanjeev Shah, SSI Consulting
ROUND 2: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF OREGON Damian Andreani, Catena Mike Astrella, Catena Peder Golberg, James G. Pierson, Inc. Tom Grogan, Haskell (retired) Kylean Gunhus, Miller
Carrie Johnson, Wallace Design Collective Amit Kumar, City of Portland Nisarg Mehta, DCI Ben Nelson, Martin/Martin Ed Quesenberry, Equilibrium