The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has announced the winners of 2023 PCI Design awards. Three panels of jurors awarded 25 winners, including eight honorable mentions for the special buildings and transportation categories.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the PCI Design awards program, which recognizes creative and innovative uses of precast concrete. The panel consists of engineers, architects, and precast concrete producers. The buildings and transportation categories are judged on aesthetic, structural, and versatility; site, energy and operational efficiency, and risk reduction; and resiliency, such as structure durability, multi-hazard protection, and life safety and health.
Several projects are also honored with special awards, based on similar criteria to the building and transportation projects, but with additional requirements, including industry advancement, sustainable design, technology, and designs using all-precast concrete solutions. These are the Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement award, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) award, the Sustainable Design award, and the All-Precast Concrete Solution award.
Winning projects will be recognized February 24 at the 2022 PCI Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
“We are once again thrilled to recognize the tremendous capabilities of the precast concrete industry to meet the needs of the built environment, especially on this milestone 60th anniversary of the program,” said PCI president and CEO Bob Risser, PE. “Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to the jurors and PCI staff who make the program a success. Through the past 60 years, the precast concrete industry continues to innovate and improve, and these exemplary projects are the latest examples of that.”
Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures and systems industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the body of knowledge for the design, fabrication, and construction of precast concrete structures and systems. PCI members include precast concrete producers, erectors, suppliers, professional engineers, and architects.
The awardees are listed below:
2023 PCI Design awards winning projects: Specials
Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement award, FORTRESS Nameplate #1, La Vernia, Texas, Tindall
All-Precast Concrete Solution award, NM 50 over Glorieta Creek, Glorieta, N.M., Castillo Prestress
Building Information Modeling (BIM) award and Justice/Correctional Building, Wayne County Criminal Justice Center, Detroit, Mich. Fabcon
Sustainable Design award and Best Rehabilitated Bridge, Swift Island Historic Arch Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening, Albemarle, N.C., Eastern Vault Company, Inc., and Ross Prestressed Concrete
2023 PCI Design awards winning projects: Buildings
Government and public, 1021 O Street Office Building, San Francisco, Calif., Willis Construction Co. Inc.
International building, HYLO Tower, London, U.K., Fibrobeton Yapi Elemanlari San. Ins. Tic. A.S.
Manufacturing, SEW-Eurodrive Smart Factory & Maxolutions Showroom, Wellford, S.C., Tindall—South Carolina division
Military, P1479 Outdoor Infantry Immersion Trainer Camp Lejeune, N.C., GATE Precast Co.
Mixed-use (co-winners), The Jasper, Charleston, S.C., GATE Precast Co.
Mixed-use (co-winners), Serif and The LINE Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., Willis Construction Co. Inc.
Multi-family, Elm 551 at Parkside of Old Town Chicago, Ill Dukane, Wells
Office, 1001 Water Street, Tampa, Fla., STABIL Concrete Products, LLC
All-precast concrete parking structure, CCHS Wilmington Visitors PG, Wilmington, Del., High Concrete Group
Hybrid parking structure, Restoration Hardware—Knox Street Gallery parking structure, Dallas, Texas, GATE Precast Co.
School K-12, NYCSCA PS IS 667, Brooklyn, N.Y.,High Concrete Group
Stadium/arena, UBS Arena, Elmont, N.Y., Universal Concrete Products
Theater, Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, Kirkwood, Mo., MPC Enterprises Inc.
Custom solution, Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center Dive Tower, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., GATE Precast Co.
2023 PCI Design awards winning projects: Transportation
Main span up to 22 m (75 ft), Acceler-8 I-90 Bridge Replacement, Southborough and Westborough, Mass., JP Carrara & Sons, Inc.
Non-highway bridge (co-winners), I-579 Urban Open Space Cap, Pittsburgh, Pa., Northeast Prestressed Products, Inc.
Non-highway bridge (co-winners), Mid-coast extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley, San Diego, Calif., Oldcastle Infrastructure
Special solution, Key Crossing Reliability Initiative, Baltimore, Md., Coastal Precast Systems
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