SEAOI announces winners in its 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering competition

CHICAGO — SEAOI (Structural Engineers Association of Illinois) announced the 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award winners during its Annual Banquet which was held on June 11, 2011. The event was held at the Newberry Library at 60 W. Walton, Chicago.

The award winning projects and individuals are as follows:

Most Innovative Structure: Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago, Illinois.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Jurors’ Favorite: Fishers Island Residence,Fishers Island, New York.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Best Large Structure: Mansueto Library, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Halvorson and Partners, Werner Sobek

Best Medium Structure: Holy Name Cathedral Renovation, Chicago, Illinois.
Wiss, Janney Elstner Associates

Best Small Structure: People’s Gas Educational Pavilion at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois.
Magnusson Klemencic

Best Bridge: Center Street Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa.
Arup

Awards of Merit:

Bronx County Hall of Justice Garage and Plaza, Bronx, New York."
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Christopher S. Bond Bridge, Kansas City, Missouri.
Parsons

Great American Tower at Queen City Square Roof-Top Tiara, Cincinnati, OH.
Thornton Tomasetti

Veer Towers at City Center. Las Vegas, Nevada
Halcrow Yolles

John Parmer Award: Robert A. Halvorson, Halvorson and Partners P.C.

SEAOI Service Award: Roger H. Reckers, TGRWA LLC

Outstanding Young Engineer: Nick Triandafilou, Collins Engineers, Inc.

The John Parmer Award is presented to a structural engineer in recognition of his or her outstanding contributions in the field of structural engineering. The candidate must be an individual whose distinguished career is acknowledged by his or her peers to be an example of excellence.

The SEAOI Service Award is awarded to a person who has achieved outstanding success and distinction in his or her career and who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of structural engineering in the State of Illinois.

The Outstanding Young Engineer Award is presented to a practicing structural engineer aged 35 or younger who is recognized by colleagues for his or her outstanding achievements in structural engineering.