ENR California's 2017 Best Projects
Communities Are the Real Winners
Kaiser Permanente’s LEED Platinum hospital in San Diego connects patients, staff and visitors with the outside world.
PHOTO BY TOM BONNER
The California and Hawaii Best Projects competition showcases a wide range of work that demonstrates design and construction innovation while respecting both the built environment and the natural world. Judges selected 46 projects as winners in 19 categories. Two projects that the jury considered to reflect the pinnacle of achievement were designated Projects of the Year.
This year our panel of industry judges reviewed and discussed nearly 100 projects. Work was evaluated on the ability of the project team to overcome challenges, contribution to the industry and community, safety and construction and design quality. Entries were not accepted for projects that had a construction-related fatality.
This year’s judges included Lee Abramson, executive vice president at Mott MacDonald; Curtis Cady, vice president of ACCO Engineered Systems; Benjamin Caffey, associate/architecture and design leader at HED; Matthew Grubb, vice president with R.D. Olson Construction; Suzanne Napier, vice president and science and technology studio leader at SmithGroupJJR; Paula Pritchard, vice president/construction manager with Plant Construction Co. LP; Mark Schull, project manager at Balfour Beatty Construction; Brian Thomas, senior vice president–operations at Skanska USA Building Inc.; and Pamela Touschner, global leader of architecture/senior principal with DLR Group.
Judges with a prior connection to any project under consideration recused themselves from evaluating that submission.
Two safety specialists reviewed several dozen entries for the Excellence in Safety award. Those judges were Chad Hoople, Benicia district safety manager at Flatiron, and Justin Michael Wheaton, safety engineer with Tutor Perini Corp.
Winning project teams will be honored at two awards banquets—one in Los Angeles on Oct. 11 and one in San Francisco on Oct. 13. Visit enrbestprojectsawards.com for more information.
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- Kaiser San Diego's Healing Design Builds Upon Natural World
- Health Care Award of Merit: UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
- Health Care Award of Merit: VA Loma Linda Ambulatory Care Center
- Health Care Award of Merit: Chinese Hospital New Patient Tower
- Water/Environment Best Project: Terminal Island Advanced Water Purification Facility Expansion
- Airport/Transit Best Project: LAX 2nd Level Roadway and Central Terminal Improvements
- Airport/Transit Award of Merit: LA Metro Transportation Authority Light Rail Operations & Maintenance Facility
- Cultural/Worship Best Project: Saban Media Center
- Cultural/Worship Award of Merit: Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary
- Energy/Industrial Best Project and Excellence in Safety: Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project
- Energy/Industrial Best Project: Triangle T Ranch Solar PV System
- Excellence in Safety Award of Merit: Substation Replacement at U.S. Naval Academy
- Government/Public Building Best Project: Santa Clara Family Justice Center
- Government/Public Building Best Project: United States Courthouse – Los Angeles
- Green Project Best Project: Arch | Nexus SAC
- Higher Education/Research Best Project: Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute
- Higher Education/Research Award of Merit: UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center
- Higher Education/Research Award of Merit: UC Irvine Mesa Court Expansion
- Higher Education/Research Award of Merit: San Jose State University Campus Village
- Highway/Bridge Best Project: I-15/I-215 Devore Interchange
- Highway Bridge Award of Merit: Nogales Street Grade Separation
- Interiors/Tenant Improvement Best Project: Edmunds.com Headquarters Relocation
- Interiors/Tenant Improvement Award of Merit: OUE Skyspace
- K-12 Education Best Project: Irvine USD, Portola High School
- K-12 Education Award of Merit: Wonderful College Prep Academy
- Landscape/Urban Development Best Project: The Barn
- Landscape/Urban Development Award of Merit: Central Marin Ferry Connection Path
- Office/Retail/Mixed Use Best Project: American AgCredit Agricultural Center & Headquarters
- Office/Retail/Mixed Use Award of Merit: Bay Meadows Station 4
- Office/Retail/Mixed Use Best Project: ICON at Sunset Bronson Studios
- Office/Retail/Mixed Use Award of Merit: DPR Pasadena Office
- Renovation/Restoration Best Project: Sacramento Valley Station
- Renovation/Restoration Award of Merit: UC Berkeley Bowles Hall
- Renovation/Restoration Award of Merit: St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Renovation
- Residential/Hospitality Best Project: Metropolis Phase One
- Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit: Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu
- Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit: The Hollywood Proper Residences
- Small Project Best Project: St. Eugene's Cathedral Baldacchino Sculpture
- Small Project Award of Merit: Imperial Beach Library
- Specialty Construction Best Project: UC Irvine TEM Facility
- Specialty Construction Best Project: MUNI Bluelight Emergency Telephone Replacement
- Specialty Construction Award of Merit: Alameda Square Parking Structure
- Specialty Construction Award of Merit: Wilshire Grand Center
- Sports/Entertainment Best Project: Golden 1 Center
- Sports/Entertainment Award of Merit: Claremont McKenna College Roberts Pavilion
