2022

Best Specialty Construction - Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station No. 15 at Pier F

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

The third major component in a four-phase modernization of the Port of Long Beach’s fire safety services, this California project’s design actually began in New York.

Best Residential/Hospitality - Lone Rock Retreat

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Located on a 2,000-acre mountain site that previously had no utilities or services, this retreat for leaders in the educational community includes 20 buildings totaling 60,000 sq ft.

Best Energy/Industrial - Riazzi Substation

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

This $58-million project to build a 138-kV gas-insulated substation challenged the team to work with a site footprint and schedule that were both tight.

Best Water/Environment - Cutter Lateral Reach 21 Water Treatment Plant and Associated Items

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The project team worked through tough issues to complete the $70.7-million project in April 2022 on budget and on schedule for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Best Highway/Bridge - Chelsea Viaduct Rehabilitation

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Providing a 75-year design life for the structurally deficient critical link between the city of Chelsea, Mass., its northern suburbs and Boston, the rehabilitation of the Chelsea Viaduct involved night work with heavy equipment and posed many risks.

Best Manufacturing - Genentech Clinical Supply Center

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Rather than using separated spaces for different aspects of pharmaceutical manufacturing as is typical, this plant was built with a single main “ballroom” to allow for adaptable modules that can be switched and scaled up as new treatments advance from R&D to commercial production, the team says.

Best Small Project - Boundary Dam Spillway No. 1 TDG Modifications Removal

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The Boundary Dam, located on the Pend Oreille River in northeastern Washington state, is as visually striking as it is geographically remote.

Best Interior/Tenant Improvement - BART Headquarters

zevina@enr.com (Alisa Zevin) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The new BART headquarters in downtown Oakland, Calif., features nine office floors, a rooftop deck and public board room on the ground floor of the building. The 234,000-sq-ft design-build project was held to a tight ten-month timeline.

Best Government/Public Building - Ardie R. Copas State Veterans Nursing Home

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The focus for designers and builders working on the Ardie R. Copas State Veterans Nursing Home in Port. St. Lucie, Fla., was to provide a true home for the state’s many aging veterans.

Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use - 415 Natoma

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

This 640,000-sq-ft, 25-story office building south of San Francisco’s Market District achieved triple certification—LEED Gold, WELL Health and Safety and Fitwell Community.

Best Renovation/Restoration - Four Seasons New Orleans Hotel and Residences

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The Big Easy’s iconic 33-story former World Trade Center tower sat empty for more than two decades before redevelopment plans for the structure finally came together.

Best Landscape/Urban Development - Francisco Park

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

A decommissioned municipal reservoir provided not only an ideal location for a new 4.25-acre park with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, but also an opportunity to ease demand on the city’s water supply.

Best Higher Education/Research - The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The team behind the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Belmont University in Nashville had to build a space as beautiful to the ear as it is to the eye.

Best K-12 Education - San Francisco Day School

judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

In successfully delivering a 10,000-sq-ft addition to the K-8 San Francisco Day School nestled in a densely populated neighborhood, the project team not only provided a stellar product, but it also engaged with the local community at new levels.

Excellence in Safety - Meow Wolf Convergence Station

yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

This triangular site in downtown Denver had long been passed over because of being hemmed in by elevated highways on three sides, leaving only enough room for this 90,000-sq-ft immersive art center to be less than 10 ft from the triangle of highways.

Excellence in Sustainability - Department of General Services California Air Resources Board – Mary D. Nichols Campus

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

It may be expected that sustainability would be a focus for the design and construction of a campus intended for testing and experimentation in vehicle emission control and zero emission technologies.

Best Sports/Entertainment - Climate Pledge Arena

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The $1.15-billion transformation of Seattle’s iconic KeyArena into the Climate Pledge Arena required keeping its 45-million-lb roof in place during construction and removing and replacing its curtain wall.

Project of the Year Finalist, Best Health Care - Children’s Hospital Hubbard Center

rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

For the team executing the $450-milllion Hubbard Center addition at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, it was all about connections—from innovative interior and exterior lighting design linking facilities and users, to the state's first use of a more collaborative team delivery approach that saved $50 million.

Project of the Year Finalist, Best Cultural/Worship - Audrey Irmas Pavilion at Wilshire Boulevard Temple

postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Constructing the four trapezoidal sides of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s sculptural gem, a 75-ft-tall “machine for gathering” with three sloping faces, was the most daunting aspect of the project. “The concern was the facade,” says Stephen Montoya, vice president of operations for MATT Construction.

2022 Project of the Year: Linking Los Angeles

choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The 2023 Oscar awards featured a Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor who reinvented themselves and came back for a second act. The tunnel-boring machine Angeli is the LA performer that did much the same, but entirely underground.