Judging has concluded and ENR Midwest is thrilled to announce its 2023 Best Projects Awardees.
Two panels of expert judges selected 29 winners in 18 categories: projects that represent outstanding quality of work, spurred innovative ideas and overcame intriguing challenges.
Of the 63 submittals, 15 earned Best Project designations and 14 received Awards of Merit.
This year’s ENR Midwest judges included:
- Angelo Arzano, senior principal, HOK, St. Louis
- Danielle Dy Buncio, founder and CEO of VIATechnik
- Marc Hanson, senior director, construction operations, CRB Group
- Lynda Leigh, development manager, CedarSt Companies
- Brandon Maurisak, transit and rail project manager, HNTB
- Steven Zimmerman, JTC director, associate principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Judges did not vote in any categories in which their firms had an entry or had any involvement with a project submitted.
Judges also named two nominees for ENR Midwest Project of the Year, which will be announced when the 2023 ENR Midwest Best Projects are profiled in the Nov. 13 print edition. Also, watch for previews of the big event, an awards breakfast set for Tuesday, Nov. 28 in Chicago, where winners of ENR Midwest's Legacy Award, Specialty Contractor of the Year, Contractor of the Year, Owner of the Year, and Design Firm of the Year, will also be honored.
Congratulations to this year’s Best Project winners!
Award of Merit, Airport/Transit
Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Mo.
Submitted by Clark Construction
Best Project, Cultural/Worship
Pritzker Center, Somers, Wisc.
Submitted by Pepper Construction
Best Project, Energy/Industrial
Swift Prepared Foods, Columbia, Mo.
Submitted by Stellar
Award of Merit, Energy/Industrial
Ultium Cells Battery Manufacturing Plant, Warren, Ohio
Submitted by Barton Malow
Best Project, Highway/Bridge
Merchants Bridge, St. Louis
Submitted by TranSystems
Award of Merit, Highway/Bridge
Canal Street Plaza Reconstruction, Chicago
Submitted by F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates
Award of Merit, Highway/Bridge
Hennepin Avenue DT Reconstruction, Minneapolis
Submitted by Kimley-Horn and Associates
Best Project, K-12 Education
Against the Current Career Academy, Macy, Neb.
Submitted by Boyd Jones
Award of Merit, K-12 Education
Dover Hill-Joplin New Elementary School, Joplin, Mo.
Submitted by DLR Group
Best Project, Government/Public Building
National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, Manhattan, Kan.
Submitted by McCarthy Building Cos.
Award of Merit, Government/Public Building
Chicago Joint Public Safety Training Center, Chicago
Submitted by AECOM Hunt
Best Project, Healthcare
UI Health Specialty Care Building, Chicago
Submitted by Pepper Construction
Award of Merit, Healthcare
North Central Kansas Medical Center, Concordia, Kan.
Submitted by TREANORHL
Best Project, Higher Education
Fermilab Integrated Engineering Research Center, Batavia, Ill.
Submitted by Mortenson
Award of Merit, Higher Education
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
Submitted by Russell
Best Project, Interior/Tenant Improvement
Confidential Financial Services Office Renovation, Chicago
Submitted by Clune Construction
Best Project, Manufacturing
Komatsu South Harbor Campus, Milwaukee
Submitted by Hunzinger Construction Co.
Award of Merit, Manufacturing
HARIBO Project Great Lakes Pleasant Prairie Production Facility, Pleasant Prairie, Wisc.
Submitted by Gilbane Building Co.
Award of Merit, Manufacturing
VEGA Americas Advanced Manufacturing Facility, Cincinnati
Submitted by Messer Construction Co.
Best Project, Office/Retail/Mixed Use
Chicago Park District Administrative Headquarters and Fieldhouse, Chicago
Submitted by F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates
Best Project, Renovation/Restoration
Book Depository, Detroit
Submitted by IMEG
Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration
The Belden-Stratford, Chicago
Submitted by Bulley & Andrews
Best Project, Residential/Hospitality
Illinois Institute of Technology Student Housing Program Phases 1-3, Chicago
Submitted by Gilbane Buidling Co.
Award of Merit, Residential/Hospitality
Exchange Residential Tower, Detroit
Submitted by Barton Malow
Best Project, Small Project
Riverview Drive Retaining Wall Stabilization, Alton, Ill.
Submitted by Geostabilzation International
Award of Merit, Small Project
Kids Can Community Center, Omaha
Submitted by Boyd Jones
Best Project, Sports/Entertainment
Gainbridge Fieldhouse of the Future Modernization, Indianapolis
Submitted by Shiel Sexton Co.
Best Project, Water/Environment
Johnson County Tomahawk Creek Waster Treatment Facility Improvements, Leawood, Kan.
Submitted by McCarthy Building Cos.
Award of Merit, Water/Environment
Euclid Water Pollution Control Center Improvements, Euclid, Ohio
Submitted by Kokosing Industrial Inc.
