EDITOR's NOTE: ENR Southeast's "Best Projects" awards luncheon will be held Nov. 10 in Orlando. This post previously indicated a different date. Check here for further details and registration information.
After extensive review, the judges for ENR Southeast's annual "Best Projects" competition met Sept. 8 and determined this year's winners. The judges chose 35 winners from a group of more than 100 entries from the states of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Alabama, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. They picked a top winner in each category, along with "Award of Merit" winners in many of the categories.
More information about each of these projects will be included in the November issue of ENR Southeast. Also, these projects and the teams that built and designed them will be honored at the magazine's annual Best Projects awards luncheon, to be held Nov. 10 in Orlando. For more information about the event, please check here.
Also - Like last year, this year's judging was broken up into two panels. To determine a best overall award, each panel nominated two projects for the top prize. All of this year's judges are currently determining these four nominated projects, which include the following: the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla.; the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East at Fort Belvoir, Va.; Merck & Co.’s Vaccine Bulk Manufacturing Facility in Durham, N.C.; and Pentagon Renovation, Wedges 2-5, in Arlington, Va. We will announce the group's selection as soon as it is available.
This year's 35 winning projects, and the groups that submitted them for the competition, are as follows:
Best Civil Works/Infrastructure Project
Cape Coral Facilities and Utilities Expansion Program, Cape Coral, Fla. - Submitted by MWH Constructors
Best Cultural Project
The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla. - Submitted by The Beck Group
Best Government/Public Building
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East, Fort Belvoir, Va. - Submitted by Clark/Balfour Beatty, A Joint Venture
Best Green Building
NASA Langley Research Center Headquarters Building, Hampton, Va. - Submitted by Hill International
Best Health Care Project
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, Fla. - Submitted by ANF Group
Best Higher Education/Research Project
Georgia Health Sciences University, College of Dental Medicine, Augusta, Ga. - Submitted by BE&K Building Group
Best Industrial Project
Merck & Co. Vaccine Bulk Manufacturing Facility, Durham, N.C. - Submitted by Merck & Co.
Best K-12 Education Project
Stoddert Elementary School and Community Center, Washington, D.C. - Submitted by EE&K
Best Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development
Piedmont Park North Woods Expansion, Atlanta - Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Best Multifamily/Hospitality Project
JW Marriott Marquis Miami - Submitted by Suffolk Construction Co.
Best Office Project
Bridgewater Office Fitout, Fairfax, Va. - Submitted by Balfour Beatty Construction
Best Renovation/Restoration
Pentagon Renovation Wedges 2-5, Arlington, Va. - Submitted by Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Best Retail/Mixed-Use Development Project
Legg Mason/Four Seasons, Baltimore, Md. - Submitted by Armada Hoffler Construction Co.
Best Small Project
Bread For the City, Washington, D.C. - Submitted by Turner Special Projects Division
Best Sports/Entertainment Project
University of Georgia, Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall Expansion, Athens, Ga. - Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Best Transportation Project
Bridge of Lions Historic Rehabilitation, St. Augustine, Fla. - Submitted by RS&H
AWARDS OF MERIT:
Cultural
New World Symphony Campus Expansion/New World Center, Miami Beach - Submitted by Facchina Construction of Florida
Government/Public Building
U.S. Southern Command Headquarters, Miami-Doral, Fla. - Submitted by Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
BRAC 133, Alexandria, Va. - Submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Green Building
Florida International University School of International and Public Affairs, Miami - Submitted by Suffolk Construction Co.
Health Care
University of Virginia Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, Charlottesville, Va. - Submitted by Gilbane Building Co.
Higher Education/Research
Virginia Tech/Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke, Va. - Submitted by Skanska USA Building
University of Virginia South Lawn Arts and Science Complex, Charlottesville, Va. - Submitted by Barton Malow Co.
Industrial
Rolls-Royce, Prince George County, Va. - Submitted by Faithful & Gould
K-12 Education
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota, Fla. - Submitted by Willis A. Smith Construction
Suncoast High School, Riviera Beach, Fla. - Submitted by Suffolk Construction Co.
Multifamily/Hospitality
Atlanta Aiport Gateway Marriott, Atlanta - Submitted by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates
Renovation/Restoration
Westin Peachtree 2009, Atlanta - Submitted by W.S. Nielsen
Balfour Beatty Construction - Carolinas Headquarters, Charlotte, N.C. - Submitted by Balfour Beatty Construction
Retail/Mixed-Use Development
Gunther Volkswagen, Buford, Ga. - Submitted by Choate Construction Co.
Small Projects
Cullman Regional Medical Center - Emergency Department Expansion & Renovation, Cullman, Ala. - Submitted by Robins & Morton
Virginia Polytechnic State University, Visitors & Undergraduate Admissions Center, Blacksburg, Va. - Submitted by BE&K Building Group
Sports/Entertainment
University of Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Renovation, Athens, Ga. - Submitted by Choate Construction Co.
Transportation
Palm Avenue Parking Garage, Sarasota, Fla. - Submitted by Suffolk Construction Co.
Miami Airport Skytrain and Regional Commuter Facility, Miami - Submitted by Miami-Dade Aviation Dept.
ENR Southeast looks forward to sharing more information about these projects in the near future!
