Structural Awards 2009
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The Institution of Structural Engineers is proud to announce the following winners of the Structural Awards 2009:
Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence
Heritage Award for Buildings
Heritage Award for Infrastructure
Award for Pedestrian Bridges
Award for Transportation Structures
Award for Commercial or Retail Structures
Award for Education or Healthcare Structures
Award for Community or Residential Structures
Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures
Award for Sports or Leisure Structures
Award for Industrial or Process Structures
David Alsop Sustainability Award
Award for Small Projects
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The Infinity Footbridge
Structural designer: Expedition Engineering Ltd
This bridge celebrates the ingenuity and the artistry of the engineer, and sets a new standard for adventurous and structurally dramatic pedestrian bridge design... Read more |
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 Heritage Award for Buildings Sponsored by Warners Midlands PLC
For achievement in structural design involving restoration, conservation, extension or refurbishment of a heritage building, where the style and integrity of the original building is maintained and made evident in the final concept.
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St Martin-in-the-Fields Renewal Project
Structural designer: Alan Baxter & Associates
Sat on the corner of Trafalgar Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, built by James Gibbs in 1730, is one of the busiest churches in Britain. The church has a large and diverse range of functions from worship, to tourism, the arts, and to social care for the homeless... Read more |
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Heritage Award for Infrastructure
For achievement in structural design involving restoration, conservation, extension or refurbishment of a structure other than a building, where the style and integrity of the original structure is maintained and made evident in the final concept. Examples include bridges, railway stations and port installations. |
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Canford Bridge
Structural Designer: Buro Happold
Canford Bridge is a Grade II* listed masonry arch structure built in 1813 crossing the River Stour in Dorset and carrying two lanes of traffic... Read more
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Award for Pedestrian Bridges Sponsored by The Structural Engineer
For achievement in the structural design of pedestrian bridges or similar light bridge structures. |
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The Infinity Footbridge
Structural designer: Expedition Engineering Ltd
Since the late 1980s the Tees Valley has seen significant investment in the redevelopment and regeneration of the area. One of the major projects currently underway in the area is North Shore, a 23 hectare site with over a mile of river frontage... Read more |
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Castleford Bridge
Structural designer: Alan Baxter & Associates
The new Castleford Bridge over the River Aire forms the centrepiece of a collection of projects aimed at regenerating the depressed Yorkshire town and the project has featured on Channel 4 television... Read more |
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Bishops Stortford Goods Yard Footbridge
Structural Designer: Gifford
At first sight, the arrangement of this unusual footbridge seems surprising, but it is in fact an entirely logical and elegant solution which responds to the topography of the site and the need to provide access for all... Read more |
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Award for Transportation Structures
For achievement in the structural design of bridges carrying transportation loading. Examples include road, rail, canal and airport bridge structures. |
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Clackmannanshire Bridge at Kincardine
Structural designer: Scott Wilson Incorporating Benaim
This project demonstrates what can be achieved when a structural designer works closely with a contractor to deliver a good looking, well engineered and economic bridge... Read more |
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Cabot Circus Roof
Structural designer: Sinclair Knight Merz
Cabot Circus is a £500m integrated, city centre, mixed-use development designed and constructed in one of the most run-down areas of Bristol.... Read more
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Te Puni Village
Structural designer: Aurecon
Victoria University’s new high-rise student accommodation buildings in Wellington, New Zealand, completed in January 2009, provide much-needed student accommodation... Read more |
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For achievement in the structural design of buildings such as community centres, village halls, bus stations / shelters, places of worship, libraries, police stations, residential homes, housing, hostels or smaller-scale projects. |
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The Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural designer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Built as a new 1350 seat cathedral, with a service life of at least 300 years, the site is in a highly seismic zone in California, U.S.A., just 4.6 km from the Hayward Fault... Read more |
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Darwin Centre Phase Two
Structural designer: Arup
The ‘cocoon’ is the iconic centrepiece of the western extension of the Natural History Museum.
The brief had three objectives: to provide a home for 20 million specimens, to provide a working area for research scientists and to enable the public to... Read more |
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Richmond Olympic Oval roof
Structural designer: Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
The Richmond Olympic Oval located in Richmond, British Columbia is due to host the long-track speed skating events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.... Read more |
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Award for Industrial or Process Structures
For achievement in the design of structures such as off-shore facilities, wind farms, chimneys, reservoirs, petrochemical works, water treatment works, and power stations. |
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Bodegas Protos Winery
Structural designer: Arup
The Bodegas Protos Winery is a carefully crafted composition of five interlinked parabolic vaults clad with terracotta tiles, supported by lightweight steel V-struts and laminated timber arches... Read more |
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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Structural designer: Buro Happold
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at the University of Sheffield is designed as one of the country’s first large carbon neutral buildings, capable of generating its entire annual energy consumption... Read more |
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David Alsop Sustainability Award
For achievement in structural design, where outstanding commitment to sustainability and respect for the environment has been demonstrated. |
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Mapungubwe National Park Interpretive Centre
Structural designer: Henry Fagan & Partners, John Ochsendorf & Michael Ramage
The Mapungubwe Interpretive centre has been built for South African national parks in the remote Mapungubwe National Park, where the building tells the story of world Heritage Cultural Landscape while achieving... Read more |
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Richmond Olympic Oval roof
Structural designer: Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
The Richmond Olympic Oval is located in Richmond, British Columbia, a venue city that will host the long-track speed skating events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games... Read more |
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Award for Small Projects
For a worthy project with a construction cost of under £1 million. Entries are considered on merit by the Structural Awards judging panel from those eligible projects entered against the principal 11 categories. |
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Rudolph Steiner House
Structural designer: Gifford
The Anthroposophical Society of Great Britain, wished to undertake a phased refurbishment of the existing building and create a new restaurant/café for both members and the public... Read more |
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