Last month, 11 categories in the 2014 Global Best Projects Awards by Engineering News-Record were honored at the ENR+Dodge 2014 Global Construction Summit held in New York City. These projects were selected as examples of the challenges, risks and rewards of designing and building internationally. The judges examined projects in many markets, looking at safety, innovations, challenges and design and construction quality. They also placed special emphasis on the diversity of the projects as well as the project teams and teamwork.
There were four judges, industry veterans carefully chosen based on their knowledge and leadership:
- Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Senior EVP at Samsung C&T Corp
- Geno Armstrong, International Sector Lead, Engineering and Construction at KPMG
- Avery Louise Bang, CEO, Bridges to Prosperity
- James B. Porter, Jr, Founder and President, Sustainable Operations Solutions
The Project Winners
Halley VI Antarctic Research Station was selected unanimously as the Project of the Year and Best Education/Research project. Here are the rest of the winning projects:
Bridges, Tunnels – Dragon Bridge – Da Nang, Vietnam
Cultural – Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Winnipeg, Canada
Government Buildings – Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse – Long Beach, Calif.
Green Project – Center for Sustainable Landscapes – Pittsburgh, Penn.
Manufacturing – Superabsorbent Polymers Project – Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Office – The Place, London
Power/Industrial – Al Khairat Gas Turbine Power Plant, Karbala, Iraq
Renovation Restoration – Repairs to 10,000 Quake Damaged Houses, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Residential, Hospitality – Curundu Urban Renovation Rebuilds Community, Panama City, Panama
Retail, Mixed-Use Developments – Shams Abu Dhabi Gateway Towers, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Water, Wastewater – Panama Wastewater Treatment Plant, Panama City, Panama
We are excited to see how these winning projects open up new doors for the engineering industry and what the future holds for the engineering sector.
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