A state-of-the-art television studio, a memorial to civil rights, and a museum for a national landmark are among the winning projects in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2020 PCI Design Awards program. Judges awarded 25 projects and five honorable mentions for design excellence in building and transportation categories.
The PCI Design Awards, now in its 57th year, showcase the creative and innovative use of precast and prestressed concrete in a variety of applications. “Once again, the precast, prestressed concrete industry has put its best foot forward and has delivered many inspiring and impressive projects,” said PCI President and CEO Bob Risser, P.E. “Each year, the PCI Design Awards program demonstrates that precast, prestressed concrete is not only a practical solution to many construction challenges, but also a head-turning aesthetic solution.”
A panel of industry experts that includes precast concrete producers, engineers, and architects judges all nominees. The buildings and transportation categories are judged on aesthetic, structural, and use versatility; site, energy and operational efficiency, and risk reduction; and resiliency, such as structure durability, multi-hazard protection, and life safety and health.
PCI also selects several projects for special awards that are judged on similar criteria to the building and transportation projects, as well as additional requirements, including industry advancement, sustainable design, technology, and designs using all-precast concrete solutions. These awards include the Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award, The All-Precast Concrete Solution Award, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and the Sustainable Design Award.
All winning projects will be showcased and honored at the 2020 PCI Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, with an event on March 6, and will be published in PCI publications, including PCI Journal, Ascent, and ASPIRE magazines. Visit pci.org for details and photos of all winning and honorable mention projects.
2020 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Specials
Sustainable Design Award (co-winners)
Statue of Liberty Museum and Statue of Liberty Secondary Screening Facility
New York City, New York
High Concrete Group
and
Marc Basnight Bridge/Replacement of Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
Dare County, North Carolina
Coastal Precast Systems
Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award (co-winners)
Performing Arts Center at Murphysboro High School
Murphysboro, Illinois
Enterprise Precast Concrete
and
Mount Sinai Medical Center Skolnick Surgical Tower
Miami Beach, Florida
Gate Precast Company
All-Precast Concrete Solution Award
St. Armands Parking Garage
Sarasota, Florida
Coreslab Structures (TAMPA)
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award
Tower of Voices – Flight 93 National Memorial
Stoystown, Pennsylvania
PennStress, a division of MacInnis Group
Special Awards Jury:
Kyle Knop, HGA Architecture
Cheryl Rishcoff, TRC Worldwide Engineering Inc.
Roksana Taghizadeh, EnCon Design LLC
2020 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Buildings
Government and Public
Advanced Learning Library – Wichita Public Library
Wichita, Kansas
Enterprise Precast Concrete
Healthcare/Medical (co-winners)
Marshfield Clinic Health System Hospital and Cancer Center
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Gage Brothers
and
Mount Sinai Medical Center Skolnick Surgical Tower
Miami Beach, Florida
Gate Precast Company
Higher Education/University
University of Minnesota Pioneer Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wells Concrete
High Tech and Laboratory
KFOR News Studio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Coreslab Structures (OKLA)
Hotels and Motels
Hotel Indigo
Madison, Wisconsin
Spancrete
Multi-Family
1323 Morse Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Spancrete
Office Building
Millwright Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gage Brothers
All-Precast Parking Structure
St. Armands Parking Garage
Sarasota, Florida
Coreslab Structures (TAMPA)
Façade Only Parking Structure
Dickies Arena Parking Garage
Fort Worth, Texas
Gate Precast Company
Religious
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple
Tucson, Arizona
Gate Precast Company
Retail
Whole Foods Market
Lexington, Kentucky
Gate Precast Company
Stadiums and Arenas
SunTrust Park
Atlanta, Georgia
Gate Precast Company
Metromont (structural components producer)
Custom Solutions
Witness Walls
Nashville, Tennessee
Gate Precast Company
Buildings Jury:
Jason Krohn, S.K. Ghosh Associates LLC
Lesley Sneed, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Timothy Taylor, Gensler
2020 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Transportation
Main Span from 76-149 feet
Wekiva Parkway #204 Systems Interchange
Orange County, Florida
Dura-Stress Inc.
Main Span more than 150 feet
Marc Basnight Bridge/Replacement of Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
Dare County, North Carolina
Coastal Precast Systems
Non-Highway Bridge
Villanova University Pedestrian Bridge
Villanova, Pennsylvania
High Concrete Group, LLC
Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC
International Transportation Structure
Samuel De Champlain Bridge
Quebec, Canada
BPDL/SSLC
Special Solution
Interstate 78 Bridge Underclearance Project
Berks County, Pennsylvania
PennStress, a division of MacInnis Group
Transportation Jury:
Reggie Holt, Federal Highway Administration
Michael LaViolette, HDR
James Nelson, Iowa DOT
