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IDEAS² Winner: NYU John A. Paulson Center
The Paulson Center combines athletic facilities, classrooms, performing arts spaces, and faculty and student housing in a 735,000 sq. ft steel-framed tower.
Enter the 2025 IDEAS² Awards
We’re looking for projects that show how American structural steel innovates in engineering, architectural excellence, adaptive reuse, sustainability, and constructability.
What's New in Modern Steel Construction
Find out how steel brought an architect’s vision for a tree-like structural centerpiece to life, explore a Denver office building’s signature AESS tower, and much more!
Win $15,000 for Your Visionary Steel Concept
Submit your conceptual designs for the Forge Prize, AISC's flagship design competition!
Tackle the Skilled Trade Shortage Head-On
Find activities, checklists, and other resources that will help you attract talent to your shop.
Get Design Guidance on Base Connections
AISC’s newly released Design Guide 1, Base Connection Design for Steel Structures (Third Edition) features expanded seismic design and embedded base connection design sections.
Your Generosity--In Action
Donors like you give students the opportunity to make connections at industry events and meetings. Find out the latest!
Engineering Students Design, Fabricate, and Build Bridges--for the 38th Year!
“Every single year, students tell us that it was the best part of their college experience, and many go on to design bridges as practicing engineers!” said AISC Senior Director of Education Christina Harber, SE, PE. September 9, 2024AREMA/NSBA Present Constructability, Fabrication Guidelines for Steel Railroad Bridges
“These guidelines will help streamline the design and fabrication process to provide for efficient and economical steel bridge design and construction,” said American Institute of Steel Construction Vice President of Bridges Brandon Chavel, PE, PhD. September 3, 2024AISC Education Foundation Awards $200k+ in Scholarships
“Our scholarships are the AISC Education Foundation's biggest investment in the next generation of our industry,” said AISC Director of Foundation Programs Maria Mnookin. August 26, 2024Calling Architects, Educators, and Students: AISC’s Conceptual Design Competition Returns--with $25,000 in Prizes
“The Forge Prize is the Architecture Center’s flagship design competition--and it’s just one way that the Center sparks creativity to inspire great designers,” said AISC Director of Architecture Nima Balasubramanian, AIA, NOMA. August 20, 2024About Us
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit structural steel technical institute, partners with the AEC community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material on the market.
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