Ten innovative projects throughout the U.S. have won 2021 IDEAS² Awards, the steel industry’s top design honor.

This year’s projects range from a massive arena to a jaw-dropping school that appears to defy gravity to a sculpture that draws inspiration from West African “talking drums” to honor the founders of the National Bar Association.

“These projects showcase the versatility of structural steel,” said AISC President Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, “and they all demonstrate a remarkable amount of innovation and creativity. Congratulations to the team behind each project for a job very well done!”

A framing material change from concrete to steel facilitates an enhanced expansion that doubles the height of an AdventHealth hospital in Kissimmee, Fla. Click below for photos of the construction process. And to read about the project, see “Doubling Up” in the February 2021 issue.

Design-build delivery of a new steel station keeps the LIRR running. Click below to see images of the project. And to read about it, see “All Aboard” in the February 2021 issue.