A Seattle high-rise using a first-of-its-kind core system. A staircase that looks like a floating ribbon. A performance venue named for a rock-and-roll pioneer. A museum designed to look like an athlete in motion.
What do they all have in common?
They're all steel-framed. And they’re all winners.
Specifically, these four projects, as well as five others, are winners of the 2022 AISC IDEAS² Awards. AISC made the big announcement during the first session of NASCC: The Steel Conference in Denver.
"I always look forward to seeing the IDEAS² Award winners, and once again the industry has made it very difficult for our judges to select winners among an outstanding pool of submissions," said AISC President Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD. "It's truly inspiring to see the ways today's most creative minds work with structural steel to create modern landmarks. Congratulations to everyone who worked on these projects!"
The Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards are the steel industry's highest design honor. To learn more about the project teams, judging criteria, and the 2022 juries, please visit aisc.org/ideas2.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Structural Design
Rainier Square, Seattle |
Merit Award: Less than $15 Million
2Life Communities Administrative Offices, Brighton, Mass. |
 Merit Award: $15 Million to $75 Million
L. Gale Lemerand Student Center at Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, Fla. |
Merit Award: $15 Million to $75 Million
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs, Colo. |
National Award: $15 Million to $75 Million
Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn. |
National Award: $75 Million to $200 Million
The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, Lubbock, Texas |
Merit Award: $75 Million to $200 Million
International Spy Museum, Washington |
 Merit Award: More than $200 Million
One Vanderbilt, New York
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 Merit Award: Sculpture/Art Installation/Non-building Structure
Ascension of the Celestial Maiden, New York |