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Winners and commendations Contents 02 The Structural Awards 34 Award for Small Practices The Structural Awards are the world’s pre-eminent awards for structural engineering excellence. Hosted by the 04 Judges 36 David Alsop Sustainability Award Institution of Structural Engineers since 1968, these annual awards celebrate the work of the most talented structural 06 Supreme Award for Structral Engineering Excellence 42 Award for Small Projects 08 Heritage Award for Building or Infrastructure Projects 44 The Sponsors/supporter designers and their indispensable contribution to the built environment. Structural engineers work on a huge variety 12 Award for Pedestrian Bridges 16 Award for Transportation Structures and range of developments, from breathtaking landmark structures to small heritage projects. The aim of the 18 Award for Commercial or Retail Structures Structural Awards is to recognise and reward excellence wherever it is found. 20 Award for Education or Healthcare Structures 22 Award for Community or Residential Structures 26 Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures 28 Award for Sports or Leisure Structures 32 Award for Industrial or Process Structures 02 | | 03 Judges Judges Mike Banfi is an Associate Gordon Clark is chairman of Dr Michael Cook is Director of Professor Steve Denton Ian Firth is Director of Flint & David Harvey has worked for Tristram Hope is the founder Professor David Nethercot Dr Graham Owens has 42 Professor Roger Plank is Head Sam Price founded Price & Claire Thomas is Associate Georgina Wong is currently Director who joined Ove Arup the engineering consultant Structural Engineering at Buro is Director of Engineering at Neill and is responsible for the Associated Engineering for 25 and chairman of independent was the immediate past Head years experience in structural of the School of Architecture at Myers with Robert Myers in Director at Ramboll. practising as a contract & Partners in 1976. Since Gifford, part of Ramboll. He Happold. Parsons Brinckerhoff and heads design, checking and structural years and is a Principal with the construction consultancy of the Department of Civil and and civil engineering, working the University of Sheffield, where 1978. structural engineer, having 1998 he has been based in joined the consultancy in 1976 the Technical Leadership Team. assessment of bridge projects, firm. He has been responsible THiSolutions Ltd, with particular Environmental Engineering in the contracting, consulting, he has been a lecturer since 1976. Diverse projects are typical of worked for Jacobs and Arup Arup’s Advanced Technology and was appointed a Director During his career Mike has led He is a Visiting Professor at the large and small, around the for thousands of bridges of expertise in sustainable design, at Imperial College, London. academic and institutional Noteworthy projects that Sam Claire’s portfolio which ranges on a wide variety of new build and Research department. in 1992. the engineering design of many University of Bath. world. almost every conceivable type having worked previously with David was previously on the sectors. Roger has developed a close has worked on include the Sutton from regeneration and and refurbishment projects. unique structures around the over his 40 year career, and has Arup, Buro Happold, Andrew staff at Cardiff, Sheffield and working relationship with the Hoo visitor centre for the National remediation, refurbishment, Mike has advised on aspects Gordon’s career as a leading world, and contributed to the Steve’s interests and experience Ian is well known as a designer received many industry awards Russell Associates and Building Nottingham Universities, As Director of The Steel steel construction sector, and Trust with van Heyningen and health centres, sports halls Georgina provides guidance of steel construction for bridge designer included development of a practice of span many facets of strategic of innovative and award winning for innovation. Design Partnership. including five years as Head of Construction Institute (SCI), he had a leading role in establish- Haward and a large new office and swimming pools, to and leadership to a student-led many high-profile projects Project Director for the consulting engineers with a and engineering consultancy, bridges such as the Bridge of Department at Nottingham. was responsible for the ing the internationally renowned for Capital One in Nottingham speculative offices, schools, development project in including Beijing National award-winning Gateshead global reputation for creativity research and construction. In Aspiration for the Royal Ballet David’s particular interests are in Tristram is the Royal Academy technical quality and structural fire engineering research with ORMS, two of the largest in colleges and universities. Uganda, of which she was a Stadium, Heathrow Terminal Millennium Bridge. and innovation. addition to his business and School in London and the Sail developing improved structural of Engineering Visiting David is a past president of commercial viability of an group. His research in structural a group of Price & Myers projects Perhaps most notably, the founder member during the 5 and Gatwick’s Pier 6 project leadership responsibilities, Bridge in Swansea, and was systems and in delivering better Professor in Engineering Design the Institution, Chairman of organisation of 50 people with fire engineering has also led to that won RIBA or Civic Trust Said Business School in final year of her degree. As a Footbridge. Lecturing widely and publishing he retains a high degree of concept designer for the and Sustainability for the School the Structural Awards judging an annual turnover of £5m and the development of the award- many papers on bridges and value. A resident of Vancouver, awards. Oxford. former Chair of the Yorkshire technical involvement in projects, Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Canada, his work embraces of Civil Engineering at the panel and he won the promoting and developing the winning design software, Vulcan, Branch Young Members other built structures, Gordon with particular interests in the Kong. University of Leeds and a Institution’s Gold Medal Award proper and effective use of which is being increasingly used has made a major contribution bridging in remote locations and Group, she welcomes the analysis and design of bridges. major transportation founder member of the in 2009. steel in construction. in practice. opportunity to represent the to the advance of technical Construction Industry Council knowledge and standards assignments. Graham is a past president of Roger is the 91st President of The views of young members of 04 | regional branch for Yorkshire | 05 throughout the industry. the Institution. Institution of Structural Engineers. the Institution on the Judging and Humberside. Panel. Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence for Structural Award Supreme London 2012 Velodrome Structural Designer: Expedition Engineering Client: Olympic Delivery Authority The London 2012 Velodrome is an outstanding example of Architect: Hopkins Architects structural engineering at its best and a worthy winner of the M&E Engineers: BDSP Partnership Institution’s Supreme Award 2011. Contractor: ISG Location: London, UK The Velodrome will serve as a key structural and architectural venue during the London 2012 Olympics, delivering a world- The judges all agreed that the London “2012 Velodrome is a project worthy of class building and track which encompass beauty, sustainability, winning the Supreme Award. As with so value and functionality. many Supreme Award winners before it, there is a sense of “rightness” to this Described by quadruple Gold Medal winner Sir Chris Hoy as building that is a rare but undeniable quality. It is a gem amongst several “magnificent, better even than it looked on the drawing board”, jewels in a development that the whole the venue is testament to the success of Client, Design Team UK can be proud of. It demonstrates and Main Contractor collaboration and has been delivered on outstanding creativity and uniqueness in its combination of the art and science time and on budget. of engineering.” 6 | Judges’ comment | 7 Heritage Award for Building or Infrastructure Projects - for Building or Infrastructure Award Heritage Royal Shakespeare Theatre Structural Designer: Buro Happold Client: Royal Shakespeare This project was the £57 million radical transformation of the Company Grade II* listed Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Architect: Bennetts Associates M&E Engineers: Buro Happold At its heart lies a new thrust stage auditorium which, at 1030 Contractor: MACE capacity, is the largest of its kind in the world and will revolutionise Other sub-contractors: the way audiences experience live theatre. Steelwork contractors: Billington Structural Steelwork The design sensitively incorporates the most significant remains Concrete contractor: John Doyle of the earlier theatres which stood on the site whilst bringing the Construction building into the 21st century through the application of innovative Substructure contractor: Cementation structural design – resulting in the best space in the world for the Skanska performance of Shakespeare. Structural timber: KLH UK Demolition contractor: DSM The sensitive and complex refurbishment and remodelling of this “landmark in our cultural heritage has elevated what was Architectural steelwork contractor: CMF undoubtedly a theatre that was artistically world-renowned into a Winner Location: Stratford-upon-Avon,