Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology


The Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology is awarded annually by the National Building Museum to recognize outstanding leadership and innovation in the field of construction methods and processes, including engineering design and construction techniques and practices. Created in 2002 by an endowment established by the Turner Construction Company and named after the company's founder, the prize carries a cash award of $25,000.
Past honorees include individuals and organizations such as architect I. M. Pei, for encouraging construction and engineering innovation with his designs; Stanford University civil engineering professor Paul Teicholz, for his work in paving the way for Building Information Modeling; and Engineers Without Borders–USA for efforts in creating sustainable infrastructure in poverty-stricken world communities and for "instilling a sense of global responsibility in the next generation of engineers," according to the award jury. When Frank Gehry accepted the prize on behalf of Gehry Partners in 2007, he stated, "I've gotten a lot of awards from the artsy side of the profession, but this one's from the meat-and-potatoes side, and that's pretty special."
In addition to the Turner Prize, the National Building Museum also awards the Vincent Scully Prize, which honors exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design, and the Honor Award for individuals and organizations who have made important contributions to the U.S.'s building heritage.

List of Turner Prize winners

YearRecipient
2014Department of Architectural Engineering of the Pennsylvania State University
2011Caterpillar, Inc.
2010Engineers Without Borders–USA
2008Charles H. Thornton, co-founder of Thornton Tomasetti
2007Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies
2007Dr. Paul Teicholz
2005U.S. Green Building Council
2004Charles A. DeBenedittis, senior managing director of design and construction, Tishman Speyer Properties
2003I. M. Pei
2002Leslie E. Robertson