Structural Awards
The Institution of Structural Engineers' Structural Awards have been awarded for the structural design of buildings and infrastructure since 1968. The awards were re-organised in 2006 to include ten categories and the Supreme Award for structural engineering excellence, the highest award a structural project can win.
The David Alsop Sustainability Award, in memory of David Alsop, who died on 18 October 1996 while a vice president and president elect of the Institution of Structural Engineers, is made for "an outstanding structure which demonstrates excellent coordination of all aspects of the engineering elements and services combined with elegance, life-time economy and respect for the environment in which the structure is built." It was first awarded in 2000.
Laureates
Supreme Award
The Supreme Award was first awarded in 2003 to recognise the very best of structural engineering design.Other Categories
2016
- Award for Sustainability: 5 Broadgate, London, England - Buro Happold
- Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece - Expedition Engineering
- Award for Commercial or Retail Structures: Torre BBVA Bancomer, Mexico City, Mexico - Arup
- Award for Community or Residential Structures: Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia - Fast + Epp
- Award for Education or Healthcare Structures: Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Oxford, Pell Frischmann
- Award for Pedestrian Bridges: Elizabeth Quay Bridge, Perth, Australia - Arup
- Award for Sports or Leisure Structures: City of Manchester Stadium Expansion, Manchester, England - Buro Happold
- Award for Infrastructure or Transportation Structures: Transformation of Birmingham New Street railway station, England - Atkins - AKT II
- Structural Heritage Award: Mount Stewart House, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK - Mann Williams
- Award for Small Projects: Formby Helical Stair, Formby, UK - Webb Yates Engineers
- Award for Small Practices: Expo 2015 Hive, Milan, Italy & London, UK - Simmonds Studio
- Award for Regional Groups: Information Age Gallery, Science Museum, London, UK - Heyne Tillet Steel
No commendations were made.
2015
- Award for Sustainability: Housing for low-income communities in El Salvador - Arup
- Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures: The Vegas High Roller, Las Vegas, United States - Arup
- Award for Commercial or Retail Structures: Intesa SanPaolo Tower, Turin, Italy - Expedition Engineering - Studio Ossola
- Award for Community or Residential Structures: Malapa Hominid Fossil Site Cover + Visitors' Platform, Malapa, South Africa - Fellows Consulting
- Award for Education or Healthcare Structures: Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne, Australia - IrwinConsult
- Award for Pedestrian Bridges: Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge, London, UK - Flint & Neill
- Award for Sports or Leisure Structures: Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore - Arup
- Award for Infrastructure or Transportation Structures: Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Anaheim, California - Thornton Tomasetti
- Structural Heritage Award: Restoration of Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, Singapore - T.Y. Lin International Pte. Ltd
- Award for Highway or Railway Bridge Structures: Schuman Bridge, Lyon, France - Flint & Neill
- Award for Small Projects: Stage by the Sea, Littlehampton, UK - Expedition Engineering
- Award for Small Practices: Steel and Glass Features for the 300th Anniversary of Omsk, Russia -
- Award for Regional Groups: The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland - Arup
- For Commercial or Retail Structures: Believe in Better Building - Arup Associates and Engenuiti
- For Education or Healthcare Structures: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, UK - Elliott Wood Partnership
- For Pedestrian Bridges: Jim Stynes Bridge, Melbourne, Australia - Aurecon
- For Pedestrian Bridges: Merchant Square Footbridge, London, UK - Knight Architects and AKT II
- For Small Projects: Central London Stone Stair - Webb Yates Engineers
2014
- Award for Sustainability: Muregeya Bridge - Ove Arup & Partners
- Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures: Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art - Arup
- Award for Commercial or Retail Structures: Glass Lantern, Apple Zorlu - Eckersley O'Callaghan
- Award for Community or Residential Structures: Kew House - Price & Myers
- Award for Education or Healthcare Structures: WWF Living Planet Centre - Expedition Engineering
- Award for Pedestrian Bridges: Footbridge over the Bow, Banff, Alberta - Fast + Epp
- Award for Sports or Leisure Structures: Adelaide Oval Redevelopment - Arup
- Award for Infrastructure or Transportation Structures: Pulkovo Airport - Ramboll
- Structural Heritage Award: Forth Rail Bridge Restoration - Pell Frischmann
- Award for Highway or Railway Bridge Structures: Elbebridge Schönebeck - Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Award for Small Projects: Somerset House, The Miles Stair - Techniker
- Award for Small Practices: Lower Hātea River Crossing - Knight Architects / Peters & Cheung
- Award for Regional Groups: Bangor Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex - WYG
- For Sustainability: WWF Living Planet Centre - Expedition Engineering
- For Commercial or Retail Structures: Trimble Navigation's Office, Christchurch - Opus International Consultants
- For Community or Residential Structures: Temple Lodge - Ramboll
- For Highway or Railway Bridge Structures: Shenyang Hun River Ribbon Bridge - Tongji Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
- For Pedestrian Bridges: Muregeya Bridge - Ove Arup & Partners
- For Small Projects: Red Bridge House - Lyons O'Neill Ltd
- For Sports or Leisure Structures: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium - Thornton Tomasetti
- For Structural Heritage: Manchester Town Hall Complex Transformation Programme - URS
2013
- Award for Sustainability: Halley VI Antarctic Research Station by Aecom
- Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures: Gardens by the Bay - Atelier One and Meinhardt Infrastructure
- Award for Commercial or Retail Structures: CCTV Headquarters - Arup
- Award for Community or Residential Structures: Bishop Edward King Chapel - Price & Myers
- Award for Education or Healthcare Structures: The University of Exeter Forum - Buro Happold
- Award for Pedestrian Bridges: Pembroke College footbridge - Price & Myers
- Award for Sports or Leisure Structures: First Direct Arena - Arup
- Award for Infrastructure or Transportation Structures: Emirates Air Line - Expedition Engineering, Buro Happold and URS
- Structural Heritage Award: Cutty Sark Restoration - Buro Happold
- Award for Highway or Railway Bridge Structures: Taizhou Bridge - Jiangsu Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute and Aecom
- Award for Small Projects: KREOD Pavilion - Ramboll
- Award for Small Practices: Feature stairs for the new Mariinsky Theatre -
- For Commercial or Retail Structures: The Shard - WSP
- For Commercial or Retail Structures: Trinity Leeds gridshell roof - Sinclair Knight Merz
- For Community or Residential Structures: Tsingtao Pearl Visitor Centre - Fast + Epp
- For Education or Healthcare Structures: Botanical Garden Hothouse - Søren Jensen Consulting Engineers
- For Structural Heritage: Tynemouth Metro station - Ramboll
- For Small Projects: Castle Green Bridge - Flint & Neill
2012
- Sustainability Award: Conservation and Restoration of the Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Alan Baxter and Associates
- Award for Arts or Entertainment Structures: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas - Buro Happold
- Award for Commercial or Retail Structures: Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Award for Community or Residential Structures: VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Fast + Epp
- Award for Education or Healthcare Structures: the Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England - Ramboll
- Award for Pedestrian Bridges: Jarrold Bridge, Norwich, England - Ramboll
- Award for Sports or Leisure Structures: London Stadium, Stratford, England - Buro Happold
- Award for Infrastructure or Transportation Structures: London King's Cross railway station Redevelopment, London, England - Arup
- Structural Heritage Award: West Gate Bridge Strengthening, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - West Gate Bridge Strengthening Alliance
- Award for Highway or Railway Bridge Structures: Compiègne Bridge, France - Flint & Neill
- Award for Small Projects: Rise, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Price & Myers
- Award for Small Practices: Retention and Relocation of Facade at Chenil House, London, England - Considine Consulting
- For Education or Healthcare Structures: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Fast + Epp
- For Pedestrian Bridges: Peace Bridge, Derry, Northern Ireland - AECOM
- For Structural Heritage: Victoria Memorial Museum Rehabilitation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Parsons Brinckerhoff Halsall
- For Structural Heritage: Conservation and Restoration of the Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Alan Baxter and Associates
- For Highway or Railway Bridge Structures: Twin Sails Bridge, Poole, England - Ramboll
- For Small Practices: Georgia Ministry of Justice Prosecutor's Office, Georgia - Engenuiti
2011
- Heritage Award for Buildings or Infrastructure Projects: Royal Shakespeare Theatre redevelopment, Stratford upon Avon, England - Buro Happold
- Award for Pedestrian Bridges: Media City Footbridge, Manchester, England - Gifford
- Award for Transportation Structures: Dublin Airport Terminal 2, Dublin, Ireland - Arup
- Award for Commercial or Retail Structures: Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, Astana, Kazakhstan - Buro Happold
- Award for Education or Healthcare Structures: NMIT Arts and Media Centre, Nelson, New Zealand - Aurecon
- Award for Community or Residential Structures: Elsinore Culture Yard, Elsinore, Denmark - Søren Jensen Consulting Engineers
- Award for Sports Structures: London Velodrome, England - Expedition Engineering
- Award for Arts, Leisure or Entertainment Structures: Las Arenas Bullring, Barcelona, Spain - Expedition Engineering
- Award for Industrial or Process Structures: Port Phillip Estate, Red Hill, Victoria, Australia - Arup
- Award for Small Practices: Westgate Bridge Suspended Access Platforms, Melbourne, Australia - Alan White Design
- David Alsop Sustainability Award: Wales Institute for Sustainable Education, Powys, Wales - Buro Happold
- Award for Small Projects: Bridge of Dreams, Princeton, Canada - Fast + Epp
- For Heritage Infrastructure: Mizen Head Footbridge, County Cork, Ireland - Gifford
- For Pedestrian Bridges: Redhayes Bridge, Exeter, England - Parsons Brinckerhoff
- For Community or Residential Structures: Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, England - Gifford
- For Sports Structures: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - Buro Happold
- For Sustainability: Lee Valley VeloPark, England - Expedition Engineering
- For Sustainability: Open Academy, Norwich, England - Ramboll