Project Awards information
Thank you for your interest in submitting a project to the 2021 Awards Exhibition! Submitting a project is easy - click here to go back to the instructions. Please reach out to the Awards Committee (gala@seamw.org) with any questions. |
Project Categories: |
New Construction over $75M New Construction $25M - $75M New Construction under $25M | Renovation over $40M Renovation $15M - $40M Renovation under $15M | Specialized (non-building) Structure |
- Construction must have been completed after January 2018
- Construction must be substantially complete before May 2021
- Projects may be located nationally or internationally
- At least 80% of the structural design work must have been completed by the firm's office in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia
- Projects must be designed per the International Building Code (IBC)
- Limit of one entry per category
Project Requirements:
Judging Criteria:
Projects will be judged on their overall structural engineering achievement based on the following five criteria:
- Creativity of structural design
- Technical innovations and their influence on design
- Ingenuity of design for efficient use of material and labor
- How the design solved unusual problems
- Quality of execution
Important Dates:
- Project Submission Form is open -- January 12, 2021
- Deadline to submit Project Submissions -- February 5, 2021
- Award Finalists will be notified by February 26, 2021
- Awards Exhibition -- May 16-22, 2021 (full week)
- Awards Reception -- May 22, 2021
Costs:
- Each Project Submission costs $200 for member firms and $400 for non-member firms
- Tickets to the event may be purchased individually or through Sponsorship
