STRUCTURES + BUILDINGS
Structural steel innovations Twelve building projects win AISC’s top steel design awards.
In April, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) recognized 12 struc- tural steel projects in its 2018 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS 2 ) awards program. Conducted annually, the IDEAS 2 award is the highest honor bestowed on building projects by the U.S. structural steel industry and recognizes excellence and innovation in the use of structural steel on building projects across the country. The 12 IDEAS 2 winners were selected from nearly 100 submissions received from architectural, engineering, and construction firms throughout the U.S. Each project was judged on its use of structural steel from both an architectural and structural engineering perspective, with an emphasis on creative solutions to the project’s program requirements; applications of innovative design approaches in areas such as connections, gravity systems, lateral load resisting systems, fire protection, and blast; aesthetic and visual impact of the project; innovative use of architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS); technical or architectural advances in the use of the steel; and the use of innovative design and construction methods.
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csengineermag.com
june 2018
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