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2021 Structural Awards shortlist showcases the best in structural engineering worldwide

by LLP Editor
13th Aug 21 11:25 am

Today, the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) reveals the 2021 Structural Awards Shortlist, featuring 53 outstanding projects worldwide.
Following a COVID-induced hiatus in 2020, the hotly anticipated 2021 programme returns bigger than ever, with a brace of new categories. Significantly, this iteration covers a two year period. As such, the judges had a more difficult time than ever with double the amount of entries to consider.

Encompassing a wide range of structural disciplines, each of the 13 categories highlights the prolific work of structural engineers globally, and the role they play as the โ€˜Guardians of public safety in the built environmentโ€™.

The 2021 shortlist highlights include:

Project: The All England Lawn Tennis Club No.1 Court Redevelopment, UK
Category: Long Span Structures // Finalist: Thornton Tomasetti

Project: Oregon Forest Science Complex, USA
Category: Zero Carbon // Finalist: Equilibrium Consulting Inc.

Project: Tiayuan Botanical Garden Domes, China

Category: Construction Innovation // Finalist: Structure Craft & Arcplus Institute of Shanghai

Architectural Design and Research

Project: Guinness Storehouse Gravity Bar Extension, Ireland
Category: Minimal Intervention // Finalist: Arup Consulting Engineers

Commenting on this yearโ€™s Awards, returning chair of the judges, Professor Tim Ibell says, โ€œWhat a fantastic two-year bumper crop of shortlisted projects. Despite the pandemic, the sense of pride for our profession, which the Structural Awards always fosters, is alive and kicking and is well-reflected in this yearโ€™s shortlist.โ€

He continues, โ€œSustainability is a central focus for this yearโ€™s programme. The whole judging panel was incredibly impressed with the amount of amazing projects able to demonstrate wonderful, sustainability-related innovations. The need for eco-friendly design will continue to grow in judging priorities over the coming years, as we all grapple with the exciting, but considerable, decarbonisation challenge. This yearโ€™s shortlist reflects the very first steps in
this move and, as always, provides inspiration for so many across global construction.โ€

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