SEAOC--Awards

	Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
	At the recently completed Annual Convention and Exhibit on the Kohala Coast, Hawai’i, the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) inducted five association members into the prestigious SEAOC College of Fellows, and recognized 23 firms for creative achievement and innovation in structural engineering design through its 10th annual Competition for Engineering Excellence Awards. As part of a luncheon program, five SEAOC members were honored with SEAOC’s highest form of recognition for outstanding contributions to the profession and the organization - induction into the SEAOC College of Fellows. The inductees were: Gregg Brandow, Los Angeles, James Amrhein, Long Beach, Jack Moehle, Berkeley, David McCormick, San Francisco, and George Saunders (posthumous), San Diego. A highlight of the convention program was the announcement of the winners of the Excellence in Engineering Awards Competition. Twenty-three firms out of 54 entries were selected by a team of experienced judges as being projects demonstrating exceptional innovation and creativity in finding economic solutions to complex engineering problems . The award winners by category were: Entry Information + 2009 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Announcement [pdf] \| [doc] Entry Packet [pdf] \| [doc]
	2007-08 Winners Click here to download the 2007-08 Winners [4mb - pdf]
	New Construction SMALL PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Santa Clara – McAfee Field House, Mount Hermon, CA. SMALL PROJECT CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Mesiti-Miller Engineering. Santa Cruz – DeMattei Residence, Aptos, CA SMALL PROJECT CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: LPA Inc., Irvine – American Career College Classroom Building, Ontario, CA LARGE PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco – UC Berkeley Units One & Two Infill Housing, Berkeley, CA LARGE PROJECT CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Arup, Los Angeles – Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Transformation Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM), Los Angeles, CA LARGE PROJECT CERTIFICATE OF MERUT: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco – Poly International Plaza, Guangzhou, China Retrofit/Alteration SMALL PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: OLMM Consulting Engineers, Oakland – Buena Vista Terrace, San Francisco, CA LARGE PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, San Francisco – Seismic Isolation of a Two-Story Addition at China Basin, San Francisco, CA LARGE PROJECT CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco – California Pacific Medical Center, Davies Campus North Tower Retrofit, San Francisco, CA LARGE PROJECT CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Miyamoto International, Sacramento – Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA Historic Preservation EXCELLENCE AWARD: Forell/Elsesser Engineers, San Francisco – Pasadena City Hall Seismic Rehabilitation, Pasadena, CA EXCELLENCE AWARD: Forell/Elsesser Engineers, San Francisco – Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Holmes Culley, San Francisco – Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel, Santa Barbara CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Weidlinger Associates, Marina Del Rey – Seismic Retrofit of the Main Sanctuary of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Pasadena, CA Study/Research/Guidelines EXCELLENCE AWARD: SEAONC AB-083 Task Group, San Francisco – SEAONC Recommended Administrative Bulletin on the Seismic Design and Review of Tall Buildings Using Non-Prescriptive Procedures CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE), Richmond – General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings Special Use Structures EXCELLENCE AWARD: – Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Santa Clara – The SunPower Staircase, Richmond, CA CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: DYK Incorporated, El Cajon – 40 MG Twin Oaks Reservoir No. 2, San Marcos, CA CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Coffman Engineers, Encino – AVEC Wind Turbine Tower Structural Design, Taksook Bay and Kasigluk, Alaska Landmark Structures EXCELLENCE AWARD: Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco – New De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Arup, San Francisco – California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Sustainable Design SMALL PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco – Project Frog Prototype – High Performance Environments Engineered for learning LARGE PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: Arup, Los Angeles – San Francisco Federal Building
	2006-07 Winners + Click here (pdf) to view the 2006-07 winners/images
	Best New Construction Small Project Excellence Award Tipping Mar + Associates, Berkeley - Orinda City Hall Small Project Certificate of Merit SDSE Structural Engineers, San Diego – The Estate “Suncatch Small Project Certificate of Merit Holmes Culley, San Francisco – Zen Spa and Observatory Large Project Excellence Award Arup, Los Angeles – Denver Art Museum Large Project Certificate of Merit Saiful/Bouquet Structural Engineers, Pasadena – Santa Monica College Theater Arts Building Large Project Certificate of Merit John A. Martin & Associates, Los Angeles – USC Galen Center & Athletic Pavilion Best Retrofit/Alteration Small Project Excellence Award Barrish Pelham & Associates, Sacramento – Lincoln Adult School Restoration Large Project Excellence Award Roessler Design Group/Weidlinger Associates, Irvine – Seismic Retrofit, Orange Coast College Large Project Certificate of Merit Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Emeryville – State Bar Building of California Large Project Certificate of Merit Degenkolb Engineers, San Diego – High Tech Media Arts, NTC Building 83 Renovation Best Historic Preservation Excellence Award Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Emeryville – Challenge Double-Header Wind-Engine Restoration Certificate of Merit Holmes Culley, San Francisco – Piers 11/2, 3 & 5 Study/Research/Guidelines Excellence Award Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco – FEMA 547: Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings Certificate of Merit MHP, Structural Engineers, Long Beach – GSA Steel Frame Bomb Blast & Progressive Collapse Test Certificate of Merit Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Berkeley – ASCE 41 – Supplement No. 1 Special Use Structures Excellence Award Saiful/Bouquet, Pasadena – Beverly Connection Tunnel Certificate of Merit Creegan + D’Angelo Engineers, San Francisco – Illinois Street Intermodal Bridge Certificate of Merit Arup, Los Angeles – Portland Aerial Tramway Landmark Structures Excellence Award Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco – The New Beijing Poly Plaza Certificate of Merit John A. Martin & Associates, Los Angeles – Orange County Performing Arts Center Concert Hall
	2005-06 Winners
	Best Use of New Technology in New Construction Certificate of Merit Coffman Engineers, Encino – Seismic Isolation – LART Management Center Best Use of New Technology in Retrofit/Alteration Excellence Award Integrated Design Services, Irvine – Seismic Strengthening – Parking Lot Certificate of Merit Saiful/Bouquet, Pasadena – Webb Tower, USC Best Use of Conventional Technologies in New Construction Excellence Award Lionakis Beaumont Design, Sacramento – Foresthill High School Certificate of Merit Degenkolb Engineers, San Diego – Carson/Tahoe Hospital Certificate of Merit Nabih Youssef & Associates, Los Angeles – La Jolla Playhouse Best Use of Conventional Technologies in a Building Retrofit Excellence Award Nishkian Menninger, San Francisco – One Powell Street Certificate of Merit Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco – Ritz Carlton Club and Residences Certificate of Merit Tipping Mar, Berkeley – Seismic Retrofit – Post-tensioned Walls Best Historic Preservation Excellence Award Nabih Youssef & Associates – Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Certificate of Merit Structural Focus, Gardena – Fresno Santa Fe Depot Study/Research/Guidelines Certificate of Merit DASSE Design, San Francisco – AISC Design Guide 20 Special Recognition Certificate of Merit Tipping Mar, Berkeley – Straw Bale Housing Certificate of Merit Certus Consulting, Oakland – Indonesia Tsunami Rebuilding
	2004-05 Winners
	Best Use of New Technology in New Construction Excellence Award Rutherford & Chekene, Oakland – J. David Gladstone Institutes Certificate of Merit Miyamoto International, West Sacramento – CSUS – Academic Information Center Best Use of New Technology in Retrofit/Alteration Certificate of Merit Saiful/Bouquet, Pasadena – Palo Alto Office Complex Certificate of Merit Integrated Design Services, Irvine – Retrofit of Concrete Waffle Slab Using FRP Best Use of Conventional Technology in New Building Construction Excellence Award Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, San Francisco – Raycom Info Tech Park Tower Certificate of Merit Hope Engineering, San Diego – Biogen Idec – NIMO Certificate of Merit Buehler & Buehler, Sacramento – Beale AFB Dormitory Best Use of Conventional Technologies in a Building Retrofit Excellence Award Hess Engineering, Los Alamitos – Torrance Garage & Podium Retrofit Best Historic Preservation Certificate of Merit Integrated Design Services, Irvine – Historic Preservation – 8 East Figueroa Landmark Structures Excellence Award Miyamoto International, West Sacramento – Hollywood Bowl Special Use Structures Excellence Award Advanced Structures, Inc., Los Angeles – Desert Bloom Porte Cochere Certificate of Merit Simon Wong Engineering, San Diego - El Rancho Road Missile Transport Study/Research/Guidelines Excellence Award Weidlinger Associates, Santa Monica – WTC Structural Engineering Investigation Certificate of Merit Integrated Design Services, Irvine – Experimental Seismic Assessment – UCLA

	2003-04 Winners
	Best Use of New Technology in New Construction *Excellence in Engineering* Arup San Francisco—Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara *Certificate of Merit* Arup Los Angeles—San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, for performance-based design: College building utilizing unbonded braces. Best Use of New Technology in Retrofit/Alteration *Excellence in Engineering* Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc., San Francisco—San Francisco Asian Art Museum *Certificate of Merit* Stedman & Dyson, San Diego—Bachelors Enlisted Quarters Renovation, Building 26, Naval Medical Center, San Diego Best Use of Conventional Technology in New Building Construction *Excellence in Engineering* KPFF San Diego—Renaissance Towers in San Diego *Certificate of Merit* Buehler & Buehler, Sacramento—California Teachers Association Governmental Building Best Use of Conventional Technologies in a Building Retrofit *Excellence in Engineering* Middlebrook & Louie, San Francisco—215 Fremont Street, San Francisco *Certificate of Merit* OLMM Consulting Engineers—Police Administration Building, San Jose—Seismic Strengthening Best Historic Preservation *Excellence in Engineering* DASSE Design, San Francisco—San Mateo Fire Station #21 Renovation *Certificate of Merit* Curry Price Court, San Diego—North Park Theater University Avenue, San Diego Landmark Structures Award *Excellence in Engineering* Walter P. Moore Engineers, Atlanta, Georgia—Reliant Stadium Houston Texas—NFL’s first retractable roof stadium CCertificate of Merit Arup San Francisco—Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Special Use Structures Award *Excellence in Engineering* Carter & Burgess, Inc., Las Vegas—Las Vegas Monorail, Sahara Station and Connector *Certificate of Merit* C+D Consulting and Civil Structural Engineers, San Francisco—Rock Climbing Structure
	Previous Winners
	2002-2003 *Degenkolb Engineers:* SDSU Chemistry/ Geology Building Renovation *KPFF Consulting Engineers:* Renaissance *Stedman & Dyson Engineers:* Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) Renovation, Building 26 2001-2002 Core City Pacific Ove Arup & Partners Miller Park Ove Arup & Partners Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels Nabih Yousseft Associates South Bay Tower Saiful/Bouguet Structural Engineers 2000-2001 The Overall Excellence Award The Hass Pavilion submitted by Forell/Elsesser Engineers High Performance Design with Friction Damped Frames Tipping Mar & Associates William Penn Hotel Seismic Rehabilitation Curry Price Court Staples Center John A. Martin & Associates Golden Gateway Center - Seismic Retrofit Saiful/Bouquet Consulting Structural 1999-2000 The New International Terminal at San Francisco Airport Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco Hearst Memorial Mining Building Rutherford & Chekene, Berkeley The I. Magnin Building: Seismic Strengthening Tipping Mar + associates, Oakland 1998-1999 Eiffel Tower II, Las Vegas John A. Martin and Associates John A. Martin, Jr. 213-483-6490 The Money Store Headquarters, West Sacramento Marr Shaffer & Miyamoto, Inc. Kit Miyamoto 916-567-0793 One Market Renovation, San Francisco Steven Tipping + Associates David Marr 510-549-1906 1997-1998 Pacific Place by Steven Tippen & Associates Administration Building Seismic Retrofit California State University Los Angeles by Brandow & Johnson Associates The Tree of Life by Walt Disney Imagineering University Events Center California State University Long Beach by John A. Martin and Associates, Inc. 1996-1997 Los Angeles Convention Center Addition John A. Martin and Associates, Inc. **San Diego California Temple Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Atkinson, Johnson & Spurrier, Inc. Recreation Sports, Physical Education & Events Center California Polytechnic State University E.G. Hirsch & Associates 1995-1996 -- Outstanding Award Fiber Reinforced Plastic Model Range Arch San Diego Travis, Verdugo, Curry & Associates Seismic Retrofit of the United States Court of Appeals San Francisco Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP San Francisco New Main Library OLMM Structural Design 1995-1996 -- Superior Award UCLA Royce Hall Seismic Renovation Los Angeles John A. Martin and Associates, Inc. Oakland City Hall Seismic Retrofit** Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc.