As an international leader in concrete construction, everything the American Concrete Institute accomplishes is due to its volunteers, its contributors, and its donors. With the Fall 2023 event, the organization celebrates its 63rd Fall Convention - marking 119 years of guiding concrete construction, affirming the thousands of elements, and millions of details to improve the world's concrete, concrete construction, design, engineering, and so much more.
ACI President, Antonio Nanni
The ACI 2023 Fall Convention was located in Boston, Massachusetts, from October 29 to November 2 and hosted by the ACI: New England Chapter. Ahmad Abdelrazaq presented the keynote speech, "Paradigm Shift in Tall Building Typologies | Past, Present, and Future Technologies' Impact on the New Generation of Tall Building Systems."
After their gift of a concrete bowtie with the ACI logo stamped within, Brett Holland, President of the ACI New England Chapter was presented with a certificate in recognition of the chapter's convention committee and its volunteers.
Excellence in Concrete Construction
Awards of the Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Program.
The awards were created to honor the visions of the most creative projects in the concrete industry while providing a platform to recognize concrete innovation, technology, and excellence across the globe. To be eligible for participation in the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, projects need to be nominated by an ACI Chapter, or International Partner, or selected through self-nomination.
People's Choice
Contractors can also vote for the 2023 People’s Choice Award – an audience-driven award for the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. Beginning October 30 and ending November 30, 2023, participants can judge and vote for their favorite concrete project entered in this year's ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards.
Following the completion of the voting period on November 30, the American Concrete Institute will announce the winning project of the People’s Choice Award on ACI’s official social media pages.
Overall Excellence
The "Overall Excellence” award was presented to Quay Quarter Tower; also receiving first place in the Repair and Restoration Structures category.
Quay Quarter Tower, in New South Wales, Australia
Entries for the 2024 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards are being accepted now through April 29, 2024.
Located in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, Quay Quarter Tower is the world’s tallest adaptive reuse project. Adaptive reuse refers to a transformation of use from a building’s original purpose while preserving its architectural and cultural heritage. In the case of Quay Quarter Tower, a 45-year-old concrete building was repurposed with partial demolition and the addition of new elements—expanding both the ground width and height of the original structure. The new upcycled tower is a 709-foot tall building using a mixture of material solutions that extend service life until 2070. The project overcame unprecedented structural engineering challenges with innovative solutions that have set a new global standard for the effective conservation and lifetime extension of tall concrete buildings. Through a rigorous assessment and verification process, this project is the world’s first example of the adaptive reuse of a concrete skyscraper.
The Overall Excellence Award, Quay Quarter Tower, in New South Wales, Australia
“The project was both innovative and creative, including adaptive reuse of an existing high-rise building," stated Overall Excellence judge Ronald G. Burg. “The project team of architects, engineers, and contractors addressed many unique challenges to deliver a world-class sustainable building.”
Additional Awards
Repair & Restoration
1st Place: Quay Quarter Tower, in New South Wales, Australia
First Place, Repair & Restoration, Quay Quarter Tower, in New South Wales, Australia
- Owner: AMP Capital
- Engineering Firms: BG&E Pty Ltd, ADG
- Engineers Pty Ltd, Kasina Consultants Pty Ltd
- General Contractor: Multiplex Construction
- Concrete Contractor: De Martin and Gasparini
- Concrete Supplier: Boral Limited
2nd Place: University of British Columbia MacLeod Engineering Building Renewal, Vancouver Campus, in Vancouver, British Columbia
Second Place, Repair & Restoration, University of British Columbia MacLeod Engineering Building Renewal, Vancouver Campus, in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Owner: The University of British Columbia
- Engineering Firms: Structural: Weiler Smith Bowers Consulting Engineers
- Mechanical: AME Group;
- Electrical: Applied Engineering Solutions
- General and Concrete Contractor: Heatherbrae Builders
- Concrete Supplier: Con-Force Structures Ltd
Decorative Concrete
1st Place: North Bend Torguson Skatepark, in North Bend, WA, USA
First Place, Decorative Concrete, North Bend Torguson Skatepark, in North Bend, WA, USA
- Owner: Si View Metropolitan Park District
- Architectural Firm: Grindline Skateparks, Inc.
- Engineering Firm: MacKay Sposito
- General and Concrete Contractor: Grindline Skateparks, Inc.
- Concrete Supplier: Cadman Inc.
2nd Place: Block G-1, in Tampa, FL, USA
Second Place, Decorative Concrete, Block G-1, in Tampa, FL, USA
- Owner: Strategic Property Partners, LLC
- Architectural Firms: COOKFOX Architects, DPC, and HOK Group, Inc.
- Engineering Firm: DeSimone Consulting Engineering
- General Contractor: Coastal Construction
- Concrete Contractor: STABIL Concrete Products, LLC
- Structural Engineering Firm: J & M Structural Engineers
Low-Rise Structures
1st Place: Bou You Rou, Sakai-shi, in Fukui, Japan
First Place, Low-Rise Structures (up to 3 Stories), Bou You Rou, Sakai-shi, Fukui, Japan
- Owner: Dai-ichi Bou You Rou
- Architectural Firm: kousou Inc.
- Engineering Firm: KAP Co., Ltd.
- General and Concrete Contractor: Tanaka Kensetsu Co., Ltd.
- Concrete Supplier: Teramae Namacon Co., Ltd.
- Monitoring System: Just.will Co., Ltd.
- Mechanical Design: Akeno Facility Resilience Inc.
- Interior Design: SH Architect & Design
- Additional Participants: ZENNAMA; Japan Concrete Admixture Association and Dr. Atsushi Tomoyose
2nd Place: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad; Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Management Building, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Second Place, Low-Rise Structures (Up to 3 Stories), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad; Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Management Building
- Owner: Universidad de los Andes
- Architectural Firms: Konrad Brunner Arquitectos and Undurraga Devés Arquitectos (Joint Venture)
- Engineering Firm: Arpro Arquitectos Ingenieros S.A.
- General Contractor: Arpro Arquitectos Ingenieros S.A.
- Concrete Contractor and Supplier: Grupo Argos
2nd Place: University of California San Francisco Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, in San Francisco, CA, USA
Second Place, Mid-Rise Structures (4-15 Stories), University of California San Francisco Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, in San Francisco, CA, USA
- Owner: UCSF Real Estate
- Architectural Firms: Perkins&Will, Pfau Long Architecture, Ltd., and ZGF Architects LLP
- Engineering Firm: Tipping Structural Engineers
- General Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company
High-Rise Structures
1st Place: Salesforce Tower Chicago, in Chicago, IL, USA
First Place, High-Rise Structures (Over 15 Stories), Salesforce Tower Chicago, in Chicago, IL, USA
- Owners: Hines, the Kennedy Family, and AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust Corporation
- Architectural Firms: Pelli Clarke & Partners
- Engineering Firm: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
- General Contractor: Walsh Construction
- Concrete Supplier: Prairie Materials
2nd Place: The Reed at Southbank, in Chicago, IL, USA
Second Place, High-Rise Structures (Over 15 Stories), The Reed at Southbank, in Chicago, IL, USA
- Owner: Lendlease Development
- Architectural Firm: Perkins&Will
- Engineering Firm: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
- General Contractor: Lendlease (US) Construction
- Concrete Contractor: McHugh Concrete Construction, Inc.
- Concrete Supplier: Oremus Material
- Concrete Mixture Consultant: Master Builders Solutions
- Slag Cement Provider: Skyway Slag Cement
Infrastructure
1st Place: I-74 Mississippi River Bridge, in Bettendorf, IA, USA
First Place, Infrastructure, I-74 Mississippi River Bridge, in Bettendorf, IA, USA
- Co-Owners: Iowa Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Transportation
- Architectural Firm: Rosales + Partners (Bridge Architect)
- Engineering Firms: Benesch (Overall Corridor Manager & Design Lead) and Modjeski and Masters (Design Lead for Arch Superstructure)
- River Bridge General Contractor and Concrete Contractor: Lunda Construction Co.
- Concrete Supplier: Hahn Ready Mix
2nd Place: Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project, in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Second Place, Infrastructure, Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project, in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Owner: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering
- Architectural Firm: Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
- Engineering Firm: HNTB Corporation
- General and Concrete Contractor: Skanska-Stacy and Witbeck (Joint Venture)
- Concrete Supplier: CEMEX
- Construction Management: T.Y. Lin International Group
Flatwork
1st Place: Mountain Pass Lodge and Sliding Sports Facility, in Lake Placid, NY, USA
First Place, Flatwork, Mountain Pass Lodge and Sliding Sports Facility, in Lake Placid, NY, USA
- Owner: Olympic Regional Development Authority
- Architectural Firm: QPK Design, LLP
- Engineering Firm: John P. Stopen Engineering
- General Contractor: Pike Construction Services
- Concrete Contractor: Pike Construction Services (Structural Services)
- Concrete Supplier: Upstone Materials, Inc.
- Placed Concrete: DJ Rossetti Inc.
- Admixture Supplier: GCP Applied Technologies
2nd Place: 11601 Wilshire, in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Second Place, Flatwork, 11601 Wilshire, in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Owner: Hudson Pacific Properties
- Architectural Firm: RIOS
- Engineering Firm: Glotman Simpson U.S. Inc.
- General Contractor: TIS Construction Services, Inc.
- Concrete Contractor: Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc.
- Concrete Supplier: Catalina Pacific Concrete
Honorable Mention: Bi-State Development Concrete Overlays, in St. Louis, MO, USA
Honorable Mention, Flatwork, Bi-State Development Concrete Overlays, in St. Louis, MO, USA
- Owner: Metro Bi-State Development
- Engineering Firm: Concrete Council of St Louis/All Civil Engineering, LLC
- General Contractor: Raineri Construction LLC
- Concrete Supplier: Western Ready-Mix, Inc.
The winning project details can be found at ACIExcellence.org.
Current and past winning projects can be found at Concrete.org.
Entries for the 2024 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards are being accepted now through April 29, 2024.
