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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Texas Construction Announces Best of ‘08 Winners
Industry-leading construction publication honors state’s top construction, design projects
Austin– Texas Construction magazine is pleased to announce the winners of its Best of ‘08 awards program. The annual competition recognizes construction and design excellence from across the state.
An independent jury of industry experts judged 153 nominated projects in early September. Eligible projects were located in Texas and completed in the past year.
The 63 winners will be featured in the December issue of Texas Construction and honored at an awards luncheon that month in Houston.
The jury awarded projects based on entry criteria including project management and client service. Design entries were also judged on unity with nearby elements.
The entries were sorted by project type. Each category has one “Best Of” award winner (note: we had one category—renovation/restoration—with an unbreakable tie this year) and one or more awards of “Excellence” and “Merit.” The “Judges Award” is determined by the jury to be the best of all entries. This year’s Judges Award for Construction was given to two projects; a Judges Award was also given to one design entry.
The winners, listed on the following pages, will be entered in the National Best of 2008 competition and judged against winning entries from other regions. Those winners, the first-ever National Best of ’08 Awards, will be profiled in Engineering News-Record, Constructor as well as the 11 Regional Publications in March 2009 and revealed at the 2009 World of Concrete.
About Texas Construction
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AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, DESIGN
Award of Excellence, Design; K-12: Butterfield Elementary School, Sanger; submitted by Huckabee
Award of Excellence, Design; K-12: Hector P. Garcia Middle School, Dallas; submitted by Perkins+Will
Award of Excellence, Design; K-12: Pershing Middle School, Houston; submitted by PGAL;
Award of Excellence, Design; K-12: Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield; submitted by Huckabee
Award of Excellence, Design; K-12: Center for the Sciences and Student Services, St. Agnes Academy, Houston; submitted by Turner Partners Architecture
Award of Excellence, Design; Multifamily: Azure Condominium Tower, Dallas; submitted by Harwood International
Award of Excellence, Design; Non-Profit Cypress Creek Family YMCA Programs Building, Houston; submitted by Brave/Architecture
