2018 IDEAS2 Awards Brochure - 4

2018

IDEAS2
AWARDS
The Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel
(IDEAS²) 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. Conducted annually by
the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the IDEAS² awards program
recognizes projects where structural steel has been used in an innovative manner.
The innovative use of structural steel may be in:
* the accomplishment of the structure's program
* the expression of architectural intent
* the application of innovative design approaches to the structural system
* the utilization of productivity enhancing construction methods

Benefits of Steel
The selection of structural steel for a building's framing system
brings numerous benefits to a project including cost-effectiveness, speed of construction, pleasing aesthetics, future adaptability and ease of design. The winning projects showcase the
beauty and usefulness of structural steel on building projects of
every size and description. The design and construction industry
increasingly recognizes the value of coordination, collaboration
and teamwork in the successful accomplishment of a project's
program. In active support of this trend, the IDEAS² Awards
recognize excellence and innovation in the use of structural steel
on a comprehensive, project basis.
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Eligibility
Requirements
The competition is open to all building types, sizes and costs, as
long as a significant portion of the framing system is steel (wideflange shapes or hollow structural sections), the project is located in
the U.S. and the steel fabrication was conducted in the U.S. Pedestrian bridges entered in the competition must be an intrinsic part of
a building; not stand-alone structures. New buildings and renovations are eligible. In this year's competition, the projects must have
been completed between 2015 and the end of 2017.

2018 IDEAS2 Awards Brochure

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