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History
The Architectural Awards of Excellence (A.A.E.) were established by the American Institute of Steel Construction in
1960 to recognize and honor outstanding architectural design
in structural steel and to encourage further exploration of the
many aesthetic possibilities that are inherent in steel construction. The primary factor used in judging projects was the aesthetic appearance of the buildings. Any type of building framed
with structural steel was eligible.
During the 1980s, AISC used various magazines to advertise steel's advantages and to publicize its award programs. For
several years, the winners of AISC's Architectural Awards of
Excellence were featured in a special section of Building Design
+ Construction magazine, which also ran an annual Steel Supplement. These awards evolved into the I.D.E.A.S. (Innovative
Design and Excellence in Architecture with Steel) Awards.
During the same period, AISC annually conducted the Engineering Awards of Excellence (E.A.E.), recognizing engineering
excellence and innovation in steel-framed buildings.
In 2006, AISC joined the two previously separate architecture and structural engineering awards programs into one: The
IDEAS² Awards. This awards program was designed to recognize all team members responsible for excellence and innovation
in a project's use of structural steel.

Awards for each winning project
are presented to the project team
members involved in the design and
construction of the structural framing
system, including the architect,
structural engineer of record, general
contractor, owner, and AISC member
fabricator, erector, detailer and
bender-roller. Specialty consultants
and contractors are recognized at
the discretion of the architect and
structural engineer of record. Any
member of the project team may
submit a project for consideration.

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