WoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products Council, announced the winners of its 2015 Wood Design Awards at the Bay Area Wood Solutions Fair in Oakland, Calif., on January 27.
“The Wood Design Awards are an opportunity to recognize extraordinary buildings that exemplify, not only wood’s beauty, but the versatility and structural performance attributes that make it such an interesting material to architects and engineers,” said Jennifer Cover, PE, Executive Director of WoodWorks. “Collectively, this year’s award winning projects celebrate the kind of innovative thinking that continues to expand the possibilities for wood use—and bring wood’s cost, sustainability and other advantages to a wider range of projects.”
Check out the 2015 winners:
National Winners
Jury’s Choice: Live Oak Bank Headquarters • Wilmington, N.C.
Photo credit: Mark Herboth Photography
Architect – LS3P Associates Ltd
Structural Engineer – Woods Engineering
General Contractor – Clancy & Theys Construction
Institutional Wood Design: Jackson Hole Airport • Jackson, Wyo.
Photo credit: Matthew Millman Photography
Architect – Gensler
Engineer – Martin/Martin
General Contractor – Wadman Corporation
Wood in Educational Buildings: Indian Mountain Student Arts & Innovation Center • Lakeville, Conn.
Photo credit: Robert Benson Photography
Architect – Flansburgh Architects
Structural Engineer – Roome & Guarracino
General Contractor – United Construction & Engineering
Beauty of Wood: Stapleton Library • Staten Island, N.Y.
Photo credit: Naho Kubota
Architect – Andrew Berman Architect
Structural Engineer – Gilsanz
General Contractor – Plaza Construction
Multi-Story Wood Design: N-Habit Belltown • Seattle, Wash.
Photo credit: Lifestring Photography
Architect – Bushnaq Studio Architecture + Design
Structural Engineer – DCI Engineers
General Contractor – Charter Construction
Wood in Government Buildings: Mojave Rivers Ranger Station • Acton, Calif.
Photo credit: John Edward Linden Photography
Architect – Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
Structural Engineer – Gregory P. Luth & Associates
General Contractor – Swinerton Builders
Green Building with Wood: Reveley Classroom Building at the University of Idaho • Moscow, Idaho
Photo credit: Sozinho Imagery
Architect – Patano Studio Architecture, LLC
Structural Engineer – DCI Engineers
General Contractor – Quality Contractors, LLC
Commercial Wood Design – Industrial: Sauter Timber Production Facility • Rockwood, Tenn.
Photo credit: Andreas Sauter, Tim Clay Photography
Architect – Sauter Timber LLC
Structural Engineer – Grossman Bau GmbH
General Contractor – Botkin Construction
Commercial Wood Design – Office: Venture Capital Office Headquarters • Menlo Park, Calif.
Photo credit: Eric Staudenmaier
Architect – Paul Murdoch Architects
Structural Engineer – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
General Contractor – Louis Ptak Construction
Regional Excellence Winners
Angeles National Forest Supervisor’s Office Building • Arcadia, Calif.
Photo credit: Ricardo Lopez
Architect – HMC Architects
Structural Engineer – Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor – PW Construction, Inc.
Saint Edward Catholic Church • Keizer, Ore.
Photo credit: George King
Architect – Di Loreto Architecture, LLC
Structural Engineer – WDY, Inc.
General Contractor – The Grant Company
Project; ARCHITECTURE • Provo Canyon, Utah
Photo credit: Nicholas Steffens
Architect – Integrated Technology in Architecture Center, University of Utah
Structural Engineer – Acute Engineering
Contractor – Euclid Timber Frames
SAC Federal Credit Union Headquarters • Papillion, Neb.
Photo credit: Brad Anderson
Architect – LEO A DALY
Structural Engineer – Ginsburg
General Contractor – Meyers Carlisle Leapley Construction
Burr Burton Academy Mountain Campus • Peru, Vt.
Photo credit: Al Karevy
Architect – Bensonwood
Structural Engineer – Annette Dey, PE
General Contractor – Bensonwood
The Georgetown University Calcagnini Contemplative Center • Bluemont, Va.
Photo credit: Alan Karchmer Architectura Photography
Architect – Dynerman Architects pc
Structural Engineer – McMullan & Associates
General Contractor – Howard Shockey & Sons/Walnutdale Building Company
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Dining Hall Renovation • Greensboro, N.C.
Photo credit: Tripp Bulla
Architect – Gantt Huberman Architects
Structural Engineer – Bulla Smith Design Engineering
General Contractor – Rogers Hardin Davis
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