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Giants 400

BD+C Awards Programs

Entry information and past winners for Building Design+Construction's two major awards programs: 40 Under 40 and Giants 400



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Reconstruction Awards | Nov 13, 2017

Harlem Renaissance: A vacant school provides much-needed housing and a clubhouse for children

Word that PS 186 might be demolished brought out the preservationists, whose letter-writing campaign gained the support of the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

BD+C's 2016 Reconstruction Award Winners

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Lovejoy Wharf, and the Bay Area Metro Center are just a few of the projects recognized as 2016 Reconstruction Award winners.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: Ennis Hall, Georgia College & State University

Built in the 1920s as a women’s dormitory on the campus of Georgia College & State University…
Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: QTS Chicago Data Center

This adaptive reuse converted the Chicago Sun-Times printing plant, which had been closed since…
Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: The Renwick Gallery of The Smithsonian American Art Museum

The renovation restored two long-concealed vaulted ceilings in the second-floor galleries and recreated the original 19th-century window configuration.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: Massachusetts Maritime Academy

The two-story “overbuild” employed block and plank construction with drag strut detailing to connect it to the existing building.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: The Masonic Temple

The building team suspended a new eighth-floor mezzanine and added 18 9x15-foot windows to the north, south, and west façades.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

The building team used a system of rocking concrete shear walls, which eliminated the need for deep foundations and reduced the shear force on each wall.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: Arc at Old Colony

The Arc at Old Colony's vintage floor plans, voluminous lobby, and myriad elevators were perfect for redevelopment as a historically charming residential building.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 16, 2016

Reconstruction Awards: Noble Chapel

In May 2013 the 124-year-old Noble Chapel, suffered a three-alarm fire that almost completely destroyed its 1937 crematorium.

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