The Structural Awards have been presented annually since 1968 to the best in structural design. This year, the organizers noted the high level of the buildings presented and the difficulty of choosing the best ones, however, after a long discussion, the jury managed to form a list of outstanding engineering solutions from around the world for 2015. The buildings were rated in 12 categories. The winners will be announced on November 11 at a gala ceremony in London.
Below are the brightest objects included in the shortlist. The full list of nominees is presented on the award website.
MPavilion 2015, Melbourne
Arup / ShapeShift. Tech constructors
The Beehive is the UK pavilion for Expo 2015 in Milan
(now installed at Kew Botanic Gardens in London)
Simmonds Studio Constructors
5 Martin Place, 1916 building renovation, Sydney
Constructors Aurecon
Residential complex The Cube, London
Engenuiti constructors
Maggie Cancer Center, Manchester
Constructors Foster + Partners
Pedestrian Bridge at Westonbirth Arboretum, Gloucestershire
BuroHappold constructors
Constructors Summer Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery 2015, London
AECOM constructors
Blavatnik School of Management, Oxford
Constructors Pell Frischmann
Woodchip Shed, Hook Park, Dorset
(a biofuel storage shed on the experimental campus of the Architectural Association School)
Arup Constructors
BBVA Bancomer Headquarters, Mexico City
Arup Constructors
JTI Headquarters, Geneva
Designers Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Inc.
Studio Midden, Kintyre
Webb Constructors Yates Engineers
Philip Curry Dinosaur Museum, Wembley, Alberta
Fast + Epp constructors
