Structural Engineering Excellence Awards
2026 Structural Engineering Excellence Awards
Juror Panel
James Little
National Ready Mixed Concrete Company
Andrew Alper
DesignARC LA
Emily Morris Frazier, PE
YA Engineering Services, Inc.
Deepansh Kathuria, SE
WSP
Kim Caravalho, SE
Brandow & Johnston
Garrett Mills, SE (Chair)
T&S Structural
Winning Projects
Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | The Fullerton College Building 300 Modernization & Retrofit
Fullerton, California
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Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category
Buehler Engineering, Inc. | The J.L. Anderson Building | Anderson Hotel Apartments
San Luis Obispo, California
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Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category
Nabih Youssef & Associates | USC Dick Wolf Drama Center
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Infrastructure Category
Buro Happold | LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Excellence: Infrastructure Category
Arup | LAX / Metro Transit Center
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category — People's Choice Award
Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers, Inc. | Robert Day Sciences Center
Claremont, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | The Edes
Morgan Hill, California
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Award of Excellence: New Construction Category
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) — David Geffen Galleries
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | The Lane Building
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
IMEG | Theater Addition
United States
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Award of Excellence: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Brandow & Johnston | Puente Learning Center Seismic Retrofit
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Excellence: Special Use Structures Category
Nous Engineering | Luther George Park Pavilion
Springdale, Arizona
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2025 Structural Engineering Excellence Awards
Juror Panel
Matthew Aulicino
AUX Architecture
Hooman Tavallali
Cannon
Jillian van Enckevort
FTF Engineering
Bernard Cruz
Hilti
Nathan Canney
Taylor Devices
Jason Cave
Del Amo Construction
Craig Chamberlain (Facilitator)
IMEG
Winning Projects
Award of Excellence: Historic Preservation Category
Labib Funk + Associates | The Mayer Building
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category — People's Choice Award
Structural Focus | Harbor House
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Excellence: Retrofit / Alteration Category
John A. Martin & Associates | UCLA Hammer Museum Seismic Retrofit
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers, Inc. | The Press
Costa Mesa, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Hohbach-Lewin, Inc. | El Rodeo School
Beverly Hills, California
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Award of Excellence: New Construction Category
LPA Design Studios | West Hollywood Recreation and Aquatics Center
West Hollywood, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | LAX Terminal Cores & APM Interface
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers, Inc. | Santa Monica High School Discovery Building
Santa Monica, California
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Award of Excellence: Special Use Structures Category
Nous Engineering | The Calling
St Paul, Minnesota
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2024 Structural Engineering Excellence Awards
Juror Panel
Wilfredo Lima
Suffolk Design
Nicole Lawson
Gruen Associates
John Lawson
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Sikandar Porter-Gill
Skanska
Liz Mahlow
NOUS Engineering
Winning Projects
Award of Excellence: Historic Preservation Category
John A. Martin & Associates | Japanese Heritage Shoya House
San Marino, California
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Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category — People's Choice Award
Structural Focus | Netflix Egyptian Theatre
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Excellence: Retrofit / Alteration Category
John A. Martin & Associates | Lumen West LA
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Miyamoto International | Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center
Inglewood, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
John A. Martin & Associates | William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation
San Luis Obispo, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
Arup | Delta Sky Way at LAX
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Excellence: Special Use Structures Category
Arup | Creativity Blooms
San Jose, California
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2023 Structural Engineering Excellence Awards
Juror Panel
Jenae Decker
Bernards
Rachelle Habchi
Glotman Simpson
Jesse Karns
MiTek
Susendar Muthukumar
Walter P Moore
Deborah Weintraub
City of Los Angeles
Jonathan Wirthlin
Coffman Engineers, Inc.
Traci Petcoff Wong
Miyamoto
Kelsey Anne Parolini (Chair)
SSG Structural Engineers
Winning Projects
Award of Excellence: Historic Preservation Category
Saiful Bouquet | 8th & Broadway: Finding Merritt
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category
Structural Focus | Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University
Orange County, California
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Award of Excellence: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Labib Funk + Associates | The Gemma Apartments (Phase I & II)
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
MHP Structural Engineers | 100 Wilshire Seismic Evaluation
Santa Monica, California
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers | 843 N. Spring Street — Chinatown
Los Angeles, California
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Award of Excellence & Project of the Year: New Construction Category
Thornton Tomasetti | Google Bay View
Mountain View, California
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Award of Excellence: New Construction Category — People's Choice Award
John A. Martin & Associates | Orange County Museum of Art
Costa Mesa, California
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
Nast Enterprises | A&M House
Los Angeles, California
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2022 Excellence in Structural Engineering
Juror Panel
Edwin Najarian
IMEG Corp
Peggy Quijada
LACCD
Ronn Lansky
PENTA Building Group
Jessica Orlando
AECOM
David Kirschenbaum
Thornton Tomasetti
Sage Shingle
T&S Structural
Winning Projects
Award of Merit: Historic Preservation Category
Tower Theatre Flagship Store
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Award of Merit: Retrofit / Alteration Category
101 Continental Building
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
Allegiant Stadium
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse North
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
Landmark Los Angeles
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Award of Merit: New Construction Category
Airport Traffic Control Tower — "Jorge Chavez" Lima International Airport
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Award of Excellence: New Construction Category
Audrey Irmas Pavilion at Wilshire Boulevard Temple
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Award of Excellence: New Construction Category
SoFi Stadium
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2021 Excellence in Structural Engineering
Juror Panel
Kurt Fischer
KFSeng
Juan Carlos Esquivel
JCESE Group
Margaux Burkholder
Walter P. Moore
Krista Looza
Buehler Engineering
Marty Hudson
TCCO
Hooman Nastrian
Nast Enterprises
Michael Parolini
SSG Structural Engineers, LLP
Ken O'Dell (Chair)
MHP, Inc. Structural Engineers
Winning Projects
New Construction — Award of Excellence
SOM | Long Beach Civic Center City Hall & Port Headquarters
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New Construction — Award of Excellence
Arup | Başakşehir Pine and Sakura City Hospital
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New Construction — Award of Excellence
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios
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New Construction — Award of Merit
John A. Martin & Associates | Stanford University Escondido Village Graduate Residences
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New Construction — Award of Merit
Labib Funk + Associates | Gardenhouse
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New Construction — Award of Merit
LPA Design Studios | Edwards Lifesciences Starr Atrium
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Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Excellence
Saiful Bouquet | Essex Fox Plaza Tower
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Historic Preservation — Award of Excellence
KPFF | UCLA Pritzker Hall Seismic Renovation
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Historic Preservation — Award of Merit
Critical Structures | First Congregational Church of Long Beach East Facade Rose Window Restoration
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Infrastructure — Award of Excellence
Arup | Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project
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Special-Use Structures — Award of Excellence
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | Arroyo Bridge
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Special-Use Structures — Award of Merit
Structural Focus | The Overlook at Rise Park
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2020 Excellence in Structural Engineering
Juror Panel
Kelsey Anne Parolini — SSG Structural Engineers, LLP, President-Elect
Patti Harburg-Petrich — Burro Happold Engineers, SEAOSC Treasurer
Brian Nichols AIA — HMC Architects
Craig Glastetter — PCL Construction
Prof. Henry Burton — UCLA Civil Engineering Department, SEAOSC Board Member
Truong Huynh — City of Long Beach Building and Safety, Past Board Member
Sikandar Porter-Gill — MHP Structural Engineers
Matt Barnard — Degenkolb Engineers, President of SEAOSC
Mehran Pourzanjani — Saiful/Bouquet Engineers, Chair-Past SEAOSC President
Winning Projects
Study / Research / Guidelines — Award of Merit
Degenkolb Engineers | City of West Hollywood Seismic Retrofit Program
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Special-Use Structures — Award of Merit
Nous Engineering | Organic Dreams Synthetic Means
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Historic Preservation — Award of Excellence
Structural Focus | The Landmark Building at the Proper Hotel Santa Monica
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Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Merit
Structural Focus | John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
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Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Merit (Small Project)
KNA Structural Engineers | New Student Resource Center at Coastline Community College Le Jao Campus
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New Construction — Award of Merit
SOM | Billie Jean King Main Library
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New Construction — Award of Excellence
Buro Happold | The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
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New Construction — Award of Merit
John A. Martin & Associates | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Student Services Building
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2019 Winners
Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Excellence
Arup | Spruce Goose
New Construction — Award of Excellence
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | Claremont McKenna College, Roberts Pavilion
New Construction — Award of Excellence
MHP Structural Engineers | Orange Coast College Planetarium
Study / Research / Guidelines — Award of Merit
Degenkolb Engineers | Soft, Weak, Open Front (SWOF) Study
Historic Preservation — Award of Merit
Structural Focus | The Rehabilitation of the Historic Saban Building
Historic Preservation — Award of Merit
SSG Structural Engineers | Epoch Estate Wines Tasting Room — Selective Demolition and Reconstruction
Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Merit
Structural Focus | ROW DTLA Building 2 Retrofit — Setting a Precedent
New Construction — Award of Merit
Degenkolb Engineers | New Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
2018 Winners
Special Use Structure — Award of Merit
John A. Martin & Associates | Agrifolia Major Sculpture
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Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Excellence (Large Project)
IDS Group | Seismic Upgrade of John Wayne Airport Terminals A & B
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Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Excellence (Small Project)
Nast Enterprises | Pterodactyl
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Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Merit
Nabih Youssef & Associates | Maritime Building
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New Construction — Award of Excellence (Large Project)
Brandow & Johnston | Wilshire Grand Center
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New Construction — Award of Merit (Large Project)
KPFF | UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
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New Construction — Award of Excellence (Small Project)
Nabih Youssef & Associates | The Brickyard at Playa Vista
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New Construction — Award of Merit (Small Project)
Buehler Engineering | Granite Development Skilled Nursing Facility
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2017 Winners
Special Use Structure — Award of Excellence
Degenkolb Engineers | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Exhaust Tower
Los Angeles, California
Special Use Structure — Award of Merit
Nous Engineering | Tower of Twelve
Infrastructure — Award of Excellence
Nabih Youssef & Associates | Oakwood School Pedestrian Bridge
Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Excellence
Nabih Youssef & Associates | UCLA Jules Stein
Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Excellence
Structural Focus | KTLA Channel 5
Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Merit
SOM | The Desmond
Retrofit / Alteration — Award of Merit
Nishkian Chamberlain | Nova Academy
New Construction — Award of Excellence
SOM | New United States Courthouse — Los Angeles, CA
New Construction — Award of Merit
Nous Engineering | Hedges Place
New Construction — Award of Merit
Saiful Bouquet | Burbank Regional Intermodal Transportation Center — Burbank, CA
Landmark Structures — Award of Excellence
Risha Engineering | Television Academy — Saban Media Center
