Excellent Engineers working in Education Awards 2008

Halcrow was named runner up for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Excellent Engineers Working in Education Award 2008 for the London region.

The awards promote and encourage the valuable experiences which engineers offer those of the future, and highlight those companies that are striving to promote engineering within the education environment, including schools, colleges and universities.

Ground Engineering Award for Porth Relief Road

Halcrow has won the ‘Public sector project over £1 million’ category at the inaugural Ground Engineering Awards, for its work on Porth Relief Road in South Wales.  The Welsh Assembly Government funded Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to deliver the project which was the UK’s largest investment in the highway network by any local authority. The awards recognise ground engineering’s contribution to industry achievements and celebrate the importance of geotechnics and its ability to demonstrate innovation, sustainability and value engineering.

Glass Association of North America 2007 Design in Glass Award

 The Grand Staircase at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts has won the award for the Laminated Glass – Commercial category at the Glass Association of North America (GANA) 2007 Design in Glass Awards.

Halcrow Yolles provided structural engineering services for the glass staircase.

2007 Ontario Concrete Awards

University of T oronto’s Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building has received the Specialty Concrete Applications award at the 2007 Ontario Concrete Awards.

The dramatic light-filled glass atrium features two silver-coloured pods, holding lecture halls and assembly space, which are suspended in mid-air by steel rods using innovative engineering techniques and structural steel.

2007 Heritage Toronto Awards

1 King Street West received an ‘Honourable Mention’ at the 2007 Heritage Toronto Awards.

A 51-storey condominium hotel linked to the turn of the century 14-storey Toronto Dominion Bank building.

Halcrow Yolles provided full structural engineering services for this project. In addition, we provided building envelope consulting services for the historic preservation of the bank façade.

City of Toronto Urban Design Awards

Three Halcrow Yolles projects have bought home awards at this year's 2007 City of Toronto Urban Design Awards ceremony.

The Four Seasons for the Performing Arts won in the Building in Context – Public category, 18 Yorkville Condominiums in the Building in Context – Private /Tall Building categories, and an Award of Excellence was given to Canada’s National Ballet School in the Large Places or Neighbourhood Designs category.

Brownfield Briefing Remediation Innovation award

The Rochester Riverside Development has received the Brownfield Briefing Remediation Innovation Award (bbRIA) in the category of Best Use of Combined Treatment Systems.This award in the remediation sector recognises the impressive combination of remediation techniques that ensured an efficient and cost effective solution for the client.

Halcrow Yolles has been working with client Medway Council & South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) since 2003 on the remediation of this 32ha site and was lead consultant for this extensive and complex project. Services provided included planning applications with a major environmental statement, procurement strategy, acting as Employer’s Representative on site and full contract and financial administration.

Yorkshire and Humber Pro Yorkshire awards

The Dalby Forest Visitors’ Centre in North Yorkshire has received the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 2007 regional award for sustainability at the RICS Yorkshire and Humber Pro Yorkshire awards ceremony on May 25.

Halcrow Yolles provided M&E and structural engineering for the centre, which integrates some of the latest sustainable technologies in architecture, structural engineering, civil engineering and M&E services.

Civic Trust Awards 2007

The Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower has received a Mention in the Civic Trust Awards for 2007. Halcrow Yolles were services engineers for this spectacular landmark and viewing tower. Prominent from both harbour and sea, the tower’s symbolic shape is fast becoming an icon for Portsmouth.

The Civic Trust Awards recognise the best in the built environment, from architecture to planning, townscape to housing. They recognise the public realm and a belief that development should be for the people.

2007 Alberta Masonry design awards

The Esplanade: Medicine Hat Performing Arts and Heritage Centre has recieved the Architectural Masonry Design Award of Merit in the Educational/Institutional category at the 2007 Alberta Masonry Design Awards. The awards were presented by the Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta (MCAA).

Halcrow Yolles provided full structural engineering services for this project. The building includes four major components: a museum; a main stage theater seating 700 people; a studio theatre with seating for 150; and a “Great Hall.”

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M60 gets a CEEQUAL

The Highways Agency’s M60 Junction 5-8 widening scheme, completed in 2006 by an AMEC-McAlpine joint venture with Halcrow as designer, has recently received a Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment (CEEQUAL) award...

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Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North West Awards, UK

Halcrow took joint first place in the community award category at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North West Awards dinner for its prestigious Liverpool South Parkway (LSP) project.

The Community Award recognises innovation, sustainability and potential benefits for travellers...

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Institution of Engineering and Technology innovation awards

The Dalby Forest Visitors’ Centre in North Yorkshire has been recognised twice in the recent innovation awards sponsored by the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), winning runner up awards in both the built environment and sustainability categories.

Halcrow Yolles provided M&E and structural engineering for the centre which integrates some of the latest sustainable technologies in architecture, structural engineering, civil engineering and M&E services.

Canadian Architect Award of Excellence

The Manitoba Hydro Head Office project in Winnipeg, Canada, has been recognised for its distinctive design, receiving the 2006 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence.

International Design and Development awards

The Yorkdale Shopping Centre renovation and expansion project has received the 2006 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Design Award and Sustainable Design Award in the Renovation or Expansion of an Existing Project category (for projects over 500,000 ft²) at the 30th International Design and Development awards.

Halcrow Yolles provided full structural engineering and façade consulting services for this project which features exterior scaled architectural storefronts and a new 56’ x 308’ barrel vault skylight with light, exterior structure spanning between two buildings.