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1. Egg-Graben Bridge (Land Salzburg)

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CONTENTS
3 President’s Foreword
4 About the Awards
5 Chairman of the Jury’s Foreword
6 Previous Winners and Special

Mentions: Category Buildings
7 Category B: Buildings
8 Winners
14 Special Mentions
16 Nominees
24 Previous Winners and Special

Mentions: Category Civil

Engineering Structures
25 Category C: Civil Engineering

Structures
26 Winners
30 Special Mentions
35 Nominees
45 Index of Projects
46 About fib
47 Membership in fib
48 fib Bulletins

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Front cover: winners of the 2014 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures (top to bottom, left to right):
Bella Sky Hotel, Denmark

Park City Musashi Kosugi, Japan

Centro Ovale Concrete Shell, Switzerland
Térénez Bridge, France
Egg-Graben Bridge, Austria
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PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
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materials are likely to lead to much amount of work over about ten years
more use of visual concrete and our and sees the inclusion of guidelines for
ability to take care of aesthetics to design in several new areas, which it is
produce high quality has significantly hoped will encourage further innovative
improved. We now know how to avoid use of concrete in the structures of the
the experiences of some older concrete years to come.
It is absolutely clear that Concrete has structures which became un-loved for
become one of mankind’s essentials to being ordinary, and in many cases have The introduction of service life design
assist in providing for our needs in been demolished after too short a life into a model code for the first time adds
housing, shelter, industry and infra- because they proved not to be very to the sustainability and durability
structure. Its economy and versatility is durable. As we strive for longer lasting imperatives of today and provides part
unrivalled. Such a large amount of it is and more sustainable structures, it is of the toolbox for designers to rise to
produced that although it is in fact a even more imperative that we promote these challenges in a scientific way.
relatively low-carbon product, it never- excellence. Long lasting and adaptable must be two
theless accounts for about 5% of the key features in new structures of the
world’s CO2 emissions. Not surprisingly, Our Awards seek to recognise the 21st century to achieve long term
therefore, there are huge research outstanding, whether the concrete is sustainable use of structural concrete. I
efforts being made across the world by visible or not, and it is clear that this hope that structures being conceived
cement and concrete producers to year many of the structures featuring in today using these principles will feature
reduce the carbon impact, with the Awards make full expression of in our next awards in 2018.
considerable success. The sustainability their structural use of concrete in visual
of concrete has become a major feature ways. It is also apparent that some of In the meantime I invite you to take a
and focus of attention in the period the structures featured in the Awards look at this special publication celebrat-
since our last Awards for Outstanding have used analysis and design methods ing some of the proud achievements of
Concrete Structures. It is clear that we outside and beyond established codes the worldwide Structural Concrete
will not significantly reduce the amount and standards, requiring ingenuity and community during the past four years. I
of concrete used on earth in the access to latest Structural Concrete hope you will enjoy reading about the
foreseeable future. However we can research by those involved. This is a best in new Concrete Structures as we
look very carefully about how we use it. fundamental part of fib’s mission; to present the Outstanding Concrete
synthesise latest research into design Structures Awards at fib’s fourth
Also in recent years we have seen rapid and construction to facilitate innova- Congress in Mumbai in February 2014.
developments in the fields of fibre- tion, and it is especially gratifying to see
reinforced concrete and high perform- that mission being fulfilled.
ance concretes. Whilst many structures
which use traditional structural The publication of the new fib Model
concrete do not necessarily display their Code for Concrete Structures 2010 is Gordon Clark
concrete to the world, these newer the culmination of an enormous President of fib
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ABOUT THE AWARDS
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The fib Awards for Outstanding The submitted structures must also The jury takes into account criteria
Concrete Structures are attributed have the support of an fib Head of such as:
every four years at the fib Congress, Delegation or National Member Group
with the goal of enhancing the interna- Secretary in order to confirm the • design aspects including aesthetics
tional recognition of concrete struc- authenticity of the indicated authors. and design detailing;
tures that demonstrate the versatility of • construction practice and quality of
concrete as a structural medium. The Entries consist of the completed entry work;
award consists of a bronze plaque to be form, three to five representative photos • environmental aspects of the design
displayed on the structure, and of the whole structure and/or any and its construction;
certificates presented to the main important details or plans, and short • durability and sustainability aspects;
parties responsible for the work. summary texts explaining the • significance of the contribution made
• history of the project; by the entry to the development and
Applications are invited by the fib • description of the structure; improvement of concrete construction.
secretariat via the National Member • particularities of its realisation
Groups. Information on the competi- (difficulties encountered, special The decisions of the jury are definitive
tion is also made available on fib’s solutions found, etc.). and cannot be challenged. They are
website, and in the newsletter fib-news. unveiled at a special ceremony during
A jury designated by the Presidium the Congress.
The submitted structures must have selects the winners. The awards are
been completed during the four years attributed in two categories, Civil
prior to the year of the Congress at Engineering Structures (including
which the awards are attributed. The bridges) and Buildings. Two or three
jury may accept an older structure, ‘Winners’ and two to four ‘Special
completed one or two years before, Mention’ recipients are selected in each
provided that it was not already submit- category, depending on the number of
ted for the previous award attribution entries received.
(Washington, D.C., 2010).
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CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY’S FOREWORD
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Presidium members and Honorary construction practice and quality of
Presidents (in alphabetic order): György work, durability aspects, and signifi-
L. Balázs, Gordon Clark, Michael cance of the entry’s contribution to the
Fardis, Harald S. Müller, Aurelio development and improvement of
Muttoni (for the Civil Engineering concrete construction.
Structures Category only), Tor Ole
The Awards for Outstanding Concrete Olsen, Koji Sakai, Joost Walraven, Jun After lengthy deliberations, the jury
Structures were first presented at the Yamazaki. selected a total of five structures as
FIP Congress in Hamburg in 1990. Award Winners and six as Special
Since then, it became a tradition for The Jury members received copies of Mention recipients, which are
FIP and then fib to present these the entries in March 2013 for their presented in this brochure.
Awards every four years at the fib review. The Jury then met on 25th
Congress. April 2013 in conjunction with the fib The Jury takes this opportunity to
Symposium in Tel-Aviv. During the thank all fib National Member Groups
For the 2014 edition, fib National Jury meeting each entry was first and applicants for their entries, and
Member Groups were invited to submit examined and discussed in detail. The sincerely congratulates all the Winners
applications for the Awards by 28 overall quality of the submitted entries and recipients of Special Mentions for
February 2013. A total of 44 entries was excellent and the jury was particu- their structures demonstrating
were received from 21 different fib larly impressed by the number of excellence in concrete construction.
National Member Groups: 19 in the entries that used innovative materials
Buildings Category and 25 in the Civil and/or design and that took environ-
Engineering Structures Category. mental and sustainability criteria into
account. These criteria were an
The Jury for the 2014 fib Awards for important part of the jury’s evaluations
Outstanding Concrete Structures was of the submitted structures, as well as György L. Balázs
composed of the following fib aesthetics and design detailing, Chairman of the Jury
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PREVIOUS WINNERS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS:

CATEGORY BUILDINGS
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2010 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures The fib awards continue the tradition of the former FIP
Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures, attributed
Winning Structures from 1990 to 1998:
• National Portrait Gallery, Parkes ACT, Australia
• Island Tower Sky Club, Fukuoka, Japan 1998 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures
Special Mentions Winning Structures

• Gyldendalhuset, Oslo, Norway • Belfast Waterfront Hall, Northern Ireland
• Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan, USA • Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Japan
• Doha High Rise Office Building, Doha, Qatar
Special Mentions
• Indoor swimming arena, Osaka Pool, Japan
• Indoor stadium, Bangalore, India
2006 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures • Laakhaven Hollands Spoor parking garage, The Hague,
The Netherlands
Winning Structures
• Turning Torso, Malmo, Sweden
• Shawnessy Light Rail Transit Station, Calgary, Canada 1994 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures
Special Mentions Winning Structures

• Forsterstrasse Apartment House, Zurich, Switzerland • Administrative building, ECC Construction Group, India
• Tomorrow Square, Shanghai, China • Tennis center, Yale University, USA
Special Mentions
• Hyderabad Auditorium, India
2002 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures • ANA Hotel, Sydney, Australia
• Hassan II mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Winning Structures • Ministry of Social Affairs Building, The Hague, The
• Tower at La Défense, Paris, France Netherlands
• The Scientia, University of New South Wales, Australia
Special Mentions 1990 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures

• City Library, Roermond, The Netherlands
• Engineering Design and Research Centre, Chennai, India Winning Structure
• La Grande Arche, Paris, France
Special Mentions
• New Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
• Thorp Receipt and Storage Facility, UK
• Sludge fermentation installation, Bottrop, Germany
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CATEGORY B
BUILDINGS
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The Buildings Category covers a wide range of
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structures including concert halls, shopping
centres, stadiums, apartment buildings, hotels,
an art centre, arena, airport, sports hall,
museum, pavillion, exhibition center, memorial,
and view point.
All of these buildings demonstrate one or more

of the following special characteristics:
extraordinary form, innovative design, innova-
tive use of materials, special construction
technology, excellent integration with the
environment, successful use of exposed
concrete, lightness and elegance, high quality
surface finishing, careful analysis of various
loads and environmental effects, and meeting
high sustainability requirements.
The jury is convinced that these structures will

contribute considerably to the wide acceptance
and appreciation of concrete structures.
György L. Balázs
Chairman of the Jury

Winners, Buildings
WINNER
CENTRO OVALE CONCRETE SHELL
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CHIASSO, SWITZERLAND
Owner: Centro Ovale 1 SA
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Main authors: Aurelio Muttoni, conceptual design, buckling and shear analyses; Franco Lurati, detailing design, construction;
Miguel Fernández Ruiz, general analysis, FE modelling
Other participants: Livio Muttoni, Detailing and construction site supervision; Roberto Guidotti, FE analysis
Contractor: Muttoni SA
Completion: 2010
The Centro Ovale concrete shell structure

in the form of an ellipsoid was designed to
cover a new shopping mall in Chiasso,
post-tensioned by means of 35 mono-strand
tendons at the equator of the ellipsoid to
control cracking developing in this region.
curvature of the shell and the arrangement
of the required reinforcement.
Switzerland. Originally planned as an Shear studs were also arranged in combina- To construct the shell, formwork was placed
ellipsoid-shaped roof, a concrete shell tion with steel fibers to provide sufficient over wood scaffolding. The formwork was
proved to be the most suitable solution, strength and deformation capacity at the composed of panels bent in situ and
allowing sufficient surface space required by basement of the shell (subjected to parasitic screwed at their corresponding position.
the client. shear forces and bending moments). On the Reinforcement was then placed and
top part of the shell, there is an increased concrete was sprayed or poured in situ. The
The ellipsoid shell has axis dimensions of thickness (120 mm) to reinforce the link process of placing the reinforcement and
93x52x22 meters (long and small axis and between the shell and a steel structure concreting the shell took about three
height, respectively). The ellipsoid is cut by placed at the zenith opening, allowing day- months in total. The structure was
a horizontal plane and is supported on a light to reach the inside of the mall. completed on time and within budget. It
concrete basement composed of transverse Buckling of the shell was avoided in the opened to public in September 2011 with
walls leading to a total height for the shell of critical regions thanks to the available excellent performance.
just over 18 m. The thickness
of the shell is variable, with a
default of 100 mm, respecting
necessary reinforcement cover
and ensuring sufficient safety
against buckling. There are
four reinforcement layers, two
at the intrados and two at the
extrados of the shell.
The shell was built using

sprayed concrete in the regions
of maximum slope as well as
ordinary (poured) concrete in
the regions where the slope
was moderate or low. In
addition to the ordinary rein-
forcement, the shell was
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especially appreciated as it follows a

natural form. Centro Ovale is an
ellipsoid, which required special
efforts from the designers both in
design and in construction. These
efforts resulted an impressive con-
crete structure that is very harmo-
nious in form and demonstrates
optimal use of concrete. Centro Ovale
also demonstrates favourable use of
sprayed concrete, prestressing and
fibres in areas where they were
necessary.”
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WINNER
PARK CITY MUSASHI KOSUGI
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KAWASAKI, JAPAN
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Main authors: Tadao Ueda, Senior Manager Structural Design; Hiroshi Abe, Structural
Design Manager; Shingo Yamashita, Structural Design Manager
Other participants: Yasuhiro Tachibana, Architectural Design Manager; Hideki Kimura,

General Manager Reinforced Concrete Structural Design; Jun Mitsui, Schematic and
Exterior Design Manager
Contractor: Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Main Office
Completion: 2009
This condominium project is part of the The combination of super high-strength

wide development area in which many high concrete of 150 MPa and high strength
rise buildings are intended to be built within steel, which is used for the first time in
a natural environment. The project consists Japan, vibration control devices and the
of two RC super high-rise building towers newest developed construction methods in
with 1437 apartments and integrates, within such super high-rise buildings let designers
an original planning, commercial areas, plan the apartment spaces without beams
offices and cultural facilities, with nature- and columns, resulting in wide windows that
friendly living. The two towers are set close allow the inhabitants to enjoy a wide view
to each other and their faces, which are of the outside and have the sensation of
shaped as feathers, reflect a bird couple on a unrestricted living spaces.
tree, a design inspired by the local natural
landscape and its birdlife. Construction is progressively achieved by
assembling precast elements. Precast
Of these two towers of 59 and 47 stories, construction contributed largely to ensure
the former is at present Japan’s tallest super high quality, increase safety and shorten the
high-rise RC building, with a height of time of various tasks. The application of
203.45 m. To ensure environmental-friendly new materials and techniques are supported
living and construct a sustainable building by structural tests and construction
with an effective use of its components, experiments.
100-year lasting building systems are suit-
ably selected, taking into consideration all Improvement of the elemental technology
aspects of seismic and fire protection. of 150 MPa concrete is considered for a
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possible future use of higher strength
concrete in RC and CFT construction, as
well as increasing story height, spanning
long distances to reach the application
“This is Japan's tallest reinforced
concrete high-rise building with a
range of steel constructions and realizing height of 203.45 m in a high seismic

new space structures. This project is a
threshold to progressively achieve that aim region. The jury highly appreciated
and is regarded as an excellent asset by its
highly-technical degree of completion as the successful use of 150 MPa
well as its aesthetic value and environmental
considerations. concrete in combination with high
strength steel. The designers
intended a long service life of the
building systems and the installa-
tions were made accordingly. A
special vibration system has been
developed. This building is an
excellent combination of high
technological and aesthetic values
with strong emphasis on
sustainability.”
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WINNER
BELLA SKY HOTEL
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Owner: Bella Center A/S
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Main authors: Kaare K.B. Dahl, project lead; Niels Jørgen Holm, structural engineering
Other participants: Jesper Brink Malmkjær, architectural design

Contractor: NCC
Completion: 2011
The Bella Sky hotel was built to attract and form a stylized dancing couple. As a result of the connection between wall elements
accommodate guests at the Bella conference of the two twists, the lean of the buildings across floor levels was essential.
Center. An iconic building, this elegant in the twisted areas reaches 20.4 degrees,
precast building enters record books as one with a maximum overhang of more than 22 As a number of standard details often used
of the most leaning buildings in the world. m over the foundation. in precast concrete construction did not
With the main hotel facilities in the base have sufficient strength to resist the loads to
buildings, the two towers contain 812 In the transversal direction, there is a load- which they were subjected, they had to be
four-star rooms with a total floor area of bearing wall every 8 m. These walls are re-designed and adjusted. Due to the
44,000 m². forming the vertical load bearing structure geometry, many of the junctions were
as well as handling the horizontal transver- different which led to many details being
The two towers of Bella Sky are leaning 15 sal stability. The complexity of the structure required. In total, more than 800 details
degrees away from each other thereby comes from the number of openings in the were produced for each tower.
forming a “V”. Added to this lean, each walls (both longitudinal and transverse) for
tower displays an added twist. In the south doors and services in conjunction with the Never before has a structure been designed
tower, the top nine floors are displaced 19 enormity of the horizontal loads from the with such a complex and demanding
degrees horizontally creating “the twisted building lean. Since the structure heavily geometry using precast concrete elements.
nose.” In the north tower, the twist is moved relies on balancing of destabilizing forces In spite of the challenges, the end result is a
down to the lower 14 floors thereby creating from the overhang with the self-weight of cost-effective structure which elegantly
“the twisted heel.” Together the towers the rest of the tower, ensuring the integrity seems to defy the laws of gravity.
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lent examples of pushing the bound-
aries of precast concrete structures.
The two towers of Bella Sky lean 15

degrees away from each other,
thereby forming a V shape. Added to
this lean, each tower displays an
added twist. The result is an elegant
precast concrete building which leaps
into the record books as one of the
most leaning buildings in the world.
This elegant combination of two
buildings intends to form a dancing
couple. In order to control cracking
at the serviceability limit state, pre-
stressing tendons are included.
Specific emphasis was made on
detailing of very complex joints.”
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Special Mentions, Buildings
SPECIAL MENTION
SHENZHEN VANKE CENTER
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SHENZHEN, CHINA
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“Shenzen Vanke Center is
an interesting piece of
Owner: Shenzhen Vanke Real Estate Co., Ltd. modern architecture. A spe-
Main authors: Fu Xueyi, Chief structural engineer; Steven Holl, Architect; cial concept is used for the
Xiao Congzhen, Senior structural engineer integration of the building
Other participants: Gao Ying, Structural engineer; Tian Chunyu, Senior structural
engineer; Li Hu, Architect into the environment with a
Contractor: Third Construction Engineering Limited Company of China Construction floating ground line. The
Third Engineering Bureau
Completion: 2009
structural system required
an optimal combination of
Located in Dameisha Beach, Shenzhen, After comparing several structural schemes concrete, prestressing and
China, this “horizontal skyscraper” is as including mega steel transfer structures and steel. The structural joints
long as the Empire State Building is tall. An cable structure referring bridge structures, are very carefully designed.
example of the architectural design concept the innovative concept of “building on a
of a floating ground line, the Vanke Center cable-stayed bridge” was adopted for the The designers claim that the
is built over a maximized landscape, hover- structural design. The whole structure is building is a tsunami proof
ing over a tropical garden, with a total site composed of a hybrid frame, cables, several
area of almost 62,000 m² and a building RC tubes, walls and columns. Active
building. Creep, shrinkage
area of over 137,000 m². The Vanke Center prestressed cables and first floor steel and temperature variations
unites into one vision the headquarters for structure are used to bear 5-6 stories of were carefully considered in
Vanke Co., Ltd., including office spaces, reinforced concrete frame superstructure,
apartments and a hotel. A conference transferring the gravity to the RC tubes,
the design. The building and
center, spa and parking are located under walls and columns. The high strength cable the landscape integrate
the large green, public landscape. As a and steel beam form a construction several new sustainable
tropical and sustainable 21st century vision, platform, making the construction easier,
the building and the landscape integrate and the concrete frame upside makes it cost aspects.”
several new sustainable aspects. The Vanke effective.
Center is a tsunami-proof 21st century
hovering architecture that creates a porous
micro-climate of freed landscape and is one
of the first LEED platinum rated buildings
in southern China.
The architectural design of the Shenzhen

Vanke Center posed a big challenge to the
structural engineers. The entire 4 to 5 story
superstructure, with a ground clearance of
10 to 15 meters, is supported by several
tubes, solid walls and columns. The inter-
mediate spans vary between 50 to 60 meters
and the lengths of cantilever spans range
from 15 to 20 meters. The horizontal length
of the building is over 500 meters.
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SPECIAL MENTION
TROLLSTIGEN VIEW POINT
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TROLLSTIGPLATAAET, NORWAY
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“The Trollstingen view
point is an excellent
Owner: Norwegian Public Roads Administration example of fitting a concrete
Main authors: Reiulf Ramstad, responsible project manager; Christian Fuglset, structure into surrounding
project manager; Bjarne Aasen, landscape architect
Other participants: Snorre Larsen, structural engineer
rock formations and land-
Contractor: Christie & Oppsahl as / Tor Elling Kjersem scape. The harmonious
Subcontractors: Syltemoa sandtak (concrete supplier) solution is reached through
Completion: 2012
the simple and clear form of
Located on Norway’s west coast, Trollstigen precise transition between the architecture
the structure. It provides an
is perched within a dramatic pass between and the natural landscape. optimal combination of cast
the deep fjords that characterize the region. in situ reinforced concrete,
As the winters are severe, construction could The Trollstigen plateau covers an area of
only take place in the summer and this approximately 600,000 m². At the same glass and water. The
panoramic site can only be visited in sum- time the complex is dimensioned to receive structure fulfils extreme
mer. Due to the inaccessible nature of the a lot of people in a short time. Around demands for strength and
site, the project entails designing an 600,000 people distributed in 100,000
entire visitor environment ranging from a vehicles visit the site during the summer durability in some of the
mountain lodge with restaurant and gallery months. A key idea was to arrange the most weather-exposed
to flood barriers, water cascades, bridges, facility such that all of the project elements
and paths to outdoor furniture and pavilions support the experience of the natural
locations in Norway. Special
and platforms meant for viewing the surroundings and interact with, rather than emphasis was given to
scenery. All of these elements are moulded compete with, the dramatic landscape. sustainability throughout
into the landscape so that the visitor’s
experience is profound. The architectural Trollstigen will be self sufficient energy-wise
the whole project.”
intervention is respectfully delicate, and was with the use of a local mini hydropower
conceived as a thin thread that guides plant, which is part of the project. The
visitors from one stunning overlook to project has installations for
another. low infrastructure energy
consumption in all parts.
The Trollstigen plateau is a robust facility,
dimensioned for durability with minimal
maintenance and large static stresses.
Structures and details are designed to
withstand the extreme stress without
compromising on the visual slenderness.
Cast-in-place concrete and Corten steel are
the main materials used in the project. All
the materials are carefully chosen so that the
architecture is characterized by a clear and
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NOMINEE NOMINEE
SPORTS HALL MÜLIMATT SKY GARDEN
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BRUGG, SWITZERLAND BENGALURU, INDIA
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Owner: Canton Aargau and the city of Brugg
Main authors: Livio Vacchini †, leading architect until 2007;
and Eloisa Vacchini, leading architect since 2007;
Massimo Laffranchi, leading structural engineer;
Paolo Bürgi, landscape architect
Other participants: Armand Fürst, vice leading structural
engineer; Jerome Wolfensberger, vice leading architect since
2007
Contractor: Arigon AG Owner: G Corp Projects Pvt. Ltd.
Completion: 2010 Main authors: Vikas Gore, architect; T.S. Gururaj and
Yogesh.P., structural consultants and designers;
The new hall for a sports training centre of the University of B.S.A. Narayan and B.R.V. Murthy, services consultants and
Applied Sciences FNHW in Brugg (Aargau, Switzerland) designers
includes two triple gymnasia, minor gyms and classrooms. Other participants: Muninder Seeru, managing director;
Selected in a competition for interdisciplinary teams of archi- Anil Mishra, V.P. projects; Ramesh. N., V.P. technical
tects and structural engineers, the winning team had the inno- Contractor: Gina Engineering Company Pvt. Ltd.
vative architectonical and structural idea to arrange the sports Subcontractors: Duramix Ready Mixed Concrete; Buwalka
facilities in a unique building with a length of 80 m and a
Steel Co. Pvt. Ltd.; Sunanda Construction chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

width of 55 m roofed by a folded fair-faced concrete structure. Completion: 2010
Efficient and light, the thin-walled and folded-plate concrete
shell structure wraps around the sports and teaching facilities, This structure is a luxurious apartment building that has been
rising from two different ground levels and extending unitary designed according to international standards in regard to
over the roof surfaces and the longitudinal facades. The folded aesthetics, sustainability and environmental friendly measures.
structure spans over 52.6 m and is conceived as a precast and As the building name implies, the Sky Garden is comprised of
post-tensioned concrete shell with 27 structural frame units. apartments with 150 m² of column-free living space with an
The roof and column beams are connected by cast-in-situ attached landscaped terrace on each floor. This is a unique
concrete joints to a monolithic frame which characterizes the feature, introduced for the first time in a residential apartment
appearance of the sports hall and acts as a weatherproof project in the local area. This building includes a helipad, two
folded membrane. The ceiling within the thermal insulation is basements, a ground floor and 18 upper floor levels. Sky
applied on the bottom of the roof beams, whilst the column Garden has been designed with a sleek RC framed structure
beams protect and shade the glazing on the long side of the 80 m high with a shear wall at intervals to resist the lateral
building. All elements are made of self-compacting high- forces. Last but not least, the building is sustainable in terms of
strength concrete with a maximum aggregate size of 8 mm. green building concepts with measures for water recycling,
The frame thrust is equili- energy conservation, solar, rain water harvesting and building
brated by the post-tensioned exteriors with better U factor (a measure of heat transmission)
slab of the gym floor, which and R-values
acts as a tension panel. Thus, (a measure
only vertical forces have to be of resistance
carried from each column to the flow of
into the lower compact gravel heat through
layer by one concrete pile. a given thick-
The thin-walled structure ness of a
required original structural material).
details, in particular related
to the post-tensioning system
and its anchorages.
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NOMINEE NOMINEE
TEL AVIV MUSEUM OF ART, “LAS ARENAS” SHOPPING
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NEW BUILDING AND ENTERTAINMENT MALL
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL BARCELONA, SPAIN
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Owner: Tel Aviv Museum Owner: Metrovacesa/Varitelia Distribuciones S.L.U.
Main authors: Scott Cohen, architect; Amit Nemlich, Main authors: Agustí Obiol Sánchez, structural engineer
architect; Daniel Shacham, structural design Other participants: Luis Alonso Calleja, project manager;
Contractor: Danya-Cebus, Ltd. José Mª Forteza/Victor Forteza, construction manager
Subcontractors: Minrav Ltd. Contractor: Dragados S.A.
Completion: 2010 Completion: 2011
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is itself a work of art, designed The building that houses the Las Arenas shopping and
using advanced and innovative structural methods. The entertainment mall is a prime example of creative integration
structural design posed three major challenges: the irregularity in which tradition and modernity are combined to vitalise one
of the plans and shapes, a spiraling and twisting core (Light of the city’s most emblematic sites. The property formerly
Fall) and a folded precast concrete panel façade. The new housed the homonymous bullring, whose neo-Mudéjar façade
19,000 m² museum is located on a triangular plot that includes has been incorporated into the new architectural design.
rectangular galleries without any interior columns. The
exterior shape of the building and part of the interior Below grade, the new building spreads across the entire plot.
elements consists of a series of “Hypars” in different shapes The deepest of its five basement levels lies 20 m below the
and length. Based on 3D Rhino and Catia software, the design perimetric walkways and 25 m below the former bullring.
called for large spans up to 34 m and large cantilever parts of Above-grade construction, for which the former façade or “red
the façade. The four story high building (29 m) includes 36 drum” marked the boundaries, consists of a ground floor and
different levels inside due to a spiral twisting core and atrium. four upper stories. The building is roofed by a 100 m diameter
platform or “dish” fitted with a large diminished dome in the
The center part of the building consists of a twisting rectangu- centre. The roof rests essentially on four distinctive tree-like
lar concrete core made of an 18 cm thick reinforced concrete columns that spring from the ground floor and rise to the
“Hypar” surface that stands alone in the middle of the upper stories through the large central courtyard.
building, called a “Light Fall”. Constructed using shipbuilding
technology, the special shape of the Lightfall was itself an Structurally, the project entailed enormous technical
engineering challenge. Due to the “Hypar” shapes the complexity due to the wide variety of building typologies and
thickness of concrete varies from 18 to 80 cm at the junctions, materials used, the geometric limitations involved, the
with large openings all across the sides. The structure is expected building loads and the planned uses. In addition, the
designed using 29 space flat shapes forming a “vertical construction process itself posed a significant challenge due to
rectangular spring”. the conditioning factors involved in façade conservation, the
need to build simultaneously upward and downward and the
The folded and faceted facade of the building varies on all difficulties arising around dish assembly and loading.
sides. The architect developed a special computer program to
divide this spatial facade into flat elements up to 9 m long with
cuts a various angels such that no cladding element is similar
to another. In
total, 450 precast
elements each
differing in size
and shape were
produced and
assembled.
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Nominees, Buildings
NOMINEE NOMINEE
STAVANGER CONCERT HALL THE TEACHERS’ HOUSE -
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STAVANGER, NORWAY SMYKKESKRINET
OSLO, NORWAY
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Owner: City of Stavanger
Main authors: Per Christian Brynildsen, architect in charge;
Pål Thomas, structural engineer
Other participants: Imke Törper, project architect
Contractor: Nils Hellberg, Kruse-Smith as, (in situ cast
concrete)
Subcontractors: AS Betong (precast wall panels) Owner: Union of Education Norway
Completion: 2012 Main authors: Cathrine Vigander, head of design;
Vidar Knutsen, architect; Agatha Al-Saadi, structural engineer
The Stavanger Concert Hall consists of two nearly same sized Other participants: Alexander Wærsten, team designer;
halls with completely different functions and expressions. One, Hallvard Huse, team designer
the orchestra hall, is tailor made for non-amplified music, and Contractor: Tronrud Entreprenør
the other is a multipurpose hall specialized for electronically Subcontractors: Unicon as
amplified music. The two halls can function at the same time, Completion: 2009
which means there can be a rock concert with loud volume in
one hall and an acoustic chamber music concert in the other. This structure, named Smikkreskrinet (“jewellery box”) for the
Due to a split construction all the way down to the foundation, main conference room at the center of the building and the
structural noise pollution can be completely avoided when the gleaming art in the façade, is outstanding in its use of exposed
two halls are simultaneously in use. thermal mass/concrete together with glass and ten energy
wells to bring energy consumption down to less than 50 kw/h
This cast-in-place major concrete structure is partly clad with per year per m².
red, highly polished precast panels with aggregate in re-
circulated coloured glass and granite, both inside the building Tubes in the decks and the main concrete staircase circulate
and outside. The quality of the concrete panels is warm and cold water. The heat from the sun is collected
exceptionally uniform with extremely close tolerances taken through the glass façades and stored in the earth to be used in
into the account the size of the panels. (up to 4.2 x 8.5 m). wintertime. In summer, cool water will circulate in the
building. This structure is to become a zero emission building
The properties of the glass concrete mixture and the durability or even energy positive in the future.
of the final product have been extensively tested in the
Norwegian scientific The architect has utilized concrete as the most important part
research centre (Sintef). of his design, predominant
The exposed cast-in- in the interior – even the
place concrete surfaces handrail in the stairway is
on both the circular concrete. On a sunny day,
columns and the walls the printed letters in the
inside make a good glass façade cast decorative
contrast to the red shadows on the bright
wall panels. concrete surfaces.
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NOMINEE NOMINEE
THE MIDTÅSEN QUEEN ALIA
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SCULPTURE PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SANDEFJORD, NORWAY AMMAN, JORDAN
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Owner: City of Sandefjord Owner: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ministry of
Main authors: Svein Lund, architect; Martin Draleke, Transport
architect Main authors: Foster + Partners, architect; J&P - AVAX,
Other participants: P.O. Danielsen, structural engineer design and construction
Contractor: TKS-bygg as Other participants: Dr.K.Zavliaris + Partners, precast concrete
Subcontractors: Unicon as system design
Completion: 2009 Contractor: J&P – AVAX S.A.
Subcontractor: Dr. K. Zavliaris + Partners
A pavilion in concrete and glass shelters precious marble Completion: 2012
sculptures located among pine trees in one of Sandefjord’s city
parks. Excellent concrete work and surfaces are in fine In response to local building expertise and Amman’s climate,
combination with glass. The concrete is light grey in color cast where summer temperatures vary markedly between daytime
against standing timber formwork. and nighttime, the new Queen Alia International Airport is
constructed entirely from concrete, the high thermal mass of
The building is shaped like a funnel opening up towards the the material providing effective passive environmental control.
south, gently guiding the visitors through the space. In the The tessellated roof canopy is based on a flexible series of
gallery, daylight is filtered through the surrounding pine trees, shallow concrete domes, which extend to shade the facades.
and softened further by the opaque glass ceiling, while sunlight To enable seamless future expansion, each dome is a modular
streams through the gaps between walls and large glass unit. The domes branch out from the supporting columns like
openings on the south end. The sculptures can therefore be the leaves of a desert palm and daylight floods the concourse
seen in a wide variety of light conditions. At the south end, the through split beams at the column junctions. Echoing the veins
room opens up and provides a space for gathering or for the of a leaf, a geometric pattern based on traditional Islamic
visitor to contemplate the magnificent view of the Sandefjord. forms is applied to each exposed soffit. Construction combined
pre-cast and in-situ concrete, and drew on the expertise of
The architectural solution gives visitors a welcoming feeling, Foster + Partners in-house geometry specialists to optimise
and a strong wish to stay, not just to study the various the relationship between digital modelling and physical
sculptures, but also the fine craftmanship, and maybe also to fabrication. Given the scale of the project, the structure is
admire the view of the Oslo Fjord in the distance. remarkable for the quality of the finish throughout and the
quality of the workmanship, which set a new standard for
excellence in the region.
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Nominees, Buildings
NOMINEE NOMINEE
GRAND STADE LILLE NEW INTERNATIONAL
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MÉTROPOLE CRICKET STADIUM
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ , FRANCE GAHUNJE, PUNE, INDIA
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Owner: ELISA (Eiffage Lille Stadium Arena) Owner: Maharashtra Cricket Association
Main authors: Jean-Claude Mutel, project manager; Main authors: Hopkins Architects Pvt. Ltd., architect; Adams
Denis Valode, architect; Pierre Ferret, architect Kara Taylor, structural consultant; Buro Happold Engineers
Other participants: Stéphane Ménerat, structural engineer, India Pvt. Ltd., project management consultants
concrete; Jean-Pierre Cœur, structural engineer, steel; Other participants: Eco Designs India Pvt. Ltd., local
Jean-Marie Cremer, structural engineer, steel structural consultant; Metaphors, local interior architect
Contractor: Eiffage TP - Eiffage Construction Métallique - Contractor: Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction
Eiffage Energie Completion: 2012
Subcontractors: Unibeton – Cemex; Dywidag Systems Inter-
national Central to the design philosophy of the stadium is the
Completion: 2012 complete synthesis of architecture and engineering. The
principal structural elements remain exposed and are
The Grand Stade Lille Métropole is a multipurpose stadium assembled using carefully designed expressed joints and
with 50 000 seats. The roof is fixed over the stands and has basketry systems. There are no ceilings to cover slabs; there
four movable parts over the pitch, each 80 m wide and weigh- are no casings to enclose columns. Instead, the architecture
ing 500 tons. The roof plates can be fully opened or closed in emanates from the considered way in which principal
30 minutes. The movable roof plates slide along two main structural elements come together. Architecture, structure and
beams, spanning 204 m with a height of 16.3 m. These steel services were fully coordinated and played an equal role in
beams are not welded on the upper girder, with axes on the achieving the design ambitions. The quality of the structural
lower girder and prestressed tendons (3 * 37T15 + 2 * 55T15) components was therefore of vital importance. The fast track
inside the lower girder to reduce deflection when closing the nature with high safety and quality expectations from the
roof. client increased the complexity of the project. As the main
venue for the 2012 Indian Premier League season and home
The stadium also functions as a concert hall: half of the pitch ground for Pune team, the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium was
is movable to reveal a concert hall below. The northern half of also under constant media and public scrutiny. A large number
the pitch is movable and can be stored over the southern part: of precast elements were used with much repetition of casting.
the plate (75 m wide, 55 m long, 4,200 tons) is raised to 5.6 m The large magnitude of the work required careful planning for
height by 12 hydraulic jacks, then 24 folding brackets expand resources such as plant and machinery, formwork, workmen,
to reach rolling apparatuses, and the plate is slid 65 m. The materials, specialist sub-contractors, admixtures, etc. Due to
complete transfer can be made in less than 24 hours. the tight deadline to inaugurate the stadium all efforts were
directed to ensure parallel work on all work fronts by deploying
independent resources with massive erection work and
concreting of precast elements day and night.
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NOMINEE NOMINEE
ITC GRAND CHOLA HOTEL MAHATMA MANDIR BUSINESS
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GUINDY, CHENNAI, INDIA AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
GANDHINAGAR, GUJRAT, INDIA
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Owner: ITC Limited - Hotels Division Owner: Industrial Extension Bureau, a Government of Gujrat
Main authors: M/s Smallwood Reynolds Stewart, principal Organisation
architect; M/s Sterling Engg, Consultant Services, structural Main authors: V. Gopinath, project coordinator; S. Balaji,
consultant; Spectral Services consultant Pvt. Ltd., services structural designer
consultant Contractor: L&T Construction
Other participants: Wilson & Associates, interior architect; Completion: Phase 1A – 2012, Phase 1B – 2013
Sweett India Pvt. Ltd., cost consultant
Contractor: L&T Construction, B&F IC The Business & Exhibition Centre is one of the largest in
Completion: 2013 India, with a surface area of 60,255 m². The project was done
in two phases: phase 1A, the construction of the convention
The ITC Grand Chola is the world’s largest LEED Platinum centre, three exhibition centres and a service building, and
Certified hotel in the New Construction category. Themed phase 1B, the construction of a hardscape area and central
with the traditional Dravidian Architecture of the Chola vista, food court, infotainment park, photo gallery and chief
Dynasty, this hotel embodies the essence of southern India’s ministers office. The convention and exhibition halls are large
most glorious empire. With three separate wings, the Grand column-free spaces with dimensions of up to 60 m x 96 m with
Chola houses the largest convention centre in the country and a clear height of up to 20 m at the eaves.
the second largest in Asia with an area of 10,000 m² and a
column free ballroom with an area of 3,000 m². The main structure has a sloping roof supported by a steel
roof truss. Main trusses are spanning at 60 m with supporting
The hotel has three basements with a parking capacity of columns spaced at 8 m intervals. Provision for landscaping (soil
1000 cars. The 10 stories above the ground floor contain 600 fill of 200 mm thickness) is considered for design, in addition
luxurious rooms including 78 serviced apartments. The to live load.
swimming pool was constructed on the fifth floor above the
banquet hall, and is supported by structural steel girders. The hardscape and central vista areas consist of column-free
Self-compacting concrete was used for shear walls and glass- spaces of 114.5 m x 36 m and 40 m x 61.5 m respectively, with
fibre reinforced concrete for the external façade and cladding an average height of around 10 m. At regular intervals, an
works. The hotel is to be certified for GRIHA (green rating by opening in the roof slab is provided to illuminate the area
the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, below.
Government of India).
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Nominees, Buildings
NOMINEE NOMINEE
BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR
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WAR MEMORIAL THE PERFORMING ARTS
CHAPPARCHIRI, INDIA KANSAS CITY, USA
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Owner: Punjab Heritage & Tourism Promotion Board Owner: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Main authors: Ar. Renu Khanna, architect designer; Main authors: Kelly Gipple, engineer of record;
Balaji Saravana Bava, structural designer Daniel Brodkin, engineer of record; Casey Cassias,
Contractor: L&T Construction, B&F IC architect
Completion: 2011 Other participants: Mosha Safdie, architect;
Dirk McClure, precaster; Dan Rupprecht, precast
Constructed to instil pride in the youth of Punjab and to structural engineer
remind people of the sacrifices made against oppression, the Contractor: Kyle McQuiston, JE Dunn Construction
War Memorial is the tallest monument in the country. Completion: 2011
Representing local history and reflecting the rough landscape,
the memorial is comprised of a mound, a group of trees, a The Kauffman Performing Arts Center was designed to
pond, a 100 m high victory tower. provide high quality acoustics and great sightlines,
inspiring visitors by giving them a sense of the ceremony
The octagonal tower depicts three major victories on three inherent in attending a performance. With an evocative
different levels, with exhibition space on each level and a design fitting to the performing arts, the project team used
skywalk for viewing the memorial grounds through triangular precast concrete panels as the building’s distinctive
windows symbolic of holes in the historic minarets through cladding. The Kauffman Center includes two stand-alone
which cannons used to pop out for security. It has side RCC performance halls built in structural concrete separated by
walls with beautiful arches. The foundation is supported on an acoustical joint to eliminate the transfer of sound from
269 piles 35 m deep. Using slip form technology, the centre one area to the next. The building is enclosed by a distinc-
core was raised from ground level to the dome level in just tive clam shell roof consisting of structural steel, precast
40 days. concrete, metal roofing and a cable supported glass system
atrium. The geometry and architectural design of the
The entrance of the complex is through a fort where the project was based on arcs, radii and cones on both hori-
information centre and gift shops are also located. This zontal and vertical planes. There are few 90˚ angles. Most
building has four minarets and the arched gates have doors of the walls are straight but not parallel to each other,
through which visitors can see a framed view of the Victory running along a grid line that forms the radius of an arc.
Tower. The tower is also the backdrop for the open-air About 8,300 m² of architectural precast concrete panels,
theatre, creating an ideal setting for the projection of sound in both insulated and solid versions, were cast as complex
and light shows and the staging of plays. panels with little repetition.
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2014 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures
PREVIOUS WINNERS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS:

CATEGORY CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
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2010 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures The fib awards continue the tradition of the former FIP
Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures, attributed
Winning Structures from 1990 to 1998:
• Svratka River Pedestrian Bridge, Brno, Czech Republic
• Third Millennium Bridge over the Ebro River, Zaragoza, 1998 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures
Spain
• Wadi Abdoun Bridge, Amman, Jordan Winning Structures
• Normandy Bridge, France
Special Mentions • Great Belt East Bridge, Denmark
• Ferney Tunnel, Geneva, Switzerland
• Navia Viaduct, Asturias, Spain Special Mentions
• Adriatic LNG Terminal GBS, near Rovigo, Italy • Lerez River Bridge, Spain
• Heidrun tension leg platform, Norway
• Odawara Blueway Bridge, Japan
2006 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures
Winning Structures 1994 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures

• Rion-Antirion Bridge, Gulf of Corinth, Greece
• Floating Breakwater, Monaco Winning Structures
• Seiun Bridge, Tokusima, Japan
• Skarnsundet Bridge, Norway
• Vranov reservoir footbridge, Czech Republic
Special Mentions • Breakwater jetty, Sakai, Japan
• New Svinesund Bridge, Norway-Sweden
• Flaz River Bridges, Samedan (Grisons), Switzerland
Special Mentions
• Infante Dom Henrique Bridge, Porto, Portugal
• Bray Viaduct, North Devon, UK
• Helgeland Bridge, Leir Fjord, Norway
• Bridge over the Isère, France

2002 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures • Kikki Pedestrian Bridge, Japan
Winning Structures 1990 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures

• Bras de la Plaine Bridge, La Réunion, France
• Vltava River Metro Tunnel, Prague, Czech Republic
Winning Structures
• Sart Canal Bridge, La Louvière, Belgium
• Pedestrian Bridge across the Altmühl River, Germany
• Oosterschelde storm surge barrier, The Netherlands
Special Mentions • Gullfaks C oil platform, Norway
• Tensho Bridge, Miyazaki, Japan
• TGV Viaducts, Avignon, France
Special Mentions
• Ticino Bridge, Villa Bedretto, Switzerland
• Parana River Bridge, Argentina/Paraguay
• Beppo Myoban Bridge, Japan
• Ekofisk Oil Drilling Platform protecting wall, Norway
• Elbe River Bridge at Podebrady, Czech Republic
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CATEGORY C
CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
if b The Civil Engineering Structures Category is made up of 25

projects repesenting a diverse group of structures including
viaducts, flyovers, bridges (prestressed concrete, suspended,
cable stayed, extradosed) for road, rail or pedestrian traffic,
cooling towers, oil tanks, a dam, shipyard and road side stop.
These projects are especially appreciated by the jury due

to careful selection of structural systems and construction
technologies, integration of the structure into its
surroundings, the cement type and aggregate type, elegance,
originality and beauty in form and appearance, high quality

surface finishing, serious consideration for earthquake loads,
use of advanced materials and reasonable use of resources
for supporting sustainability.
All of these projects emphasize that the selection of structural

concrete as a building material may provide optimal solutions
considering technical, aesthetic, economic as well as
sustainability aspects.
György L. Balázs
Chairman of the Jury
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Winners, Civil Engineering Structures
WINNER
EGG-GRABEN BRIDGE
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VALLEY OF GROSSARL, AUSTRIA
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Owner: Land Salzburg, Landesbaudirektion, Referat Brückenbau
Main authors: Prof. Dr. Johann Kollegger, conceptual design; Dr. Sebastian Zoran Bruschetini-Ambro, structural design;
DI Johannes Berger, structural design
Other participants: DI Franz Brandauer, conceptual design; DI Werner David, conceptual design; Thomas Mayrhuber, conceptual design;
Dr. Hans-Georg Leitner, structural design and construction drawings
Contractor: Alpine Bau GmbH

Subcontractors: Grund- Pfahl- und Sonderbau GmbH
Completion: 2009
The Egg-Graben Bridge is a 50 m long arch construction materials, i.e. no reinforcing thickness has been widened to 500 mm.
bridge built to replace a narrow road bend steel, waterproofing, expansion joints and The rising walls are also very slim with a
that made transportation difficult for edge beams were needed. Considering the thickness of 160 mm. By using form liners,
passengers and cargo. Due to the consider- future savings in operation and maintenance the surfaces of the concrete walls obtained
able touristic significance of the area, the as well as the unlimited lifetime, this bridge an attractive appearance. The arch and
local government had high requirements is more cost efficient than conventional the walls were built with conventional
that the bridge be aesthetically pleasing. bridge structures. reinforced concrete.
A new bridge design method was used for In the planning process, strong emphasis This concept of building bridges represents
the construction. The idea behind the was placed on a slim design. The bridge is a breakthrough in terms of sustainability
conceptual design of the bridge was to designed as an arch bridge in order to take and durability of concrete bridges and is
obtain a structure with unlimited durability. advantage of the existing rocky subsoil on applicable to small and medium sized
This was achieved by omitting reinforcing the construction site. Furthermore, a special bridges.
steel in the bridge structure. The bridge shape for the arch was chosen in order to
girder is post-tensioned with strands encap- account for the horizontal curvature (radius
sulated in plastic ducts and watertight an- of 50 m) of the bridge girder. A glancing
chorages. Since the bridge girder does not intersection of the arch occurs with the
contain any steel, which is susceptible to structure on a length of 14 m in the crown.
corrosion, there is no need for the water- For aesthetical reasons and in order to
proofing of the deck. There is also no need compensate the deflection of the dead load,
for edge beams and expansion joints. The a camber of 70 mm was implemented to
durability of the bridge depends solely on the arch between the lines of load introduc-
the concrete, since corrosion is no longer an tion. This allows for a thickness of the arch
issue. During construction, the economic of merely 400 mm, very slim in regard to a
advantage of the project was in regard to span of 42 m. At the bearing points, the
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consistent application of durability
philosophy. The bridge deck is
intended to have a long service
life with very little maintenance
costs because the bridge deck is
constructed exclusively with

encapsulated post-tensioned
reinforcement and watertight
anchorages. No other reinforcement
is used. Therefore, the electrolytic
corrosion in the deck is excluded.
In this way water insulation and
pavement were also saved. The
concrete itself is meant to resist
both physical and environmental
loads. The bridge also fulfils high
aesthetic expectations.”
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WINNER
TÉRÉNEZ BRIDGE
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ROSNOËN (BRITTANY), FRANCE
Owner: Conseil général du Finistère, Quimper, France
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Main authors: Michel Virlogeux, conceptual design; Charles Lavigne, architect; Emmanuel Bouchon, head of the Sétra design team
Other participants: Florent Imberty, Sétra structural engineer; Jérôme Petitjean, Sétra structural engineer; Jean Vassord, Arcadis ESG
execution design
Contractor: Vinci Construction France - Dodin Campenon Bernard
Subcontractor: Freyssinet (stay cables); Arcadis ESG - GTM (execution design)
Completion: 2011
The Térénez Bridge is a 515 metre long the deck and in the towers; this is of major
cable stayed bridge with a slender curved importance because forces, which are very
concrete deck and two inclined lambda- well balanced when the bridge is completed,
shaped pylons. It crosses the river Aulne, in are not balanced during construction.
western Brittany, replacing a suspension Therefore it is necessary to introduce
bridge built in 1950. The length of the prestressing forces in the tower (mainly in
main span is 285 m. The radius of curva- the inside member of the box-girder
ture is 800 m in the main span and 200 m in section), which are part temporary and part
the lateral spans. The in-plane curvature final. The bending forces in the deck were
has been introduced to improve the road significant (especially at the tower level),
alignment for safety reasons. The shape of calling for a non-symmetrical distribution of
the pylons is the logical consequence of the prestressing tendons and a local widening of
curvature: due to the curvature, the result- the ‘outer’ rib. Wind analyses and tests were
ant of the forces applied by the stays on the performed, limiting the length of the
head of each mast is inclined in the trans- cantilever in the side spans before its
verse direction, so that there is no bending connection with the part of the deck that is
moment under permanent loads. The erected on scaffoldings.
combination of the curvature and the
inclination of the masts allows for a perfect Step by step the design of the Térénez
integration with the majestic and wild Bridge passed from a rather classical design
landscape. to a very impressive one, with a curved deck
suspended on the outside from inclined
During the construction, analyses and towers. This concept is highly appreciated
evaluations were performed, segment after by the owner and the local population.
segment, to evaluate the bending forces in
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elegant form of the bridge that perfectly
fits the surrounding landscape and the
roads that are connected by the bridge
from one bank of the river to the other.

The impressive design includes a curved
deck that hangs on lambda-shaped
pylons by cables. The cross section of
the deck is made of two longitudinal,
almost rectangular ribs, connected by
the upper slab and multiple floor beams;
the roadways are supported by this
intermediate upper slab, and the side-
walks are outside the stay cables
on cantilevered slabs at the lower
level. Such a cross-section has the
inertia of a slender box-girder
with all the practical advantages
of an open cross-section. All of
these components make this
bridge extraordinary.”
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Special Mentions, Civil Engineering Structures
SPECIAL MENTION
HOOVER DAM BYPASS / MIKE O’CALLAGHAN-PAT
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TILLMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE
CLARK COUNTY NEVADA, MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA, USA
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Owner: Central Federal Lands Highway, Division of the Federal Highway Administration
Main authors: David Goodyear, T.Y. Lin International, lead designer; Bill Dowd,
HDR Engineering, team project manager
Other participants: Roger Eaton, lead designer “As a result of excellent
Contractor: Obayashi Corporation & PSM Construction USA, Inc.
Completion: 2010 engineering, the Hoover Dam
Soaring 275 meters above the Colorado setting concrete at night to avoid desert heat
Bypass bridges Colorado River
River, the Hoover Dam Bypass/Mike reaching more than 50˚C. at 275 m above the water
O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
helps protect the historic Hoover Dam by With a main span of 323 meters, the level. This is the fourth longest
removing through traffic from directly Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge / Mike
crossing along the top of the dam. The O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge single-span concrete bridge in
580-meter-long Colorado River crossing is is the fourth longest single-span concrete
the centerpiece of the project, which in- arch bridge in the world. Each half arch rib the world. The jury especially
cluded new approaches on both sides of the is made up of 26 cast-in-place sections, with
river and eight other bridges. It is the construction starting from the canyon walls appreciated the innovative use
highest and longest arched concrete bridge and a closure pour that locks the two halves
in the Western Hemisphere and features the together. Approximately 6,880 cubic meters of high performance concrete
world’s tallest precast concrete columns. of concrete is cast in the arches. The outer
dimensions of each hollow arch rib are 6 m
including special technological
The hybrid structure is designed to comple- wide by 4.26 m. Structural steel struts steps. Wind, earthquakes and
ment the dam with the high-performance connect the arches at each column and are
concrete arch while limiting the load covered with precast concrete panels. The the necessity of a long service
demands with a modern steel superstruc- largest struts weigh nearly 40 tonnes. The
ture. It is the first steel concrete hybrid arch three-meter tall concrete segments (440 life required extraordinary
bridge in the United States. The Black segments in all) were each precast offsite
Canyon below the dam is a 275 m gorge. and erected to form the pier columns. The attention during design. The
Working in such a setting required rock cuts precast columns are 90 m tall. The struc-
and fills exceeding 30 m in height, and tural steel tub girders were fabricated offsite Hoover Dam Bypass is a
and placed with cableway
cranes. The temporary breathtaking example of civil
cable stay tower and
support system for
engineering in the deep canyon
erection of the arch of the Colorado River and its
incorporated more
than 600,000 m of rocky cliffs.”
cable-stayed strand.
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KALISINDH THERMAL POWER PROJECT
b
JHALAWAR, RAJASTAN, INDIA
if
Owner: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (RRVUNL)
Main authors: Parag S. Patni, project coordinator; Abhijit S. Niphade, modeling, analysis
and design; Suyog S. Dhongade, wind tunnel test interpretation load application;
(STUP Consultants P Ltd.)
Other participants: Jyoti D. Asrondkar, modeling, analysis and design
Contractor: BGR Energy Systems Limited, Chennai
Completion: 2011
“These towers are the world's
tallest natural draught cooling
towers. Behaviour in wind and
frequencies of different modes
of vibration were carefully
studied. As a consequence the
The world’s tallest natural draught cooling possibilities are open for NDCT thermal top platform is stiffened and
towers have the following structural design, allowing for greater height and a
configuration: more compact basin diameter. In addition, measures were also taken to
1. Water flow rate: 75000 m³/h engineering firms may design NDCTs with
2. Total height: 202 m above finished a higher capacity, as these are becoming the stiffen the tower circumferen-
ground level benchmark. With large capacity NDCTs the
3. Throat height: 150 m land required for thermal power plants can tially. Wind pressure was
4. Height of air inlet: 11.825 m be reduced and the number of required
5. Basin sill level: 0 m NDCTs can also be reduced.
obtained from wind tunnel
6. Top diameter: 90.450 m (Centre Line tests. The bottom 6 m of the
diameter)
7. Throat diameter: 87.35 m (Centre Line shell is treated as a heavily
diameter)
8. Basin diameter: 149.35 m (Centre Line reinforced ring beam to
diameter)
transfer the total shell dead
The efficiency of a power plant greatly
depends on the proper functioning of load properly to the raker
NDCT/IDCT, with thermal design playing
an important role. The thermal design column system below. High
however, has restrictions in the sizing (height
and basin diameter) of the NDCT. There is
strength concrete with
no proven track record of a large capacity adequate cover over the
NDCT. To design the world’s tallest NDCTs
at Kalisidh TPP, it was crucial to have reinforcement is provided to
expertise and innovation in structural design
of shorter cooling towers and wind tunnel ensure durability.”
testing. With this new structure, the
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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ALBSTADT LAUTLINGEN
b
ALBSTADT LAUTLINGEN, GERMANY
if
“The jury appreciated the
innovative use of materials for
this pedestrian bridge. In order
to fulfil the demands of
adequate freeze-thaw resistance
Owner: Groz-Beckert KG (which is important in that
Main authors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Hegger, design, expertise; H+P Ingenieure
(H+P Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KG), structural analysis region due to the harsh win-
Other participants: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Raupach; durability; ters), alkali resistant glass
Prof. Dr.-Ing.Wolfgang Brameshuber, concrete design
Contractor: Sebastian Wochner GmbH & Co. KG fibre reinforcements were ap-
Completion: 2010 plied in the deck slab. Hence,
Textile-Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is used By reinforcing the concrete structure with the concrete cover could be
as construction material for the superstruc- textiles made of alkali-resistant glass reduced to 15 mm. In this way
ture of the pedestrian bridge fulfilling filaments, the concrete cover has been
demands for a frost-resistant construction, reduced to only 15 mm. Thus, the dimen- the dimensions of the super-
which is essential due to harsh winters in sions of the superstructure, which is a structure, which is a T-beam
this region. The overall length of the bridge T-beam with seven webs, could be mini-
is nearly 100 m, subdivided into six prefab- mized resulting in a light-weight construc- with seven webs, could be
ricated parts with a maximum element tion which meets the needs of modern minimized resulting in a light-
length of 17.20 m and a span of 15.05 m. architecture while still having economical
The combination of TRC with an and ecological advantages. With a minimum weight construction. This
unbonded prestressing allowed an extremely thicknesses of 90 mm at the end of the made the bridge more attrac-
slender superstructure with a height of cantilever or 120 mm on the webs, the
0.435 m and, thus, a slenderness ratio of concrete mass was reduced by 40% com-
tive and also had economical
H:L = 1:35 was achieved. pared to ordinary steel-reinforced bridges. and ecological advantages. The
This leads to a reduction of 30%
in carbon dioxide emissions.
top asphalt layer was also
Aside from reducing the concrete avoided owing to the dense
mass significantly, this bridge has
been constructed without any
structure of the concrete itself.
bitumen surfacing due to the In this way sustainability was
dense characteristic of the
concrete. As such, the
supported by the appropriate
maintenance works can be selection of material and geo-
minimized allowing for an
metrical properties of the
economic structure.
pedestrian bridge.”
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SUSTAINABLE MODULAR UHPFRC BRIDGE
b
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
if
Owner: Gemeente Rotterdam (Municipality of Rotterdam) “This is an excellent example
Main authors: D.L. Tirimanna, project leader; B. van den Broek, structural engineer; of optimal use of UHPFRC in a
J. Falbr, structural engineer (FDN Engineering BV and FDN Construction BV),
Chris Bosse, design architect pedestrian bridge. The special
Other participants: M. Said, advisor; C Blom, advisor; T. de Vries, structural engineer concrete composition guaran-
Contractor: FDN Group
Completion: 2012
tees not only high compressive
as well as high tensile
The need for sustainable traffic bridges in for any type of environment. The presented strength, but also high service
the Netherlands has induced development bridge is a flat bridge, but an arched bridge
of a modular building system for bridges in is also possible with standard elements. The life. The designers claim there
full Ultra-High Performance Fibre potential arch effect can also contribute to is no need for maintenance for
Reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). These even smaller dimensions of the concrete 100 years. The bridge is
bridges have been designed to satisfy the elements. The polystyrene blocks, which are
following requirements: used to create the openings in the rails, can longitudinally prestressed. The
- All parts maintenance-free for at least 100 be manufactured in any shape, allowing developed bridge system
years more design freedom. By applying
- Economic structure (lower cost than removable cables for prestressing, the bridge
provides the possibility for a
current traditional steel, concrete and can be easily dismantled. The bridges can very wide range of handrails
composite bridges) also have different colours with added that enables a large amount of
- Low lifecycle costs pigment. The disposition of the bridge
- Attractive architectural design elements enables the installation of distribu- flexibility in design. The high
- Different lengths and widths made of tion cables and ducts underneath the deck, amount and random distribu-
standard elements without any visual disturbance. An addition of fibres resulted in a
- Low CO2 footprint tional advantage of this modular system is
- Low disturbances and rapid construction that the elements for a 30 m long bridge can highly homogeneous material.
on site fit into 20-foot large container with an open Cracks were not found in the
top. These bridges are more easily
Bridges up to 30 m in length and up to 5 m transported, despite volume and weight
bridge after test loading.”
in width can be built economically with only restrictions for
two standard moulds, one for railing transported
elements and the other for plate elements. materials.
All elements are made from UHPFRC for
high resistance to environmental, human
and traffic impacts and are prestressed
together to form the needed length and
width of the bridge. FDN Engineering BV
designed the bridge system and was
contracted to build this bridge in
Rotterdam.
The system of modular bridges enables

countless handrail designs. Architects have
the freedom to choose the handrail pattern
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HARBOR DRIVE KISS BRIDGE
b
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ALICANTE, SPAIN
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA
if
Owner: Conselleria de Infraestructuras, Territorio y Medio
Ambiente Pilar de la Horadada City Council
Main authors: Joaquín Alvado, archtitect;
Owner: Civic San Diego
Miguel Angel Crespo, structural engineer; Salvador Ivorra,
Main authors: Joe Tognoli, primary consultant
structural engineer
Other participants: Ricardo Rabines, architect;
Contractor: Urdinter Infraestructuras, SL. Infraestructuras
Andrew Spurlock, landscape architect; Patricia McColl,
Terrestres, SA
civil engineer
Completion: 2012
Contractor: Joe Reyes, Reyes Construction
Completion: 2011
The project was designed to establish a relationship between
two different parts of the town, divided by a rainwater
The Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge is one of the longest
channel. Each side of the channel has a different way to cross,
self-anchored suspension bridges in the world. The landmark
with a new shape to define a border. The connection is like a
bridge was constructed to provide a safe, elevated footbridge
kiss, hence the name “the Kiss Bridge”.
for pedestrians and bicyclists over the busy Harbor Drive and
existing train and trolley tracks. The high visibility and
The footbridge was structurally designed to resemble the
premier location of this crossing called for a signature bridge
Japanese art of paper folding called “origami”. The two
designed to serve as a gateway to the downtown area.

geometrically different parts have different structural behav-
iours. The first part has a large cantilever beam 16 m long,
The main span of the bridge is 354 ft and the pylon is 131 ft
while the second has a Y plan geometry comprising the main
tall. The pylon is inclined at a 60˚ angle from the horizontal
path itself and Venetian stairs. The length of the main path of
and leans over the deck to support the single pair of suspen-
both structures is over 60 m.
sion cables. Individual suspenders (34 in total) attached to the
main cable support the 20 ft wide deck from the top of the
The union between the cantilever structure and the Y-shaped
railing at only one edge of the deck. The bridge is horizontally
one is located over the middle of the channel, a central area
curved and a tendon is stressed at the top of the railing. The
connected by a framework of pinned steel beams on which a
radial force generated by the tendon above the deck elevation
glass floor acts as a walkway. Each stretch has a different
generates a restoring moment balancing the forces in the
traversal section to adapt its dimensions and shapes to the
bridge deck.
requirements of stiffness and strength imposed by the overall
geometry of the footbridge and the acting loads used to design
The Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge is a uniquely funded
it. The footbridge has two central piles, one for each structure.
public/private project and is a collaboration of local, state,
The central pile of the cantilever structure is a concrete wall
regional and federal agencies and programs. It is the last piece
with a twist at its middle to change direction of the wall
of the long anticipated Park-to-Bay link, part of a 100-year old
section (that is, in its lower part, parallel to the axis of the
City of San Diego strategic plan.
channel), to the direction of the upper part of the pile which is
perpendicular to the axis
of the main structure.
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INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR REDZINSKI BRIDGE
b
COMMONWEALTH GAMES (2010) WROCLAW, POLAND
DELHI, INDIA
if
Owner: Public Works Department, Delhi Development Owner: General Directorate for National Roads and Motor-
Authority, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Hindustan ways, Wrocław Branch
Construction Company Main authors: Jan Biliszczuk, main designer; Jerzy Onysyk,
Main authors: Prof. Mahesh Tandon, Vinay Gupta, varifying designer
Ashish Srivastava, Tandon Consultants, Pvt. Ltd., structural Other participants: Aurelia Ast, assistant designer;
design and geometric engineering Wojciech Barcik, designer; Przemysław Prabucki, designer;
Contractor: AFCONS, Gammon India Ltd, Kamila Stępień, assistant designer; Mariusz Sułkowski,
Valecha Engineering, DSC Ltd designer; Jacek Szczepański, designer; Robert Toczkiewicz,
Completion: 2010 assistant designer; Artur Tukendorf, designer;
Kamil Tukendorf, designer; Piotr Woźny, assistant designer
To prepare for hosting the largest sporting event ever held in Contractor: Mostostal Warszawa S.A.
India, the 19th Commonwealth Games of 2010, the city of Subcontractor: Freyssinet Polska Sp. z o.o.
Delhi planned a series of infrastructure projects. Major Completion: 2011
flyovers, traffic interchanges and metro (MRTS) structures
contributed significantly in uplifting the image as well as the
Rędziński Bridge, crossing the Odra River consists of three
visual quality and character of the city of Delhi. Archeological
substructures: two multi-span flyovers and the main bridge. It
monuments had to be specially catered for in the concept,

is the largest concrete cable-stayed bridge in Poland and has a
design and construction of these infrastructure projects.
612 m long structure with spans of 50 + 2 x 256 + 50 m. The
superstructure consists of two decks with box girders made of
These projects were constructed using a variety of different
prestressed concrete, suspended by 160 stay cables to a single
techniques and were completed in a short time. All of the
H-shaped, 122 m high concrete pylon. The pylon was
structures were built in fast track mode where concrete was a
constructed using self-climbing formwork and the
predominant construction material even though the structures
superstructures were longitudinally launched.
were of varying design concepts.
The most distinguishing characteristics of Rędziński Bridge:
The structures had a common objective of transporting
- atypical structural configuration, two separate concrete decks
athletes to different venues quickly and safely without
suspended to a single pylon and hence four planes of stays
adversely affecting the routine traffic and daily activities
- considerable span lengths (256 m) for this category of single
of ordinary citizens.
pylon concrete cable-stayed bridge
- use of a steel core as the pylon’s inner formwork and assem-
bly of its segments together with preassembled reinforcement
- use of reinforced concrete precast elements in construction
of the superstructure
- stiff reinforcement (steel plates) in
box girder’s compressed bottom slab
in hogging moment zones over sup-
ports
Due to the complexity of the struc-

ture, an electronic monitoring sys-
tem measuring forces in stays, strains
in the main structural elements,
wind speed and temperature, has
also been installed on the bridge.
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PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PRAGUE HIGHWAY BYPASS
b
STRUCTURE OF OIL TANKS PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
LOUKOV, CZECH REPUBLIC
if
Owner: ČEPRO jsc, Praha
Main authors: Miloš Zich, Jiří Stráský, Strasky, Husty and
Partners Ltd., consultant; Jan L. Vítek, Metrostav jsc., expert
of the contractor
Other participants: Miroslav Kroupa, general consultant;
Petr Kučera, consultant of earth works
Contractor: Ladislav Michálek, Metrostav jsc Owner: Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech
Subcontractors: Pavel Kasal, Metrostav jsc. (concrete struc- Republic
tures); Miloš Šimler, SM7 jsc. (prestressing and heavy lifting) Main authors: Milan Sistek, head designer; Roman Lenner,
Completion: 2011 company dircetor; Frantisek Hanus, company director;
Other participants: Vladimir Engler, designer; Lukas Vrablik,
The four oil tanks, each with the capacity of 35,000 m³, are designer
made entirely of prestressed concrete and have an inside Contractor: Robert Achs, BÖGL and KRYSL
diameter of 47.8 m and a height of 27 m. The tanks are com- Completion: 2010
posed of a concrete foundation slab, cylindrical walls and a
spherical shell forming a dome. The tanks are designed as The bridge across the Berounka river valley forms part of the
new south-western section of Prague’s highway bypass. With a
double skin structures. The external prestressed concrete shell

carries all mechanical loadings. The internal skin is made of a total length of more than two km, it is one of the largest
double layer laminate, where a monitoring system is able to infrastructure projects in the Czech Republic and plays an
detect any damage in an internal laminate layer. The construc- important role in easing traffic congestion in the capital. Three
tion started with a foundation slab cast in three stages. different construction methods were used to build this bridge:
fixed scaffolding, the overhead movable scaffold system and
The walls were cast using a slipform, which allowed for the the balanced cantilever method using up to four pairs of form
construction of a jointless cylindrical watertight shell. Finally travellers respectively, with the longest span of 114 m. De-
the dome was cast inside the tank and lifted using suspension signed as a continuous span with the box girder
on bars and anchored in its final position by additional pre- section of a variable height of 2.6 to 6.5 m, over 1500 tons of
stressed bars and mild reinforcement. After completion of the post-tensioning (PT) was installed during the course of
technological corridor and access towers the tanks were construction in years 2008-2009. The PT contractor, VSL
covered by reinforced earth. Systems has submitted a modified alternative of the PT in
order to achieve the material savings and overall simplification.
The application of prestressed concrete in the domain of Using prefabricated tendons made in the construction yard
preferably steel structures provides, in combination with lami- sped up the construction process. The data about tendon
nate sealing, a significantly longer service life than that of steel forces and elongations during the stressing works were
tanks. The thin-walled prestressed concrete structure is eco- collected by the Adapt electronic system. The records were
nomical and allows for a smooth construction process. The then utilized to verify the design; the theoretical friction
tanks are covered with the earth and fit well into the land- values could be subsequently compared with the actual
scape. The structures represent an advanced application of measurements.
prestressed concrete
in the oil industry.
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RIVER ULLA VIADUCT IN-TOWN FLYOVER IN
b
LA CORUÑA AND PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN POVAŽSSKÁ BYSTRICA
POVAŽSKÁ BYSTRICA, SLOVAKIA
if
Owner: Ministry of Internal Development. Administrador de Owner: Slovak National Motorway Company
Infraestructuras Ferrovarias (ADIF) Main authors: Miroslav Mat’aščík, project manager and author
Main authors: José María Villar Luengo, general manager; of architectural design; Katarína Táborská, designer;
José Andrés del Valle Pérez, project manager; Richard Novák, designer
Ángel Carriazo Lara, engineering and design Other participants: Jiří Strásky, static and dynamic analysis
(Torroja Ingeniería SL) of overpass structure; Milan Chandoga, experimental
Other participants: José Antonio Torroja Cavanillas, special verification, monitoring of forces and distortion of
advisor; Ramón María Merino Martínez, dynamic action structural members
studies; Javier Gamino Palomo, construction process Contractor: DOPRASTAV, a.s., SKANSKA SK a.s
Contractor: AVE ULLA Joint venture (Dragados SA- Subcontractor: TBG DOPRASTAV, a.s.
TECSA SA) Completion: 2010
Subcontractor: Puentes y Estructuras, VSL-Stronghold,
Kinesia Ingeniería The 968.73 m long extradosed motorway flyover is a 10-span
Completion: 2011 structure with a main span of 122 m in length. This super-
structure, carrying the full four-lane motorway, is supported
The viaduct over the River Ulla carries a double international crosswise by means of one single bridge pier.
gauge rail designed for 350 km/h traffic. Towering 120 m over
the base of the valley, this viaduct has a total length of 630 m. The superstructure is formed by huge box girder with the
The section that straddles the river is supported by a stilted depth varying from 4.7 to 6.0 m, the 30.4 m wide deck slab is
arch with a 168 m span and a 105 m rise. The center arch has braced by means of precast reinforced concrete bar struts. The
a constant 7.70 m wide by 3.50 m deep cross-section, solidified bridge superstructure is constructed using post-tensioned cast-
under each of the five piers it supports. Its polygonal geometry in-situ concrete. There is a system of extradosed (ED) stay ca-
is the result of its division into 2.50 m sections with angled bles situated within the structure centre line, which are routed
abutments that are somewhat more acute under the piers and through 7 pylons with the height of 14 m. The “fan” of exter-
form a slightly pointed crown. nal cables consists of 8 radially arranged stay cables that are
routed above the pylon inside a saddle with the anchor pin to
The bottom-most section on each half leaf was built with con- prevent slipping. The construction was done using the free
ventional falsework, while the remainder, 26 five-meter- long cantilever method. The whole cross section of superstructure
segments, was cast in place with travelling formwork. The deck segment was done in a single stage of concreting.
is a conventional continuous, post-stressed concrete girder,
measuring a total of 14 m in width. The piers have a constant As the flyover location is in important part of the town, the
depth and, with the exception of the smaller arch piers, a vari- designer paid special atten-
able width. Cantilevering techniques were used to erect the tion to aesthetics, even for
two half leaves, with the aid of twelve provisional cables on night visualization by means
each. The arch was erected in conjunction with the arch piers of attractive chromatic illu-
and deck, i.e. mination. The response of
each arch pier both the public and construc-
was built at the tion industry experts is very
same time as positive; in the Slovak
the respective Republic, the flyover was
arch and deck awarded the prestigious
sections. “Construction of the Year”
award.
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MÓRA FERENC BRIDGE ELEVATED CORRIDOR AT
b
SZEGED, HUNGARY DWARAKA JUNCTION
NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
if
Owner: National Infrastructure Developing Ltd., Budapest
Main authors: László Mátyássy, main designer
Other participants: András Nagy, statical calculations;
Csaba Fornay, structural design; Gergely Szabó, detail design
(Pont-Terv C. Ltd.) Owner: National Highway Authority of India
Contractor: Hídépítő C. Ltd. Main authors: K. Ganesh Iyer, permanent structure designer;
Subcontractor: HBM C. Ltd. (deep foundation, bored r.c. P. Murali, permanent structure designer (L&T Ramboll)
piles); DYWIDAG SI (internal prestressing); VSL (stay cables); Other participants: Yogesh Desai, proof checking; M.S. Nair,
BBR-VT (external prestressing); DOKA (formwork supplier); reviewing authority
BETONPLASZTIKA (piers); A-HÍD C. Ltd. (superstructure); Contractor: M.V. Srinivasa, RAO; L&T, Nashik Elevated
TBG (fresh concrete) Corridor Project
Completion: 2011 Subcontractor: Ultratech, concrete supply; TATA, SAIL, JSW,
reinforcement steel supply; BASF, SIKA, FOSROC,
Taking its structural system into consideration the main sec- construction chemicals
tion of Móra Ferenc bridge is unique in Europe with its extra- Completion: 2012
dosed cable system together with the corrugated steel webs.
Although these up-to-date technical solutions have already The Nashik Elevated Corridor Project (NECP) forms an
been applied in Europe separately; this is their first combined integral part of the NH3 Mumbai – Agra highway. The entire
application. The main bridge is a 3 span (95 m+180 m+95 m) stretch of the project runs about 60 km and is comprised of an
hollow box structure with 3 cells, prestressed RC top and elevated corridor, 6 flyovers, 4 vehicular underpasses, 6
bottom slabs and 4 corrugated steel webs. The latter decrease pedestrian underpasses, 2 major bridges and an underground
the self weight of the bridge and at the same time increase the pedestrian subway. This gigantic project provides an important
efficiency of prestressing. The superstructure was constructed link in the transportation system around Nashik and is
with 5 m long segments using the free cantilevering method. expected to play a major role in the commercial development
Steel cross girders in the middle of each segment provide the of the area.
stiffness of the structure. The extradosed prestressing system
results in a smaller, 6 m high structural height at the supports, The elevated corridor at Dwaraka Junction (6.1 km in length)
which again means less weight. is a part of the Nashik Elevated Corridor Project. The 19.7 m
wide deck, supported on a single pier at the centre, is designed
The stay cable forces at the lower anchorages are taken by the as an externally strutted box, constructed by segmental
steel cross girders (vertically) and the top RC slab (horizon- construction technology. The general span is around 30 m and
tally), enabling both materials to act according to their optimal at junctions 40 m. In order to cater for the effective cantilever
physical properties. The cable forces at the top of the pylon of about 6.5 m on each side, the deck slab is transversely pre-
are taken by a newly developed saddle system (this is its first stressed. This bridge is designed to take the maximum live load
application) in which the strands are led through individually of class 70R as given in Indian codes. To impart the lightness
and are anchored automatically as the result of the special and economy, the external struts are spaced at 3.0 m intervals.
structure of the saddle. The up-to-date concrete-mixture The overall superstructure arrangement gives the effect of a
design enabled the execution of the tailor-made details of the spine and
concrete rib effect.
structure.
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KATTUPALLI SHIPYARD BRIDGE OVER
b
CUM MINOR PORT BEAUHARNOIS CANAL
KATTUPALLI, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA BEAUHARNOIS, QUÉBEC, CANADA
if
Owner: L&T Shipbuilding Limited Owner: MTQ (Ministère des Transports du Québec) et
Main authors: Syed Munaver Ali, head - design of marine Nouvelle Autoroute 30 s.e.n.c. (Public and Private Partnership)
structures; B. Sanjiv Kumar, project manager – design; Main authors: Matthew Carter, project manager; Jeffrey Lau,
B. Krishnakumar, deputy project manager-design East approach deck designer ; Peter Matusevich, West
(L&T-Ramboll Consulting Engineers Limited) approach deck designer (ARUP)
Other participants: K. Senthilnathan, head - design coordina- Other participants: Hugo Corres, launching engineer;
tion and construction methods; S. Jayachandran, project Francisco Millanes, launching engineer
manager, engineering delivery & construction methods; Contractor: Nouvelle Autoroute 30 CJV: Acciona
Tijo C. Mathew, deputy project manager, engineering delivery Infraestructures Canada, Dragados Canada, Groupe Aecon
& construction methods (Larsen & Tourbo Limited) Québec Ltée, Verrault Inc.
Contractor: T. S Ananthakumar, Larsen & Toubro Subcontractor: FPS-BB, precast piers; ALE Heavy Lifting,
Limited [Construction] - Heavy Civil Infrastructure IC launching equipment; STRUCTAL, steel structure fabrica-
Subcontractor: Lafarge Aggregate & Concrete India Ltd, con- tion; EULER, steel assembling
crete supply; TATA TISCON/JSW, reinforcement steel sup- Completion: 2012
ply; BASF /DON Chemicals, supply of concrete
admixture; Penna /Zuari Cement, cement supply The Beauharnois Bridge has been constructed in Montreal as
Completion: 2012 part of the A30 (Autoroute 30) project, completing the first
belt highway around the city. It is a 2.5 km structure combin-
The Kattupalli Shipyard cum Minor Port has been developed ing different concrete techniques: in-situ, prefabrication and
as a combination of three major facilities: Kattupalli Ship composite; and several construction peculiarities.
Building, Kattupalli Port and the Modular Fabrication Facility
Kattupalli (MFFK). The Bridge is singular due to the following design and con-
struction uniqueness:
A complete in house development of the facility including the - It has segmental precast piers with an anchorage in the in-
planning, design, engineering and construction made this one situ base of the column instead of in the foundation.
of the most valuable projects for L&T. Kattupalli shipbuilding - The East part, 1500 m long, has been constructed with no
is also slated to become the third major international destina- expansion joints using the launching procedure. The assembly
tion for ship repair in the region. Kattupalli Port will have a and launch operations are singular due to the variable curva-
1.2 million TEU (Twenty foot Equivalent Unit) annual capac- ture of the longitudinal elevation profile.
ity through two 350 m long berths and a total terminal area of - The 150 m main span over the Saint Lawrence Seaway
about 20 hectares. channel has been erected without affecting ship traffic, using
the launching technique.
In order to protect the project site area, a precast compound - Hybrid steel mechanical joints were used, combining welding
wall measuring a total length of 11 km along with another 2.3 and bolting.
km of masonry compound wall was constructed. Each unit, - The operations required fixing the
foundations, columns and wall panels, was cast in the central- main piers to the deck after the
ized precast launching.
yard. These
units were later The bridge was successfully
transported and delivered and put in service on
erected along schedule in December 2012.
the final align-
ment.
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BUTTSTÄDT BEI WEIMAR, GERMANY KRAUTHEIM BEI WEIMAR, GERMANY
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Owner: DB Netze AG, Berlin; DB ProjektBau GmbH, Leipzig Owner: DB Netz AG, Berlin; DB ProjektBau GmbH, Leipzig
Main authors: Prof. Dr. Jörg Schlaich, conceptual structure Main authors: DB ProjektBau GmbH, RB Südost, draft design
and construction design; Dr.-Ing. Arndt Goldack, conceptual, and call for tender; Büchting + Streit AG, design of structure
structural and construction design; Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Fackler, and detailing
conceptual, structural and construction design Contractor: ARGE Scherkondetalbrücke, Adam Hörnig
Other participants: Dipl.-Ing. Christian Ommert, SSF bauges. mbH & Co. KG
Ingenieure AG, construction design; Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Kraft, Completion: 2010
SSF Ingenieure AG, construction design
Contractor: ARGE Gänsebachtalbrücke, Adam Hörnig The Scherkondetal bridge is a semi integral bridge with a 14
Bauges. mbH & Co. KG span superstructure and a total length of 576.50 m. No rail-
Completion: 2012 road or road bridge of this size has been designed as a semi
integral bridge in Germany before. Semi integral structures of
The Gänsebachtal bridge is part of the new railway link this length experience significant restraint due to temperatures
between Erfurt and Leipzig/Halle, known as the transporta- as well as creep and shrinkage. The pier with a maximum dis-
tion project “Deutsche Einheit No. 8.2 – VDE 8.2”. The stan- tance from the fixed point (452.0 m) must sustain the largest
dard German railway design for long bridges for high-speed imposed deformations. Therefore it was necessary to develop
traffic consists of 3.4 m high hollow box girders and super- and execute a number of measures in order to reduce the re-
structures with single or multiple spans of 44 m on bearing straint:
and massive piers. In contrast, the Gänsebachtal bridge is an - Minimizing the thickness of the piers
integral bridge with a simple and effective design concept. The - Piers that are monolithically connected to the superstructure,
span size is reduced, giving a comparatively slender superstruc- are supported by a single line of bored piles
ture, with a filigree appearance. The piers are connected - For the concrete in the piers a mix with a low Young’s modu-
monolithically to the superstructure. The lack of bearings lus was specified
results in a robust design, while reducing the life-cycle cost of - Optimizing the construction sequence
the bridge compared to a conventional bridge. A bridge length - Piers leaning up to 10 cm, additional elastic deflection of the
of 1001 m allows also for continuous rails without expansion piers before casting the superstructure
joints. Integral railway bridges for high-speed railway traffic
raise several technical challenges such as rail stresses and reso- With the Scherkondetal bridge the Deutsche Bahn AG ties in
nant effects up to speeds of 360 km/h. In addition, the fatigue with the tradition of former railway viaducts and applies mod-
of monolithic connections needs special attention and ern and innovative concepts for development and design, re-
handling. This design is more robust and fits in more harmo- nouncing previous design priniples. To prove the technical
niously within the shallow valley of the Gänsebach than the feasibility of this pilot project the involved engineers had to
original commissioned standard design would have. conduct additional analytical investigations and get additional
approvals. The innovative construction of the Scherkondetal
bridge was made possible through close collaboration between
engineers,
contractor,
consultants and
authorities.
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SAINT-GERVAIS BRIDGE LA SAVOUREUSE VIADUCT -
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SAINT-GERVAIS, HAUTE-SAVOIE, FRANCE RHINE-RHONE HSL
BELFORT, FRANCE
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Owner: Conseil général de Haute-Savoie Owner: Réseau Ferré de France
Main authors: Jean-Marc Tanis, Christophe Outerryck, Main authors: Christophe Cézard, technical designer repre-
Gilles Frantz (Egis JMI) sentative; Nabil Yazbeck, technical designer representative;
Other participants: Vincent Berlottier, Hervé Vadon, Gilles Frantz, technical designer representative (Egis JMI)
Alain Musy (STRATES Architect) Other participants: Jim Eyre, Sébastien Ricard,
Contractor: Bouygues TPRF (Representative), Benedetti (Wilkinson Eyre Architect); Alfred Peter, landscape architect
Subcontractor: VSL France, Guelpa TP Contractor: Eiffel (Representative), Eiffage TP, Forézienne
Completion: 2012 d’entreprises, SPIE fondations
Subcontractor: Fondasol
To reduce traffic in the city center, the municipality of Saint- Completion: 2010
Gervais-les-Bains launched the construction of its
bypassing, which primarily involved the crossing of the The La Savoureuse Viaduct, about 800 m in length, allows to
Bonnant river gorge. It is an exceptional 240 m long bridge of the Rhine-Rhône HSL to cross over a valley (which has many
three spans: two side spans 35 m in length and a 170 m long traffic routes and utilities), using regular 66 m long spans. The
main span. The deck has a usable width of 11.90 m, two side- horizontal alignment is a constant radius of 11,000 m. The
walks, two cycle tracks and two traffic lanes. The total deck vertical alignment consists of a slope of 2.62% prolonged by a
width is 13.10 m. Side spans consist of a concrete box girder. concave upwards constant radius of 25,000 m. The deck is a
The deck of the central span is a composite truss beam. Both composite structure of 14 m in width. The two side beams are
top and bottom concrete slabs are connected by diagonals C shaped and 4 m tall; they are linked by transverse girders
consisting of 61 cm diameter prestressed steel tubes. The supporting a concrete slab with embedded steel beams. It is
whole deck is longitudinally prestressed. based on two abutments and 11 tetrapod shaped piers. The
tetrapod shaped support consists of a concrete base, sur-
The structural imbalance is offset by a binding of type mortise mounted by four steel slant legs 14.60 m in height, anchored in
and tenon between the ends of the side spans and the front the concrete base by prestressed bars. The piers are based on
walls of the abutments. The side spans are cast in situ. The eight bored piles 1,600 mm in diameter, varying in length from
central span is built by cantilever method using a travelling 8.5 to 11.5 m. The static diagram is original: 12 spans, 21 m
formwork. The 17 segments have a unit length of 10 m. Four long, located above supports, and 12 isostatic spans of 45 m in
pre-stressing tenon families are used: cantilever cables, mid- length. The bridge deck is put in place by a launching method.
span tenons, pre-stressing in the truss diagonals stressed by It is made continuous by connection of the spans, welded be-
tension, and external pre-stressing that will be implemented tween them on the launching area. Once the deck is launched
later when the “Tramway du Mont-Blanc” will use the bridge. and adjusted in level, provisional joints are cut to obtain the
final static diagram. The completed viaduct has a dynamic
damping coeffi-
cient of 0.5% and
can support the
passage of the
universal dynamic
train A travelling
at 420 km/h.
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REPLACEMENT ROUTE HAVOYSUND
TRINIDAD, COLORADO, USA HAVOYSUND, NORWAY
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Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation Owner: Norwegian public roads administration
Main authors: Matthew Gilbert, engineer and PSE; Main authors: Reiulf Ramstad, lead architect;
Howard Knapp, precaster Anja Strandskogen, architect; Christian Fuglset, architect;
Contractor: Rick Lawrence, Lawrence Construction (Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter AS)
Completion: 2010 Other participants: Snorre Larsen,
Dr. Techn. Kristoffer Apeland, structural engineer
Replacing the I-25 Trinidad Viaduct in Colorado required Contractor: T. Johansen Drift AS
spanning a variety of obstacles along a long, curved path. The Subcontractor: Arnesen Betong AS
resulting design used precast concrete tub girders and deck Completion: 2012
panels to span the Purgatoire River, three existing rail lines, a
planned rail line and four city streets. The roadside stop invites the visitor to wander slowly in the
beautiful, open and rough landscape. The meandering walk-
The needed alignment required a variety of highly skewed way from the road towards the beach provides the framework
substructure elements and reversing super elevated curves. The to experience nature and the location from different view-
tub-girder design was selected after a second round of bids points. The walk ends at a focal point and gathering place with
that were opened to alternative-structure designs. This design a fireplace, outdoor kitchen and benches. At the car park, the
created an $8 million saving over the engineer’s estimate. The project includes sheltered bicycle racks and an information
design features four bridges over the river (two for the inter- point, as well as a small service building with toilet facilities.
state mainline and two on/off-ramp bridges), two viaducts The whole construction is cast in-situ with light grey concrete
carrying the interstate over the city streets and rail lines, and that fits the character of its surrounding landscape.
two on/off ramps connecting into the viaducts.
The sculptural structure is based on a study of the organic
The project is an excellent example of how precast can be forms of seashells. A series of radii of different dimensions
used to reduce cost and provide an innovative solution. It were joined into a geometrical sequence for the project.
overcame a challenging situation and came in well under the Concrete is chosen as primary construction material for its
estimated cost. plasticity in design, as well as its solidity and ability to weather
well over time. The entire project is joined together by a
continuous structure of in situ concrete with vertical timber
formwork.
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Albstadt Lautlingen Pedestrian Bridge, Germany 33
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur War Memorial, India 23
Beauharnois Canal Bridge, Canada 40
Bella Sky Hotel, Denmark 12
Centro Ovale Concrete Shell, Switzerland 8
Chungli-Yangmei Section Taiwan National Freeway No. 1, Taiwan 44
Dwaraka Junction Elevated Corridor, India 39
Egg-Graben Bridge, Austria 26
Gänsebachtal Bridge, Germany 41
Grand Stade Lille Métropol, France 20
Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge, USA 35
Hoover Dam Bypass/Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, USA 30
I-25 Trinidad Viaduct Replacement, USA 43
Infrastructure Projects for Common Wealth Games (2010), India 36
ITC Grand Chola Hotel, India 21
Kalisindh Thermal Power Project, India 31
Kattupalli Shipyard cum Minor Port, India 40
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, USA 23
Kiss Bridge, Spain 35
La Savoureuse Viaduct – Rhine-Rhone HSL, France 42
“Las Arenas” Shopping and Entertainment Mall, Spain 17
Mahatma Mandir Business and Exhibition Centre, India 21
Midtåsen Sculpture Park, Norway 19

Móra Ferenc Bridge, Hungary 39
New International Cricket Stadium, India 20
Oil Tanks, Prestressed Concrete Structure, Czech Republic 37
Park City Musashi Kosugi, Japan 10
Považská Bystrica In-Town Flyover, Slovakia 38
Prague Highway Bypass, Czech Republic 37
Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan 19
Rędziński Bridge, Poland 36
River Ulla Viaduct, Spain 38
Saint-Gervais Bridge, France 42
Scherkondetal Bridge, Germany 41
Selvika, National Tourist Route Havoysund, Norway 43
Shenzhen Vanke Center, China 14
Sky Garden, India 16
Smykkeskrinet – The Teacher’s House, Norway 18
Sports Hall Mülimatt, Switzerland 16
Stavanger Concert Hall, Norway 18
Sustainable Modular UHPFRC Bridge, The Netherlands 34
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, New Building, Israel 17
Térénez Bridge, France 28
Trollstigen View Point, Norway 15
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Design of Outstanding Bridges

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1. Egg-Graben Bridge (Land Salzburg)

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2014 fib AWARDS for

4 About the Awards

5 Chairman of the Jury’s Foreword

6 Previous Winners and Special

24 Previous Winners and Special

Mentions: Category Civil

25 Category C: Civil Engineering

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Bella Sky Hotel, Denmark

Park City Musashi Kosugi, Japan

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ABOUT THE AWARDS

CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY’S FOREWORD

PREVIOUS WINNERS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS:

Special Mentions Winning Structures

Special Mentions Winning Structures

• Hassan II mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Special Mentions 1990 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures

All of these buildings demonstrate one or more

The jury is convinced that these structures will

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Owner: Centro Ovale 1 SA

The Centro Ovale concrete shell structure

The shell was built using

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especially appreciated as it follows a

Other participants: Yasuhiro Tachibana, Architectural Design Manager; Hideki Kimura,

This condominium project is part of the The combination of super high-strength

range of steel constructions and realizing height of 203.45 m in a high seismic

Owner: Bella Center A/S

Other participants: Jesper Brink Malmkjær, architectural design

if b “These iconic buildings are excel-

The two towers of Bella Sky lean 15

Special Mentions, Buildings

The architectural design of the Shenzhen

Special Mentions, Buildings

Steel Co. Pvt. Ltd.; Sunanda Construction chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

Call for Papers

Structural Concrete (Impact Factor 2012: 0.289) is seeking origi-

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PREVIOUS WINNERS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS:

Winning Structures 1994 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures

• Bridge over the Isère, France

Winning Structures 1990 FIP Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures

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These projects are especially appreciated by the jury due

originality and beauty in form and appearance, high quality

All of these projects emphasize that the selection of structural

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