Photo provided by Magnusson Klemencic Associates Magnusson Klemencic Associates won ACEC Washington’s platinum award for its structural design of 150 North Riverside, a 54-story office tower in Chicago. The structure sits on a base just 39 feet wide. DJC special section team Section editor: Jon Silver Section design: Jeffrey Miller Web design: Lisa Lannigan Advertising: Matt Brown

MKA wins platinum
for Chicago high-rise

For the second year in a row, Seattle's Magnusson Klemencic Associates received the top honor at the annual Engineering Excellence Awards. MKA took home the platinum award for its structural design of 150 North Riverside, a 54-story office tower in Chicago.

Jan. 22, 2018 A Special Section of DJC.COM

Sponsored by the Washington state chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies, the awards program recognizes projects that represent a wide range of engineering achievements and demonstrate the highest degree of skill and ingenuity.

Thirty-two projects were honored in this year's program. All national-track finalists will go on to compete in the ACEC national competition in Washington, D.C., in April.

Entries were evaluated by a five-judge panel: Bob Axley, engineer emeritus at Wood Harbinger; Bill Bender, chair of the University of Washington Department of Construction Management; Amy Haugerud, consultant at RoseWater Advisors; Steve Johnston, engineer emeritus at Landau Associates; and Benjamin Minnick, construction editor at the Daily Journal of Commerce.

ACEC Washington is a professional trade association representing consulting engineering, land surveying and affiliated scientific and planning firms statewide.