NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction today announced the winners of its second annual Best of the Best Awards, a national competition that recognizes design and construction excellence based on the winners of McGraw-Hill Construction's 10 regional publications' Best of 2009 Awards. Winners will be profiled in the January 4, 2010 issue of Engineering News-Record.

"Aesthetically pleasing and technically challenging, this year's Best of the Best award winners illustrate the finest achievements of 2009 in design and construction," said Janice L. Tuchman, editor-in-chief of Engineering News-Record. "We are very pleased to showcase these award winners for the second year."

Out of 273 regional winners, an independent jury of construction professionals selected 76 national finalists and 24 national winners in 23 categories. Projects were judged on innovation, safety, contribution to the community, aesthetic quality, and craftsmanship.

McGraw-Hill Construction's 2009 Best of the Best Award Winners:

    --  Architectural Design - Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing and Nichols
        Bridgeway, Chicago, IL; submitted to Midwest Construction by Turner
        Construction Co.
    --  Civil/Public Works - Brightwater Marine Outfall, Shoreline, WA;
        submitted to Northwest Construction by Vanir Construction Management,
        Inc.
    --  Cultural - Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing and Nichols Bridgeway,
        Chicago, IL; submitted to Midwest Construction by Turner Construction
        Co.
    --  Engineering Design - Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal Building at Indianapolis
        International Airport, Indianapolis, IN; submitted to Midwest
        Construction by Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
    --  Environmental - River Point at Sheridan, Sheridan, CO; submitted to
        Colorado Construction by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
    --  Government/Public - Historic DC Courthouse, Washington, DC; submitted to
        Mid-Atlantic Construction by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners
    --  Green Building - Museum of Northern Arizona Easton Collection Center,
        Flagstaff, AZ; submitted to Southwest Contractor by Kinney Construction
        Services and Roberts|Jones Associates
    --  Healthcare - LAC+USC Medical Replacement Facility, Los Angeles, CA;
        submitted to California Construction by Clark Construction Group, LLC
    --  Higher Education/Research - Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL; submitted to
        Southeast Construction by Weitz/DPR Joint Venture
    --  Industrial - MultiCare Central Utility Plant, Tacoma, WA; submitted to
        Northwest Construction by GBJ Architecture
    --  Interior Design/Tenant Improvement - U.S. Green Building Council
        Headquarters, Washington, DC; submitted to Mid-Atlantic Construction by
        James G. Davis Construction Corp.
    --  K-12 Education - Cherokee Central Schools Building Program, Cherokee,
        NC; submitted to Southeast Construction by BE&K Building Group a KBR Co.
    --  Landscape/Urban Design - Civic Space, Phoenix, AZ; submitted to
        Southwest Contractor by ForeSite Design & Construction, Inc.
    --  Office - Sony Electronics North American Headquarters, San Diego, CA;
        submitted to California Construction by Sundt Construction, Inc.
    --  Renovation/Restoration - Milwaukee City Hall Historic Building
        Restoration, Milwaukee, WI; submitted to Midwest Construction by Engberg
        Anderson, Inc.
    --  Residential/Hospitality - 200 Carondelet, New Orleans, LA; submitted to
        South Central Construction by DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
    --  Retail - The Arches at Deer Park, Deer Park, NY; submitted to New York
        Construction by Aurora Contractors, Inc.
    --  Small Project (tie) - David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian
        Bridge, San Diego, CA; submitted to California Construction by T.Y. Lin
        International
    --  Small Project (tie) - Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill,
        Washington, DC; submitted to Mid-Atlantic Construction by First Finish,
        Inc.
    --  Specialty Contracting - Phoenix Children's Hospital Expansion, Phoenix,
        AZ; submitted to Southwest Contractor by Schuff Steel Co.
    --  Sports/Recreation - Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, North End
        Zone Expansion, Austin, TX; submitted to Texas Construction by Hensel
        Phelps Construction Co.
    --  Teamwork/Project Management - LAC+USC Medical Replacement Facility, Los
        Angeles, CA; submitted to California Construction by Clark Construction
        Group, LLC
    --  Transportation - Package 6, Main Terminal People Mover Station at
        Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA; submitted to
        Mid-Atlantic Construction by Turner Construction Co.

    --  Worship - The Church of Saint Aloysius, Jackson, NJ; submitted to New
        York Construction by Erdy McHenry Architecture, LLC

Best of the Best Panel of Judges:

    --  William Browne, Jr., principal/president, RATIO Architects,
        Indianapolis, IN
    --  Larry Bruton, partner, ZGF, Portland, OR
    --  Patrick Burns, vice president, federal contracting group, Mortenson
        Construction, Alexandria, VA
    --  Tim Culvahouse, principal, Culvahouse Consulting, Berkeley, CA
    --  Don Gendall, vice president, The Weitz Co., Denver, CO
    --  Sam Gioldasis, senior vice president, Brandt Engineering, Dallas, TX
    --  Ed Hollander, principal, American Civil Construction, Frederick, MD
    --  Concettina Jancarik, architect, Chicago, IL
    --  Michael McClure, associate professor, SoAD, University of Louisiana at
        Lafayette
    --  Bryan McFarland, principal, development, Alberta Development Partners,
        Greenwood Village, CO
    --  Ken Petterson, manager, preconstruction services, Hensel Phelps
        Construction Co., Orlando, FL
    --  Alan Rindlisbacher, director of corporate marketing, The Layton
        Companies, Sandy, UT
    --  Wade Simpson, principal, Pugsley.Simpson.Coulter Architects, Las Vegas,
        NV

    --  Russell Snyder, executive director, California Asphalt Pavement
        Association, West Sacramento, CA

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