Best Total Precast Parking Structure (Small Parking Structure)Hidden Ridge Parking GarageHidden Ridge Parking Garage In preparation for a large campus expansion in Las Colinas, Texas, a major telecommunication company required structured parking for their existing corporate office building as part of the new master plan. The new Hidden Ridge Parking Garage is at a highly…
Best Religious StructureFirst Baptist Church of DallasThe First Baptist Church of Dallas The First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX is a 275,000 square-foot worship center, children’s education building, skybridge, connecting concourse, and parking garage, located in the heart of downtown Dallas built with a concrete panel system.. Notably, The First Baptist Church of Dallas is…
Best Bridge SuperstructureDirect Connector at US 59 and I-35US 59 and I-35 Connector The 1.2-mile-long U.S. 59 Loop and I-35 project in Laredo, Texas marks the first time in the town’s history where precast has been used to construct interior bents in a bridge’s substructure. Before the Direct US 59 and I-35 Connector project commenced,…
Best Multi-Use ParkingDomain 11 Parking GarageDomain 11 Parking Garage The Domain 11 Parking Garage provides parking for an office building located at a prime location in the urban district known as the “Domain Development” in North Austin. The 7-level precast Domain 11 parking garage completely interfaces with the adjacent office building and incorporates exterior aluminum…
Best Arena – StructuralDickies ArenaThe Dickies Arena is a state-of-the-art multipurpose venue, located within the Will Rogers Memorial Center campus in Fort Worth, Texas. It will host concerts, sporting events, family entertainment, community events, and the Fort Worth Stock Show rodeo performances. The precaster, Coreslab Structures Oklahoma, contributed a total of 686 precast concrete pieces…
Best Architectural ProjectPerot Museum of Nature and ScienceThe Perot Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas, Texas is designed to engage a broad audience, invigorate young minds, and inspire wonder and curiosity in the daily lives of its visitors. All in all, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science project was divided into three…
Best Architectural Façade (Mid-Size Parking Garage)TCU Worth Hills Parking GarageThe TCU Parking Garage in Worth Hills Fort Worth, TX, is a six-level, 390,000 square foot, 1,200- space, concrete structure in a very unique location. With construction to the east, existing offices to the west, and a running stream passing under the new construction site, architectural…
Best Façade – Architectural Parking (Large Parking Structure)Dickies Arena Parking GarageThis six-level, 2,200-car Dickies Arena Parking Garage will serve as a premium-seat-holder parking amenity for the 14,000 seat, multi-purpose Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The large precast concrete piers, spaced to align with, and encase, the structural columns, slope from bottom to top, and…
Best Retail – ArchitecturalNordstromNordstrom Store Project A Nordstrom in The Woodlands desired a new façade that incorporated a contemporary look, combining four different finishes and a ribbed pattern to convey a sense of fashion and texture in white concrete panels. This Nordstrom store project design concept was developed through collaboration with Gate Precast. The designer…
Best Use – Innovative Bridge DesignArroyo Veleno BridgeIn this Arroyo Veleno Bridge project, the large, pipe void design eliminated the possible conflicts during erection and made the use of small-aggregate ready-mixed concrete for the connection. Methods used: Saved 170 forming days Reduced materials for project savings of over $410,000. Enabled the erection of multiple caps…
