The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Structural Engineering Excellence (SEE) Awards. These prestigious awards honor projects that exemplify innovation, ingenuity, and technical skill in structural engineering, showcasing the transformative impact engineers have on our built environment.
Each year, engineering firms from across the country and around the world submit projects that demonstrate structural excellence, creativity, and engineering achievement. Submissions span new construction, adaptive reuse, rehabilitation, and groundbreaking applications of materials and technology.
Finalists will be recognized at the 2026 NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit, October 27–30, in San Francisco. At the SEE Awards Celebration, one project from each category will be honored as an Outstanding Structure, and the program’s highest honor, Structure of the Year, will also be announced.
2026 SEE Awards Finalists by Category
Landmark Structures
- The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
- Firm: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
- The Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum Phase I
- Firm: Datum Rios, LLC
- 10 World Trade
- Firm: Thornton Tomasetti
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Los Angeles County Museum of Art — David Geffen Galleries
- Firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Innovation Materials & Applications
- Jeddah Superdome
- Firm: Geometrica, Inc.
- Nu Stadium Canopy Roof
- Firm: schlaich bergermann partner
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Barbados National Performing Arts Centre, Phase 1
- Firm: StructureCraft
Sustainable Design
- Warp 10
- Firm: EwingCole
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Trinity University Dicke Hall
- Firm: Datum Engineers Inc.
Bridge and Transportation
- Ralph Wilson Park Bridge
- Firm: schlaich bergermann partner
- Washington State Ferries – Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Building
- Firm: KPFF Consulting Engineers
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Hawk Falls Bridge Replacement
- Firm: Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
Non-Building Structures
- La Libreria, Venice Biennale of Architecture
- Firm: schlaich bergermann partner
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Obama Presidential Center Speech Panels
- Firm: TYLin
Renovation/Adaptive Reuse
- Oregon State Capitol Renovation
- Firms: catena / Forell Elsesser Engineers, Inc.
- University of California, Berkeley — Grimes Engineering Center
- Firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | 2011 Crystal Drive Repositioning
- Firm: SK&A Structural Engineers
Forensic/Retrofit/Rehabilitation
- Hangar One
- Firm: KPFF Consulting Engineers
- Transamerica Building Retrofit
- Firm: Degenkolb Engineers
- UC San Francisco Health Sciences Instruction and Research, Seismic Improvements
- Firm: Maffei Structural Engineering
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Resources Building Renovation
- Firm: Buehler
Built to Serve
- Halperin Park
- Firm: HKS and WSP
- Davey SEED Campus
- Firm: SmithGroup
Performance Design for Resilience
- Samuel Merritt University – Oakland City Center
- Firm: Tipping
- SANY IROOTECH Headquarters
- Firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Wastewater Facility Perimeter Floodwall
- Firm: STV
Residential/Single and Multi-Family Homes
- Seattle House
- Firm: CKC
- Hacienda Heights Apartments
- Firm: Tipping
- OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE | Una Residences
- Firm: DeSimone Consulting Engineering
“These finalists don’t just shape the built environment—they raise the standard for it, delivering structures that are safe, resilient, and enduring,” said NCSEA CEO & Executive Director Al Spada. “Their work represents the best of our profession, and we’re proud to put it in the spotlight.”
The 2026 SEE Awards Celebration will take place on October 29, 2026, at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco during the NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit. For more information on the SEE Awards, click here.