American Concrete Institute Announces Winners of the 10th Annual ACI Excellence In Concrete Construction Awards

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Nov. 5, 2024) — The 10th annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world.

The “Overall Excellence” award was presented to TSX Broadway — Palace Theater, located in New York. The winning concrete project also received first place in the Repair & Restoration Structures category during the ACI Concrete Convention on Nov. 4.

TSX Broadway was created by shifting and reassembling portions of an existing structure —including the historic, street-level Palace Theater — and combining them with new elements to produce a revitalized entertainment, retail and hotel complex at the center of Times Square in New York City. The existing hotel was supported by a podium built over the 1913 Palace Theater — with its landmarked interior — which occupies most of the eastern portion of the 100-by-160-foot site. Super-columns at the theater’s corners supported trusses to transfer the loads from the tower. Transformation into TSX Broadway began by extending the super-columns upwards and demolishing the hotel tower down to meet them. Post-tensioned concrete girders were constructed to re-support the intervening floors and allow the existing trusses to be removed.

The awards were established to celebrate visionary projects in the concrete industry, while offering a platform to acknowledge global advancements in concrete innovation, technology and excellence. To be eligible for the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, projects must be nominated by an ACI Chapter or International Partner, or submitted through self-nomination.

In addition to the highest honor, the “Overall Excellence” award, which was presented to TSX Broadway — Palace Theater, additional projects recognized during the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards include:

Repair & Restoration 

• First Place: TSX Broadway — Palace Theater, in New York 
• Second Place: One Wall Street, in New York      

Decorative Concrete

• First Place: Archives Départementales de l’Isère, in Saint-Martin-d’Hères, Isère, France
• Second Place: SB Residence, in Scottsdale, Arizona

Low-Rise Structures

• First Place:  Casa Olalé San Agustinillo, in Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Second Place: Sports and Cultural Complex, in Sangareddy, Telangana, India
• Honorable Mention: F1 Grand Prix Pit Building, in Las Vegas

Mid-Rise Structures

• First Place:  Cal Poly William and Linda Frost Center, in San Luis Obispo, California 
• Second Place: Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, in Nashville, Tennessee
• Honorable Mention: Hélène Desmarais Building Pavilion, HEC Montréal, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada

High-Rise Structures

• First Place:  Kō‘ula, in Honolulu
• Second Place: Piramal Aranya – Arav Tower, in Byculla East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Infrastructure

• First Place:  Mumbai Coastal Road, in Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Second Place: Réseau Express Métropolitain, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Bridges

• First Place:  105 m Span Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Composite Bridge, in Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia
• Second Place: Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) Package 1, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Flatwork

• First Place:  West Edge, in Los Angeles
• Second Place: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Integration Facilities, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India

The winning project details can be found at aciexcellence.org. Entries for the 2025 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards are being accepted now through April 29, 2025.