Past EEA Winners
2024
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
GRI and KPFF - Port of Portland Parking Addition and Consolidated Rental Car Facility
More about GRI's and KPFFs winning project (executive summary) - 2024 Engineering Excellence
DJC magazine - 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards
Winners list (one page) - 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards
Slideshow featuring each project's display panel - 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards
VIDEOS of the 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards project entries
2023
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
KPFF - Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge for Portland Bureau of Transportation
More about KPFFs winning project (executive summary) - 2023 Engineering Excellence
DJC magazine - 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards
Winners list (one page) - 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards
Slideshow featuring each project's display panel - 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards
VIDEOS of the 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards project entries
2022
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
KPFF - PDXNext Portland International Airport Terminal Balancing and Concourse E Extension for Port of Portland
More about KPFFs winning project (executive summary) - 2022 Engineering Excellence
DJC magazine - 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards
Winners list (one page) - 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards
Slideshow featuring each project's display panel - 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards
2022 Engineering Excellence Awards program (video; about 61 minutes)
2021
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
GRI, KPFF and YGH Architecture - Marine Studies Inititiative Building for Oregon State University
More about GRI's & KPFFs winning project - 2021 Engineering Excellence
DJC magazine - 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards
Winners list (one page) - 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards
Slideshow featuring each project's display panel - 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards
2021 Engineering Excellence Awards program (video; about 55 minutes)
2021 PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
David Evans and Associates, Inc. for I-5 Interstate Bridge (North Bound) Trunnion Shaft Replacement
2020
PROJECT OF THE YEAR and PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
KPFF for Providence Park Eastside Expansion for City of Portland (client/owner) and Peregrine Sports LLC (Timbers and Thorns owner)
More about KPFF's winning project + Photos of winning project teams - 2020 Engineering Excellence
DJC magazine - 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards
Winners list (one page) - 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards
Slideshow featuring each project's display panel - 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards
2019
PROJECT OF THE YEAR and PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
Berger ABAM, PBS, Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers and GRI
Vancouver Waterfront Park for City of Vancouver
More about Berger ABAM et al's winning project + newsletter story & photos of 2019 Engineering Excellence winners
Click here for a PDF of the 2019 Engineering Excellence Awards magazine published by the DJC.
2019 Engineering Excellence Award winners (one page)
Slideshow of all the 2019 entries featuring each project’s display panel.
2018
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc.
Crooked River Wetlands for City of Prineville
More about Anderson Perry's winning project + newsletter story & photos of 2018 Engineering Excellence winners
Click here for the 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards magazine published by the DJC.
2018 Engineering Excellence Award winners (one page)
Slideshow of all the 2018 entries featuring each project's display panel
2018 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
KPFF and GRI for the Portland Japanese Garden Expansion
2017
PROJECT OF THE YEAR and PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
T.Y. Lin International
Sellwood Bridge Replacement for Multnomah County
More about T.Y. Lin's winning project + newsletter story & photos of 2017 Engineering Excellence winners
2017 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2017 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2016
PROJECT OF THE YEAR and PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
T.Y. Lin International
Tilikim Crossing, Bridge of the People for TriMet
More about T.Y. Lin's winning project + newsletter story & photos of 2016 Engineering Excellence winners
More photos from the 2016 Engineering Excellence Awards dinner
Link to article in the Daily Journal of Commerce:
Tilikum Crossing named ACEC Oregon 'top project'
2016 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2016 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2015
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Interface Engineering for OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Buidling & Skourtes Tower for
Oregon Health & Science University
More about Interface's winning project + newsletter story & photos of 2015 Engineering Excellence winners
2015 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2015 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2015 PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
David Evans and Associates, Inc. and GRI for the Crown Point Viaduct Restoration for Western Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration
Their board won the popular vote during the awards dinner as favorite display panel.
2014
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
PAE for The Bullitt Center for The Bullitt Foundation
"In every category, this project stuns. Not only 'proving' it
can be done, but doing it competitively and still beautifully.”
--Judge’s comment
More about PAE's winning project, The Bullitt Center (reprint from the DJC)
2014 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2014 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2014 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2014 PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
Cornforth Consultants, Inc. and Oregon Department of Transportation for I-5 / Iowa Street Bridge Replacement Landslides
Their board won the popular vote during the awards dinner as favorite display panel.
2013
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
PAE for Bud Clark Commons for Home Forward
"Impressed with how this project attempts to treat causes, not symptoms,of homelessness and does so with innovative and beautiful solutions. This project is a terrific example for cities around the world and the entire team should be commended for their contributions to our community with this project."
--Judge's comment
2013 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2013 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2013 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2013 PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
Landslide Technologies, a division of Cornforth Consultants, Inc. for Managing Landslides in West Africa
Their board won the popular vote during the awards dinner as favorite display panel.
2012
Two PROJECT OF THE YEAR winners:
Brown and Caldwell for Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer for the City of Lake Oswego, and
Shannon & Wilson for Geotechnical Design - Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer
"Incredibly elegant solution, which was also presented clearly and concisely despite the complexity of this project. The efforts of the teams to overcome the stigma of an unproven solution are as admirable as the complexity of the solution itself. Excellent project."
--Judge's comment
Click here for the full article by the Daily Journal of Commerce
2012 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2012 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2012 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2012 PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
KPFF Consulting Engineers and GRI for NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific for Port of Newport
Their board won the popular vote during the awards dinner as favorite display panel.
2011
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
CH2M HILL for the Pelton Round Butte Selective Water Withdrawal Project for Portland General Electric
“This project may revolutionize fish passage and water quality in high head dams; produces positive ecological, social and economic impacts, both upstream and downstream.”
--Judge's comment
Click here for the full article by the Daily Journal of Commerce
This computer rendering, above, illustrates the finished selective water withdrawal facility as it looks above and below water.
- The floating top structure has 5 feet of freeboard, and is in 270 feet of water
- The flow conduit connects the top structure to the bottom structure with a maximum hydraulic capacity of 14,000 cubic feet per second.
- The bottom structure is anchored to the lake bottom joined to the existing powerhouse intake.
2011 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2011 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2011 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2011 PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD
David Evans and Associates, Inc. and GRI Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants for Oneonta Gorge Tunnel Rehabilitation for Oregon Department of Transportation
Their board won the popular vote during the awards dinner as favorite display panel.
2010
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
PAE Consulting Engineers for Shattuck Hall at Portland State University
“An extremely complex project that effectively utilized original features of an old building into a modern facility; high level of ingenuity.”
--Judge's comment
2010 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2010 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2010 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2009
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for ACWA Energy Independence Project for Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies
“High marks for producing tools and methodology to not only further engineering but to also promote a commitment to energy efficiency that could help Oregon in its way to establishing itself as a national player and leader in the energy efficiency scene.”
-- Judge's comment
2009 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2009 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2009 entries featuring each project's photographic display panel
2008
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Rogue River (Depot Street) Bridge Replacement for Jackson County, Oregon
"Design, function, logistics, budget, time, contextual response all came together very well." --Judge's comment
2008 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Newsletter story & photos of 2008 Engineering Excellence Award winners
Slideshow of all the 2008 entries
Past Project of The Year Winners
(click on year to see entire list of award winners for that year)
*denotes two winners
2024
GRI and KPFF / Port of Portland Parking Addition and Consolidated Rental Car Facility
2023
KPFF / Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge for Portland Bureau of Transportation
2022
KPFF / PDXNext Portland International Airport Terminal Balancing and Concourse E Extension for Port of Portland
2021
GRI, KPFF and YGH Architecture / Oregon State University's Marine Studies Initiative Building
2020
KPFF / Providence Park Eastside Expansion for City of Portland (client/owner) and Peregrine Sports LLC (Timbers and Thorns owner)
2019
Berger ABAM, PBS, Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers and GRI / Vancouver Waterfront Park for City of Vancouver
2018
Anderson Perry & Associates / Crooked River Wetlands for City of Prineville
2017
T.Y. Lin International / Sellwood Bridge Replacement for Multnomah County
2016
T.Y. Lin International / Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People for TriMet
2015
Interface Engineering / OHSU Collaborative
Life Sciences Building & Skourtes Tower for Oregon Health &
Science University
2014
PAE / The Bullitt Center for The Bullitt Foundation
2013
PAE / Bud Clark Commons for Home Forward
2012*
Brown and Caldwell / Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer for City of Lake Oswego;
Shannon & Wilson / Geotechnical Design - Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer
2011
CH2M HILL / Pelton Round Butte Selective Water Withdrawal Project
for Portland General Electric
2010
PAE Consulting Engineers / Shattuck Hall for Portland State University
2009
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. / ACWA Energy Independence Project for the Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies
2008
David Evans and Associates, Inc. / Rogue River (Depot Street) Bridge Replacement for Jackson County, Oregon
2007
Interface Engineering / The Center for Health & Healing at Oregon Health & Science University
2006
David Evans and Associates, Inc. / Broadway (Willamette River) Bridge Rehabilitation for Multnomah County, Oregon
2005
Parsons Brinckerhoff and David Evans and Associates, Inc. (joint entry) / Interstate MAX Light Rail Extension for TriMet
2004
KPFF Consulting Engineers / Brewery Block 2 for GBD Architects
2003
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. / Algae and Debris Skimmer for the Lake Oswego Corporation
2002
OBEC Consulting Engineers / Rogue River Pedestrian Bridge for the City of Grants Pass
2001*
Degenkolb / Portland Airport Canopy Steel Erection;
KPFF Consulting Engineers / Latter-Day Saints Conference Center
2000
Squier Associates / Bonneville Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass Outfall Pier Foundations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District
1999
David Evans and Associates, Inc. / Gould Superfund Hazardous Materials Site Hydrographic / Land Survey for Gould Electronics and Four Seasons Environmental
1998
Squier Associates / Arizona Inn Landslide Stabilization Project for the Oregon Department of Transportation
1997
Cornforth Consultants, Inc. / Landslide Remediation Project for TriMet
1996
Kennedy Associates / First Congregational Church Column Replacement
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