Awards

We’re honored that our work and firm is consistently recognized as an industry leader. The following awards and rankings reflect the exceptional people that make up our firm and their shared commitment to innovation and excellence.

2025

Top Women in Construction, Professional Services category, Finance & Commerce 2025

MREJ Real Estate Awards finalists, Minnesota Real Estate Journal 2025 – 17 projects awarded:

  • Canvas Apartments
  • Wangstad Commons, Brooklyn Center
  • MN Vehicle Inspection Facility
  • The Balsam on Broadway
  • Aquatix® by Landscape Structure Inc.’s Expansion
  • The Panoway on Wayzata Bay
  • 4th & Park Apartments
  • LaSalle Plaza Reposition
  • The Watkins Building
  • TRIA GameFace
  • Lifetime Rosemount
  • Walser Automotive HQ (Toyota Dealership)
  • Vista Prairie Senior Living
  • Article No. 7
  • The Ansel
  • Ardor on the Bluffs
  • Flats on 94
2024

Engineer of the Year,  Top Projects / Companies of the Year Award Program, Finance & Commerce 2023 (published in 2024)

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2023 (published in 2024) – 8 projects awarded:

  • Badger Hill Brewing and Bravi’s Craft Mexican Kitchen
  • Crown College SPBI Residence Hall
  • Delta Air Lines Tech Hub
  • Hencen
  • Parkway Commons
  • The Fred
  • Tyler Street Stacks
  • The Station at Malcolm Yards

MREJ Real Estate Awards finalists, Minnesota Real Estate Journal 2024

  • Badger Hill Brewing and Bravi’s Craft Mexican Kitchen

Awards of Excellence, Minnesota Construction Association 2024

  • Badger Hill Brewing and Bravi’s Craft Mexican Kitchen

Special Recognition Award, AIA Wisconsin 2024

  • Children’s Museum of Eau Claire

Project of the Year – Structures, American Public Works Association (APWA), Minnesota Chapter 2024

  • Panoway on Wayzata Bay

STARR SM Awards (Shopping Center Tribute Awards for Retail Real Estate), Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA) 2024 – 2 projects awarded:

  • Renovation/Remodel: Exterior Retail: yum! Kitchen + Bakery  (Woodbury., MN)
  • Innovation: Southdale Center – Herberger’s/1956 Donaldsons Anchor Conversion (Edina

SEE Awards Structure of the Year, National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA), New Buildings under $30 Million 2024

  • Eau Claire Children’s Museum

Excellence in Concrete Award, Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA)

  • Life Time Athletic Club Beaverton, OR

Awards of Excellence, NAIOP 2024 – 5 projects awarded:

  • 4th & Park
  • Advanced Technology Group
  • The Ellie
  • The Fred
  • TRIA GameFace

Sustainable Eden Prairie Award, Water Conservation, City of Eden Prairie 2024

  • The Ellie
2023

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2022 (published in 2023) – 5 projects awarded:

  • Doyle Dinkytown
  • Loffler
  • The Hillock
  • University of Minnesota Campbell Hall / Institute of Child Development
  • Wakpada Apartments

Awards of Excellence, NAIOP 2023 – 2 projects awarded:

  • The Collection at Highland Bridge
  • 235 Lake Street Office Building
2022

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2021 (published in 2022) – 12 projects awarded:

  • 10 West End
  • Cordelle Apartments
  • Edina Country Club
  • Everlake
  • Frances
  • Holiday Station store #332 (Hiawatha Reconstruction)
  • Roseville High School Renovation and Science Addition
  • The Archive
  • The Family Partnership
  • Two22 Reposition
  • University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research Renovation and Addition
  • Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis
2021

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2020 (published in 2021) – 9 projects awarded:

  • Austin Community Recreation Center
  • Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Services Hospital
  • Gibson Apartments
  • Minnesota Hillel – Johnson Family Center for Student Jewish Life
  • Panoway on Wayzata Bay
  • Regions Hospital Family Birth Center
  • The Redwell
  • University of St. Thomas – Tommie East Residence Hall
  • Vesi North Loop Apartments
2020

Build America Award, Associated General Contractor of South Dakota 2020

  • Avera on Louise Health Campus, Sioux Falls, SD

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2019 (published in 2020) – 6 projects awarded:

  • University Enterprise Laboratories, St. Paul, MN
  • Ronald McDonald House of Rochester Expansion, Rochester, MN
  • LEEF Office Building, Minneapolis, MN
  • The Julia, Minneapolis, MN
  •  Green on 4th, Minneapolis, MN

STARR SM Awards (Shopping Center Tribute Awards for Retail Real Estate), Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA) 2020 – 4 projects awarded:

  • Baldamar Restaurant, Roseville, MN
  • Wahlburgers, Maple Grove, MN
  • Graze Provisions + Libations, Minneapolis, MN
  • Park Dental and the Dental Specialists,Rosemount, MN
2019

National Honor Award​, Innovative Structural Engineering Services, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2019

  • Promenade of Wayzata, Wayzata, MN

Engineering Excellence Grand Award​, Innovative Structural Engineering Service, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Minnesota 2019

  • Promenade of Wayzata, Wayzata, MN

People’s Choice Award, Innovative Structural Engineering Services​, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Minnesota 2019

  • Promenade of Wayzata, Wayzata, MN

MREJ Real Estate Awards, Minnesota Real Estate Journal 2019

  • Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, St. Paul, MN

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2018 (published in 2019) – 6 projects awarded:

  • Adams Spanish Immersion School
  • AT&T Tower Lobby and Amenity Spaces
  • Carris Health Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Specialty Center
  • Jack Link’s Headquarters
  • Junior Achievement Center

 

2018

Engineering Excellence Grand Award​, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Minnesota 2018

  • Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN

Award of Merit in the Healthcare Category, ENR Midwest

  • Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Specialty Center, Minneapolis, MN

International Achievement Awards (IAA),  Frame-supported Structures Category

  • The ROC Outdoor Ice Arena, St. Louis Park, MN

Honorable Mention: Government and Public Building, Precast Concrete Institute (PCI)

  • Minnesota Senate Building, St. Paul, MN

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2017 (published in 2018) – 5 projects awarded:

  • The Finn, St. Paul, MN
  • Target Center Renovation, Minneapolis, MN
  • Landing Hotel, Wayzata, MN
  • HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, St. Paul, MN
  • Millwright Building, Minneapolis, MN
2017

Honor Award, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota

  • Hewing Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

Honor Award, AIA Minnesota

  • Huss Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, MN

Honor Award, AIA Minnesota

  • Wayzata Residence, Wayzata, MN

Award of Excellence, NAIOP Minnesota

  • OATI Microgrid Technology Center Bloomington, MN

National Merit Award, Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)

  • Minnesota Senate Building (MNSB), St. Paul, MN

Best Office Building Award, Precast Concrete Institute (PCI)

  • Honor Credit Union Operations Office, Berrien Springs, MI

All-Precast Concrete Solution Honorable Mention, Precast Concrete Institute (PCI)

  • Higher Ground, St. Paul, MN (featuring the ER-POST System)

Top Projects, Finance & Commerce 2016 (published in 2017) – 9 projects awarded:

  • Blue Line Flats, Minneapolis, MN
  • Broadway Flats, Minneapolis, MN
  • Chroma, Minneapolis, MN
  • Hewing Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
  • Miller Textile Building, Minneapolis, MN
  • Minnesota Senate Building, St. Paul, MN
  • Self Esteem Brands Corporate Campus, Woodbury, MN
2016

Honor Award, AIA Minnesota 2016

  • CHS Field/Lowertown Ballpark  St. Paul, MN
2015

Best in Class Winner – Brick in Architecture Award, Brick Industry Association 2015

  • Mayo Clinic Health Facility Cannon Falls, MN
Older Awards

National Recognition Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Minnesota 2008

  • Cobalt Condominiums, Minneapolis, MN (featuring the ER-POST System)

Grand Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Minnesota 2008

  • Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
  • Cobalt Condominiums, Minneapolis, MN (featuring the ER-POST System)

Safety Achievement Award, Master Builders of Iowa (MBI) 2007

  • Marriott Hotel And Conference Center, Coralville, IA

STARR SM Awards (Shopping Center Tribute Awards for Retail Real Estate), Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA)

  • Famous Dave’s BBQ/Kokomo’s Island Cafe Renovation/Remodel at the Mall of America, Bloomington, MN

Seven Wonders of Engineering Award, Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE)

  • Target Center’s moveable floor, Minneapolis, MN

Grand Award, Consulting Engineers Council of Minnesota

  • Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Award of Recognition, Paul Heritage Preservation Commission and the St. Paul Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

  • Hamline University’s Old Main Tower and Steeple