Awards Entry Form

Awards Pre-Entry Form

Purpose:

The ACI Southern California Chapter Concrete Awards includes eight potential awards to recognize outstanding achievements in various categories of concrete construction. Additionally, one distinguished project may receive the Charles J. Pankow, Jr. Award, which recognizes outstanding and innovative use of concrete in construction. This award was established by the Southern California Chapter in 1984 in honor of Charles J. Pankow, Jr. who served as the International President of ACI in 1980-1981 and was active in the Southern California Chapter since its founding. The award is made annually, if, in the judgment of the Awards Committee(s), a qualified project and contractor are nominated.

Project Criteria
All projects must:

• Be completed between October 2023 and September 2024. For buildings, project completion date is defined as the date on the certificate of occupancy.
• Be located within Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura or Orange County.
• Utilized concrete as an architectural finish, structural element, or artwork.
• Have informed and received consent from all members of the project team.

Entry Criteria
All entries must include:

• Completed online entry form
• 300-word (or fewer) project description
• 500-word (or fewer) concrete description
• Minimum of 7, maximum of 15 high quality photographs featuring the concrete, construction, and finished project. Time lapse videos are also accepted.
• Indicate to whom award plaques should be given (company or individual person) and verify accurate spelling of names for award plaques. Please inform and gain consent from all project team members prior to submission of application.

Judging Criteria
The ACISCC Concrete Awards Committee will judge the project submissions based on the following criteria:

1. Architectural merit
2. Engineering merit
3. Creativity
4. Innovative construction techniques or solutions
5. Innovative use of materials
6. Ingenuity
7. Sustainability and resilience
8. Functionality and end-use suitability

Award Categories

1. Low-Rise Buildings/Structures: Up to three stories residential (multi-family and houses), school, commercial, warehouse and industrial, etc.
2. Mid-Rise Buildings/Structures: Four to fifteen stories
3. High-Rise Buildings/Structures: More than fifteen stories
4. Decorative: Decorative or architectural feature or element such as exterior or interior finishes, hardscapes, ornamentation, stained, stamped, or polished concrete, art installations, etc.
5. Infrastructure: Bridges, site structures, water resource structures, marine structures, other structures, etc.
6. Flatwork: Pavements, parking lots, runways, commercial/industrial floors, etc.
7. Repair and Restoration: overlays, rehabilitation, remodel, retrofitting, etc.

Charles J. Pankow, Jr. Award: One project of outstanding merit will be selected to receive the distinguished Charles J. Pankow Award
The citation on the original award presented to Charles Pankow on March 22, 1984 reads:

Special Award
Charles J. Pankow, Jr.
For Distinguished Service to the Concrete Industry as National ACI President, Director and TAC Member. One of the Founders of the Southern California Chapter, Innovative Engineer, and Builder Leader in Concrete Construction

Presentation of awards will occur at the Annual Concrete Awards event hosted by ACI Southern California Chapter. Our 2024 Concrete Awards Event will be held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Thursday, October 24, 2024.  If you are interested in sponsoring our 2024 event, please click here.

Information gathered for the purpose of this awards program may be published in various media outlets (print, Internet, Social Media) for the purpose of highlighting concrete’s use in design and construction.