Austin, Texas (Tuesday, October 26, 2010) —The annual competition of Texas Construction magazine's Best of 2010 awards program recognizes commercial construction and design excellence from across the state including Oklahoma. Industry experts judged more than 180 nominated projects in a variety of commercial construction categories if they were 1) located in Texas or Oklahoma; 2) completed in the past year; 3) did not have a construction-related fatality. The jury awarded projects based on entry criteria including overcoming challenges & teamwork; safety; innovation & contribution to the industry/community; construction quality and craftsmanship; and function and aesthetic quality of design. The Austonian, designed by Ziegler Cooper, was awarded Best in Category for Multifamily Residential/Hospitality.
"It is indeed an honor for the entire team to receive this award. We at ZCA want to express our deep appreciation to Second Congress, Ltd, AKA Consulting and Balfour Beatty for truly working as a team to bring this very important and beautiful project to a successful conclusion. We are very proud to have been a part of this project!," says Kurt Hull, Senior Principal at Ziegler Cooper Architects.
The awards will be honored at an awards luncheon to be held at the Westin Galleria in Houston on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. The winners of Texas Construction's Best of 2010 will be entered into the National Best of 2010 competition and judged against winners from other regions. Those winners, the National Best of 2010 awards, will be highlighted on texas.construction.com as well Engineering News-Record.
Ziegler Cooper Architects recently celebrated their 33th anniversary and has four studios — Work Place, Living Place, Learning Place and Worship Place. The firm's recent Living Place Studio projects include 2727 Kirby, Highland Tower, Gables Memorial Hills, Sapphire and The Broadway.
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For more information on Ziegler Cooper Architects, visit www.zieglercooper.com.
Sarah De Ita, CPSM
Marketing Director
Ziegler Cooper Architects
713/374-0075, sdeita@zieglercooper.com