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October 8, 2007 Mid-Atlantic Construction Announces Best of 2007 Winners Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center honored as overall best WASHINGTON, DC – Mid-Atlantic Construction magazine announced the winners of its Best of 2007 awards program today. After deliberating over a record number of entries, an independent jury selected the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center as the region’s Overall Project of the Year. The Culpeper, Va., project consolidates audio-visual collections from four states and the District of Columbia into the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of moving images and sound recordings. The project involves the adaptive reuse of a former Cold War bunker built into a hillside. SmithGroup of Washington, D.C., was the project architect. DPR Construction of Falls Church, Va., was the construction manager. The jury honored 46 projects in 16 categories, including Adaptive Reuse, Bridge, Cultural, Education, Healthcare, High-Rise Residential, Institutional, Interior Fit-Out, Mixed-Use, Office, Renovation, Restoration, Retail, Small Projects (under $5 million), Sports & Entertainment, and Transit/Parking Garage. The projects will be honored in the Winter 2007 edition of Mid-Atlantic Construction and during an awards ceremony Dec. 14, 2007, in Baltimore, Md. In addition to honoring the firms who submitted the projects, all key team members will be recognized for their efforts. The jury focused on those projects that best achieved the established goals of the project team; overcame significant challenges; adopted innovative approaches; and exhibited exceptional teamwork. Jurors were allowed to award one Project of the Year per category and multiple Awards of Merit. Jurors could choose to not award a Project of the Year or Awards of Merit in the categories. The jurors, who represent owners, architects, engineers and general contractors, are all active members of the local building community. They abstained from voting on any projects with which they are affiliated or have a conflict of interest.
Mid-Atlantic Construction is a quarterly magazine published by McGraw-Hill Companies that focuses on the people, projects and trends that affect the design and construction community in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. For more information on Mid-Atlantic Construction, see http://midatlantic.construction.com. Mid-Atlantic Construction Best of 2007 Overall Adaptive Reuse Bridge Cultural Education Healthcare High-Rise Residential Institutional Interior Fit-Out Mixed-Use Office Renovation Restoration Retail Small Projects (under $5 million) Sports & Entertainment Transit/Parking Garage Press Release Contact:
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