15 structural steel projects announced as finalists for the AISC's 2023 IDEAS² awards

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has announced finalists for this year’s vaunted Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards featuring a total of fifteen entries in the program’s 62nd year.According to the organization: “The IDEAS² Awards recognize projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of building with structural steel, highlighting the many ways steel can help express architectural intent while harnessing its unique advantages for both simple and complex structural systems.”“In addition to modern masterpieces, our finalists include quite a few impressive adaptive reuse projects that used steel to define and protect amazing older structures, giving them a second life that is even better than their first,” AISC President Charles J. Carter said of the group. “We’re all surrounded by inspiring steel innovation every day, and it’s fascinating to think about how those innovations can transform spaces that have housed American communities for decades--spaces that would otherwise be lost.”View the full list of finalists for this year’s honors below.The Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design - Bloomington, IN (Cover image)  Architect: Thomas Phifer & PartnersJury comments: “It’s amazing to see that the team was able to honor the original design that Mies had. You can’t separate the idea of steel and the idea of that building--steel is the only thing that could make that building work. When it’s executed at that level, with that sensibility for detail and attention to the original intent of the architect, it’s a magical experience to see a building come together like that.”Read the full post on Bustler