Now in its eighth year, the AEC Excellence Awards—supported by Autodesk, Construction Dive, SmartCities Dive, SMPS, and Informed Infrastructure—continues to celebrate groundbreaking achievements in architecture, engineering, and construction. The awards are judged by a global panel of industry leaders and experts who evaluate the most innovative projects and professionals from around the world.

This year, we're excited to welcome both returning and new judges to the AEC Excellence Awards 2019. Their valuable insights and dedication help ensure that only the most exceptional work is recognized. With so many outstanding submissions, the selection process is no small task—but it's one that our judges take very seriously.

The submission window for the AEC Excellence Awards 2019 is open until June 4, 2019. Following this, the judges will review all entries and announce the finalists in August. Be sure to visit www.aecexcellence.com for updates and more information.

Meet the judges shaping the future of AEC innovation

Aileen Cho, Senior Editor at Engineering News-Record

Alexandra Wynne, Deputy Editor at New Civil Engineer magazine

André Borrmann, Full Professor of Computational Modeling and Simulation at the Technical University of Munich

Anil Sawhney, Director of the Infrastructure Sector at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Anthony Frausto-Robledo, Architect, founder of Architosh

Dr. Donna Laquidara-Carr, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Data & Analytics

Emily Pollock, Science Journalist at Engineering.com

Jack Cheng, Associate Director of the GREAT Smart Cities Institute; Director of RFID Center; Associate Professor at HKUST

Jay Snyder, Technology Practice Leader at FMI

Luke Faulkner, Director of Technology Integration at the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

Max Labecki, Engineering Officer at Ausgrid

Monica Schnitger, Industry Analyst at Schnitger Corp.

Dr. Noha Saleeb, Associate Professor in Construction & Creative Technologies at Middlesex University UK

Richard Massey, Director of Zweig Group publications

Sheng Liming, President of the China Railway BIM Alliance

Sigrid Brell-Cokcan, Director of Individualized Production at RWTH Aachen University; President of the Association for Robots in Architecture

Todd Danielson, Editorial Director of Informed Infrastructure and V1 Media

Zulfikar Adamu, Associate Professor of Strategic IT in Construction at London South Bank University

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