Suisman to serve on prestigious jury for World Infrastructure Awards

World Architecture News (WAN) has invited Doug Suisman, FAIA, to be a member of its jury for the newly launched World Infrastructure Awards for 2013. The jury includes members from internationally renowned engineer and architecture offices of Foster Associates, Buro Happold, HOK, and Arup. Since 2008, WAN has successfully run the World Architecture Awards; in 2012, over 1,370 entries were received, making it the largest international architecture awards programme in the world, The new infrastructure awards will give entries global exposure to WAN’s database of 165,000 professionals in the global AEC community. All participants to the Infrastructure awards will be published through the online news channel, which serves over 1.7 million unique visitors per year. A gallery of all entries for each sector will be feature permanently on World Architecture News and weekly focus on Infrastructure projects will run during the award to generate exposure for participants. The winning scheme will be covered in a special feature including a video of the judges’ comments. Judging criteria will differ in detail on each category but the overall aim will be to highlight:

-Innovation in design and construction methods which have demonstrably pushed the boundaries of accepted standards
-Progress towards increased sustainability and carbon reduction
-Construction methods or design processes that reduce costs
-Increased resilience for the built environment served by the project

Commenting on the award, CEO of World Cities Network, Brain Kikelly said “Innovative infrastructure projects are helping cities become more resilient when confronted with acute stresses and it gives World Cities Network great pleasure to support World Architecture News in uncovering the best in international infrastructure design.”