2024 ASSISi
GLOBAL DESIGN & INNOVATION AWARDS WINNERS
recognizing excellence in seismic protective systems design and innovation worldwide
ASSISi received an impressive array of entries from around the world for its inaugural Global Design & Innovation Awards and is delighted to announce the winning projects.
An international jury of exceptional expertise and experience in seismic isolation and seismic energy dissipation technologies evaluated 37 entries from 14 countries, and selected 7 winning projects. The Grand Prize winner and 6 Category Awards winners are presented below.
The winners, and indeed all of the entries received, demonstrate increasing creativity in the use of seismic isolation and energy dissipation technologies, allowing greater architectural freedom and design expression, and at the same time achieving higher than ever levels of seismic protection. ASSISi is particularly proud that two of the winners recognize affordable, cost-effective seismic protection technologies adapted to regional construction practices and materials.
Congratulations to all of the 2024 ASSISi Global Design and Innovation Awards winners!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Vibration-Seismic Isolation for Chisha TOD Building, China
Submitted by: Guangzhou University / Yangyang Chen, Zhenyu Yang, Ping Tan
CATEGORY AWARD WINNERS
Seismic Isolation – Large Project
Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower, Japan
Submitted by: Nikken Sekkei Ltd / Yuichi Koitabashi, Daiki Nakamizo
Seismic Isolation – Small Project
PVC-s Seismically Isolated Shree Adarsha Secondary School, Nepal
Submitted by: University of Bristol / Anastasios Sextos
University of Bristol, UK: Anastasios G. Sextos, Nicholas A. Alexander
National Society for Earthquake Technology, Nepal: Vibek Manandhar, Sangib Shrestha, Rabin Chaulagain, Narayan P. Marasini, Ramesh Guragain
Arup: Hayley Gryc, Vita Sanderson, Timur Timurhan
The Shree Adarsha Secondary School, Kageshwori Manohara Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal
Funding: University of Bristol
Energy Dissipation
Tamachi Tower, Japan
Submitted by: Mitsubishi Jisho Design, Inc. / Yusuke Hotta, Shun Taniguchi
Bridges
Los Angeles’ Sixth Street Viaduct, USA
Submitted by: Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc. / Ady Aviram
Seismic Isolation Engineering, Manufacturing and Testing:
Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., Dr. Victor Zayas, Stanley Low, Dr. Anoop Mokha
Project Architect: Michael Maltzan Architects & HNTB Corporation
Structural Engineer: HNTB Corporation
Owner: Federal Highway Administration, CA Department of Transportation, City of Los Angeles
Contractor: Skanska USA Civil & Stacy and Witbeck
Research
Affordable Seismic Isolation: Rolling Pendulum System
Submitted by: ETH Zurich / Michalis Vassiliou, Antonios Katsamakas, Sergio Reyes, Lorenzo Del Giudice, Gabriel Belser, Stefan Eyyi, Bozidar Stojadinovic; also: Marcial Blondet, PUC del Perú; Dario CandebatSanchez, CENAIS, Cuba; Dimitrios Konstantinidis, UC Berkeley; Edgar Lopez, PUC de Chile; Harris Mouzakis, NTU Athens
Non-Structural
Braceless Seismic Restraint
Submitted by: University of Pavia / Bryan Chalarca, Andre Filiatrault, Daniele Perrone, Roberto Nascimbene, Emanuele Brunesi
