ACEC/MA announces 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards recipients
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) announced the recipients of the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards along with several other awards at the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Awards Gala.
Emcees Luciana Burdi, director, capital programs and environmental affairs at Massachusetts Port Authority and Linda Bauer Darr, president and CEO of ACEC presented the awards on April 7, 2025, in a ceremony at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Award-winning projects include:
Grand conceptor
Cold Brook Restoration: The Cold Brook Ecological Restoration Project transforms 66 acres of former cranberry bogs into nitrogen-attenuating wetlands, achieving goals in wastewater treatment, coastal climate resilience, habitat restoration, and recreation. By restoring natural hydrology and creating diverse habitats, the project addresses Cape Cod’s critical water quality issues.
Gold award winners
East Midtown Greenway Pedestrian Bridge: The East 54th Street Bridge, a pivotal element of the East Midtown Greenway project, has transformed NYC’s waterfront. This structure, built off-site and transported by barge, links to a new linear greenway, providing a distinctive experience for pedestrians and cyclists.
Sumner Tunnel Reconstruction: The project team found and developed solutions that greatly increased the tunnel’s design life, dramatically improved the preexisting ventilation system, minimized changes to the tunnel operations and did not require replacing the hung ceiling throughout the tunnel length.
Lyrik, Air Rights Parcel 12: The Lyrik, Air Rights Parcel 12 project is the first successful air rights project to take shape over the Massachusetts Turnpike in 40 years. Haley & Aldrich’s client, Samuels & Associates, shaped the concept for this 1.77-acre parcel: a mixed-use development that would unite neighborhoods, attract top-tier commercial clients, and incorporate sustainable design features.
The SHED: The SHED at RIT represents a new era of creativity and collaboration, merging technology, art, and design into one vibrant space. As a central hub for hands-on learning, this 203,000-square-foot facility houses cutting-edge maker spaces, studios, and theaters. Its innovative double-skin façade and tension wire sunshades set new standards for energy efficiency and structural ingenuity.
A full list of award recipients can be found on the ACEC/MA website here.
