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Awards and Honors

Donald MacDonald FAIA Bridge Architects

 

2006 GUSTAV LINDENTHAL MEDAL
Awarded by the International Bridge Conference (with Roads & Bridges Magazine) for the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

2006 CAPTAIN'S PRIDE AWARD
Awarded by the Community Pride of Charleston for the Walking/Biking Trail on the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

PALMETTO AWARD FOR ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
Awarded by the Associated General Contractors of America for the Ravenel Bridge over the Cooper
River, Charleston , South Carolina


 

 

OFFICIAL GREENWAY DESIGN DESIGNATION
Awarded by the East Coast Greenway Alliance for the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

2006 EXCELLENCE IN HIGHWAY DESIGN AWARD
Awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

 

2006 PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Awarded by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in the environment category for team work to reduce impacts on sea turtles for the Ravenal Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

2006 "NUMBER SEVEN" TOP TEN ALL-TIME BRIDGES
Awarded by Roads & Bridges Magazine for the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

 

AWARD OF MERIT
Awarded by the Post
Tensioning Institute for the
Ravenal Bridge, Charleston,
South Carolina

 

2006 GRAND AWARD
Awarded by the American Council of Engineering Companies for engineering excellence for the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

 

2006 EXCELLENCE IN HIGHWAY DESIGN AWARD
Awarded by the Federal Highway Administration for the Ravenal
Bridge over the Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

2005 OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Awarded by the East Coast (Charleston, SC) branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers for the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina

     

2005 PRIZE BRIDGE COMPETITION AWARD
Awarded the 2005 Prize Bridge Competition Award by the National Steel Bridge Alliance for the Ravenel Bridge over Cooper River

 

AWARD OF MERIT
Awarded by the Board of Napa County Landmarks for the Third Street Bridge, Napa, California

 

WORLD DESIGN AWARD
Awarded by the Industrial Designers Society of America to MacDonald for his work as a "Creative Visionary",  San Francisco, California

EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPORTATION AWARD

Awarded by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Third Street Bridge, Napa, California 

AWARD OF MERIT

Awarded by the National Steel Bridge Alliance for the I-80 Pedestrian and Bicycle Overcrossing in Berkeley, Californi

 

AWARD OF MERIT

Presented by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) for the Third Street Bridge, Napa, California

 

FEDERAL DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented by the Presidential Design Award Program for Frank G. Mar Community Housing Development, Oakland, California

 

REGOLD'OR MERIT AWARD
Awarded by Domus Magazine for Mixed-Use Waterfront Project, Rome, Italy

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
Awarded for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza by the Foundation for San Francisco Architectural Heritage

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Awarded by the American Concrete Institute International for the Diestelhorst Bridge in Redding, California

 

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AWARD
Presented by the California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for Affordable Housing Projects in California

 

CONSTRUCTION AWARD

Awarded by Northern California and Western Nevada Concrete Bridge for the Diestelhosrt in Redding, California

COMMENDATION AWARD
Presented by the California Council of the American Institute of Architects for the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza, San Francisco, California

 

SPECIAL COMMENDATION AWARD
Awarded by St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for Architectural Photography

CITY OF VISION AWARD

Awarded by the International Making Cities Livable Award in Santa Fe, New Mexico

WORLD HABITAT AWARD
Presented by the United Nations in Hiroshima, Japan for Frank G. Mar Community Housing Development, Oakland, California

TOP 10 BRIDGES
Roads and Bridges Magazine
2003 - Oakland Skyway Project
Oakland, CA
2002 - Cooper River Bridge
Charleston, SC
2001 - Oakland Bay Bridge
Oakland, CA