ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2013 in association with Balfour Beatty

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The annual ICE London Civil Awards celebrate outstanding engineering achievement in the capital. Civil engineering is about creating, improving and protecting the world in which we live.

In association with the Evening Standard

For a chance to win tickets to the prestigious ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2013 Reception at One Great George Street on 14 March, 2013, plus a special guided tour of one of the winning projects, choose your favourite civil engineering project from the short list below.

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Bankside Substation Modernisation	Bond Street Station Upgrade Project	Emirates Air Line

Civil & Building Services Engineer, Contract Administrator, Quantity Surveyor and CDM Coordinator: Arup	Principal Contractor (Design & Build): Costain Laing O'Rourke Joint Venture	Principal contractor: Mace
Client: UK Power Networks	Client: London Underground	Client: Transport for London
Arup’s work on the refurbishment and replant of the Bankside electricity substation has enabled one of London’s largest substations to be more efficient, reduce its carbon emissions and provided zero-carbon heating to the Tate Modern gallery’s new extension. Find out more about this entry here	The Bond Street Station Upgrade project will provide much enhanced capacity at this key transport interchange in the heart of London. Engineering challenges include the top-down construction of a ticket hall structure replacing the basement of a listed building constructed in the 1790s. Find out more about this entry here	Suspended 90 metres above the river Thames, the Emirates Air Line is the UK’s first urban cable car providing a unique transport link between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks. Find out more about this entry here

Hammersmith Flyover Strengthening Phase One	King’s Cross Station – Main Train Shed Roof	NEO Bankside

Design & Construction Engineer and Highways Maintainance Contractor: Amey	Principal contractor: Kier Infrastructure & Overseas	Architect: Rogers Stirk + Partners
Client: Transport for London	Client: Network Rail Infrastructure	Client: GC Bankside LLP
In December 2011 the Hammersmith Flyover was closed due to structural defects. Corrosion of the steel tendons inside the structure was worse than previously thought, with strands and entire cables having disintegrated. Amey's team successfully undertook in 23 weeks what would have normally taken between 18 and 24 months Find out more about this entry here	The refurbishment of the main train shed roof at King’s Cross Station was successfully completed to renovate the Grade I listed building, whilst providing a sustainable energy source through the use of one of the most complex photo-voltaic schemes in the UK. Find out more about this entry here	NEO Bankside comprises 217 residential units in four hexagonal pavilions ranging from 12 to 24 storeys and a six-storey office block, located next to the Tate Modern. Find out more about this entry here

New Court, NM Rothschild & Sons	Sky Wind Turbine	The Crystal

Consulting Engineer: Arup	Structural & Services Engineer and Architect: Arup Associates	Building Engineer: Arup
Client: NM Rothschild & Sons, Stanhope	Client: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)	Client: Siemens PLC
Rothschild's new headquarters, located within the historically sensitive City of London, was shortlisted for the 2012 Stirling Prize, in part due to the application of co-ordinated 3D engineering. Find out more about this entry here	BSkyB’s new wind turbine represents a UK first to use radar blanking for wind turbines in close proximity to major airports. The 57 metre high tower is also a prominent demonstrator for renewable energy in London. Find out more about this entry here	Located in the heart of the Royal Docks, The Crystal is the first building to be designed and built within the Green Enterprise District that comprises six east London boroughs. Find out more about this entry here

The Place	Tottenham Court Road Station Upgrade: Central Line overbridges & Northern Line interchange tunnels and escalator decline	Transport for London 2012 Games and the Olympic Paralympic Route Network (Design & Implementation)

Principal Contractor (Design & Build): Mace	Principal Contractor: Taylor Woodrow BAM Nuttall	Design & Build Engineer: Transport for London
Client: Sellar Property Group	Client: London Underground	Client: Olympic Delivery Authority
The Place’s innovative steel frame cantilevers over one of London’s busiest transport hubs, allowing it to grab 50% more space than a conventional building would. Find out more about this entry here	This key phase of London Underground’s Tottenham Court Road Station Upgrade, by Taylor Woodrow BAM Nuttall and principal designer Halcrow Group, will enable significant, sustainable improvements to London’s physical and social environment, transport infrastructure and economy. Find out more about this entry here	This prestigious project represented the biggest single traffic management scheme ever implemented in central London. Find out more about this entry here

'Designed in London' category

China Central Television New Headquarters	London Gateway	Al Bahar Towers

Structural, Geotechnical, Seismic, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Engineering & Security Consultants: Arup	Contractor: Laing O'Rourke / Dredging International Joint Venture	Architect & Lead Consultant: Aedas Architects Ltd
Client: General Office of CCTV	Client: DP World London Gateway	Client: Abu Dhabi Investment Council
The new landmark China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters in Beijing, Arup achieved what many people thought would be impossible: engineering a design for a building comprising two leaning towers; 234 metres and 194 metres tall; linked by a 15-storey cantilevered ‘overhang’ with a 10-storey podium. Find out more about this entry here	Opening in Q4 2013, DP World’s London Gateway will be the UK’s first 21st Century major deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park. It is one of the largest private investments (£1.5billion) in the country and will create over 36,000 jobs. Find out more about this entry here	The Al Bahar Towers’ innovative dynamic façade opens and closes in response to the movement of the sun, reducing solar gain by more than 50 per cent, creating a more comfortable internal environment for occupants. Find out more about this entry here

Please note voting is now closed

Terms and conditions

1. Voting is open until 5pm Friday 1 March 2013. There are five sets of two tickets to attend the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards Reception, to be held on the evening of the 14 March, 2013, to give away.

2. Applicants must be aged 18 years or older.

3.The winners will be selected at random after the closing date and winners will be contacted by Tuesday 5 March 2013. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. Judges decision is final.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost or delayed in transmission whether by email or otherwise. ICE takes no responsibility for damage or loss resulting from misdirected or incomplete entries arising from computable functions, viruses, bugs or other causes outside its control.

5. ICE reserves the right to cancel or amend the terms of this competition at any time without prior notice.

6. In the event of any dispute regarding the rules, conduct or the results of any competition, ICE’s decision shall be final.

7. ICE reserves the right to disqualify any applicant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the applicant has breached any of these terms and conditions.

8. By entering this competition, applicants agree to be bound by the above terms and conditions.

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