2025 SESOC Awards

SESOC Award Nomination is open
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Submission Deadline: Friday 23 May 2025

The objectives of the Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand awards are to:

  • Promote and publicise Excellence in Structural Engineering to our members and the wider community;
  • Encourage standards of excellence in the application of Structural Engineering by our members;
  • Promote the advancement of knowledge and research in Structural Engineering;
  • Recognise the contribution and special achievement of individuals and/or firms in Structural Engineering.

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2025 Nomination Categories

SESOC Supreme Award

This is the Society’s Premier Award. At the judges’ discretion, this award may be given as an award on its own or recognise the overall winner of the four category awards below.

SESOC Building Award

This may be awarded to any building judged to display an outstanding achievement in the advancement of structural engineering in design and construction.

SESOC Infrastructure Award

This may be awarded to any infrastructure projects such as bridges, tunnels, wharves, liquid retaining structures, sewage and water treatment plants judged to display an outstanding achievement in the advancement of structural engineering design and construction.

SESOC Structural Sustainability Award

This may be awarded to any project judged to display an outstanding achievement in the advancement of structural sustainability. For a project to be considered for this award the entry must include a quantitative assessment of the structural embodied carbon.

SESOC Structural Heritage and Culture Award

This may be awarded to any project for excellence in structural design and construction where heritage or cultural characteristics feature heavily. Heritage projects may entail appropriate restoration, conservation, extension or refurbishment. Culture projects may entail any new construction or refurbishment that incorporates cultural aspects in design.

SESOC Small Practice Award

This may be awarded to any project undertake by a practice having ten or fewer employees. The project should demonstrate outstanding achievement in any aspect of structural engineering that is undertaken by small practice.