2025 Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners

Project of the Year

Kansas City International Airport New Single Terminal and Garage

This is the largest infrastructure project in Kansas City’s history and a new front door for the region. Delivered 60 days early and $45 million under budget, the terminal balances technical mastery with human-centered design. Its clean look is powered by a well-coordinated network of complex systems hidden behind the scenes, creating an effortless traveler experience. Visitors enjoy open, sunlit interiors, sensory and quiet rooms and a level connector that makes the concourses fully accessible. With 19 local art installations, 80% local vendors and $320 million awarded to minority- and women-owned firms, its impact is both cultural and economic.

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Chair’s Award

TRANSPORTATION

Hurricane Ian Sanibel Island Access

Enlightened Owner

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Orchard Beach Maintenance and Operations Building

I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D. OWNER

(Innovative Newcomer Showcasing Preparedness, Insight, Readiness and Enduring Diligence)

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse

Trailblazer in Inclusive Growth

LARGE PROJECT

AVIATION

Kansas City International Airport New Single Terminal and Garage

SMALL PROJECT

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Riviera Beach Fire Rescue Station 88 & Fire Administration Building

Best in Awards

BEST IN DESIGN ARCHITECTURE

University of California San Diego Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood

BEST IN DESIGN ENGINEERING

Sterling Natural Resource Center

BEST IN PROCESS BEST VALUE

Ramona Community Resource Center 

BEST IN PROCESS PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD

Kansas City International Airport New Single Terminal and Garage

BEST IN LEADERSHIP/TEAMING

University of California San Diego Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood

BEST IN VDC

The Orange County Health Care Agency at Marine Way

National Awards of Excellence

AVIATION

Kansas City International Airport New Single Terminal and Garage

CIVIC/ASSEMBLY

Loma Verde Community and Aquatic Center

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE BUILDINGS

May Lee State Office Complex

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

University of California San Diego Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Jewel & Jim Plumb Heart Center at Mercy Medical Center

INDUSTRIAL / PROCESS / RESEARCH FACILITIES

Caltech Resnick Sustainability Center

REHABILITATION / RENOVATION / RESTORATION

Smith and Perkins Renovation & Expansion

TRANSPORTATION

Hurricane Ian Sanibel Island Access

WATER / WASTEWATER

Sterling Natural Resource Center

BEST IN SMALL PROJECTS

Ramona Community Resource Center 

National Awards of Merit

AVIATION

Kansas City International Airport New Single Terminal and Garage

AVIATION

United Airlines Flight Training Center – Building H

CIVIC/ASSEMBLY

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Casper Wyoming Temple

CIVIC/ASSEMBLY

Loma Verde Community and Aquatic Center

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE BUILDINGS

May Lee State Office Complex

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

University of Arizona Grand Challenges Research Building

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

University of California, Irvine: Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

University of California San Diego Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

Washington School for the Deaf Divine Academic and Hunter Gymnasium

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

The Orange County Health Care Agency at Marine Way

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Ramona Community Resource Center 

FEDERAL / STATE / COUNTY / MUNICIPAL

Riviera Beach Fire Rescue Station 88 & Fire Administration Building

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Jewel & Jim Plumb Heart Center at Mercy Medical Center

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Riverside Franklin Adult Residential Facility

INDUSTRIAL / PROCESS / RESEARCH FACILITIES

Caltech Resnick Sustainability Center

INDUSTRIAL / PROCESS / RESEARCH FACILITIES

Project Dolphin

REHABILITATION / RENOVATION / RESTORATION

California Firefighters Memorial Expansion

REHABILITATION / RENOVATION / RESTORATION

IMA Locker Room and Pool Upgrade

REHABILITATION / RENOVATION / RESTORATION

Smith and Perkins Renovation & Expansion

TRANSPORTATION

Hurricane Ian Sanibel Island Access

TRANSPORTATION

Redmond Technology Station (RTS) Pedestrian Bridge

TRANSPORTATION

Route 7 Corridor Improvements Project

TRANSPORTATION

Wekiva Parkway Section 8 Interchange Design-Build Project

WATER / WASTEWATER

Big Creek WRF Expansion

WATER / WASTEWATER

McAlpine Creek Wastewater Management Facility Reliability and Process Improvements

WATER / WASTEWATER

Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 3 Expansion (Progressive Design-Build (PDB))

WATER / WASTEWATER

Sterling Natural Resource Center

BEST IN SMALL PROJECTS

California Firefighters Memorial Expansion

BEST IN SMALL PROJECTS

Fixing Access to Rural Missouri (FARM) Bridge Program

BEST IN SMALL PROJECTS

Ramona Community Resource Center