Criteria Used in the Selection

The primary criterion used in the selection of these winners was the significance of the project's effect on the quality of life.  Other criteria that were used during the selection included:

• an assessment of the improvements and advancement the project provided, as well as how well the project addressed public needs and met the defined objectives.
• the degree of diffculty that designers, builders, or operators overcame in the design, construction, or operation of the project.
• the circumstances that existed during the era in which they occured.
• the use of innovative or pioneering techniques, materials, management systems, or operating approaches.  Consideration was given to projects that represented a "first of its kind or where the profession and industry standards were advanced.
• awareness and protection of the natural and social environment.