In the process of building facilities that support teaching, research, creative activity and learning, some of those projects have been selected for awards. Learn more about our award-winning projects.
UNL's Dinsdale Family Learning Commons
The American Institute of Architects’ Nebraska chapter presented DLR Group the 2021 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Architecture Honor Award, its highest architecture design honor, for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Dinsdale Family Learning Commons.
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UNO Arts & Sciences Hall Renovation
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Nebraska (ACEC NE) awarded a 2021 Nebraska Honor Award to Farris Engineering for the renovation of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Arts & Sciences Hall.
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Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Nebraska (ACEC NE) awarded the 2020 Engineering Excellence Honor Award to Morrissey Engineering for the audio visual systems design for the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts project.
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HDR, Inc. received the 2020 AIA Nebraska Architecture Merit Award for their design of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. AIA Nebraska, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, presented nine Honor Awards and one Merit Award.
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Thermal Energy Storage Tank
The University's Thermal Energy Storage (TES) tank, located at 1340 North 17th Street, in Lincoln, won API 650 Atmoshpheric Oil Storage Tank of the Year (2017) at the annual STI/SPFA Tank of the Year Awards conference in Phoenix, AZ. Thirty-five entries were submitted for various tank award considerations.
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East Campus Recreation Center
Expansion of the East Campus Activities Center, originally built in 1926, won the Integration of Old and New Award by the Preservation Association of Lincoln.
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International Quilt Study Center & Museum
In a 2016 state-by-state review of the most beautiful building in every state, Insider christened the Quilt Museum as the most beautiful building in Nebraska. "Lincoln's International Quilt Study Center & Museum is home to the largest collection of quilts in the world. They're an oft-forgotten, beautiful tradition of American history, and the building's beautiful glass panels allow light in from every angle."
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