Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2011 awards nominations are closed, but this information could be useful in considering nominees for 2012.

Call for Nominations

DBIA invites you to nominate an industry leader for the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the design and construction industry through outstanding leadership and the advancement of design-build integrated project delivery. The award may be presented to any individual, independent of specific institutional affiliation with any organization, including the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). The number and frequency of awards are strictly at the discretion of the jury. Nominations may be submitted by organizations or individuals, including the nominees themselves.

Judging and Fees

Nominees are judged by the originality, vision, breadth and impact of the entire body of their professional work. Candidate selection must go beyond mere name recognition and reputation.

Industry leaders will evaluate nominations based on the requirements below. The names of the award winner(s), if any, will be announced to the nominees prior to DBIA’s annual conference so they have the opportunity to accept the award in person at a formal presentation during the Design-Build Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL, October 19-21, 2011.

There is no entry fee for Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award nominations.

Nominations must be formatted in Microsoft Word and submitted via e-mail to Susan Hines at shines@dbia.org. DBIA will not accept nominations submitted via fax.

Nominations for the 2011 award closed in May; however, you may wish to review the requirements for the 2012 award.

Nominations Requirements

Cover Page

• The text:  “2011 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award.”
• Nominee’s name, position, company/organization and contact information (mailing address, e-mail and phone number(s)).
• Contact information of the person submitting the nomination (name, organization, mailing address, e-mail and phone number(s)).

Inside Pages

• Provide a detailed description answering how the nominee meets the award criteria indicated below.
  • Twenty-five years or more of strong and well-documented commitment to design-build project delivery and single-source responsibility.
  • Use of design-build in a new or emerging application (BIM, D-BOT, D-BOM, etc.), a new project type or the development and use of a new technology.
  • Vocal and written advocacy of design-build project delivery.
  • Advancement of design-build best practices.
  • Service to the design-build community, its customers and the public.
• Letters of reference are encouraged but not required. References may be included with the submissions or arrive to DBIA under separate cover.
• Visual aids may be included if supportive of the nomination. They should not exceed 8.5” x 11” in size and should be included within the nomination document. Videocassettes and DVDs will not be accepted.

Signed Agreement

• The following statement must be included at the end of the nomination:

“I understand that the contents of this entry become the property of DBIA and will not be returned. I further understand that DBIA shall have the right to make all text and photos, if any, available for publication without compensation, real or implied, and without claim by nominees against the jury, DBIA or its staff, or individual DBIA members.” (Include either an electronic signature or your initials and the date, as agreement to this statement.)

Provide a line with the signature, the signer's name printed, the signer's title and the date.

For your convenience, this information is also available in PDF format.

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