American Galvanizers Association announces 2016 Excellence Award winners

The Pyramid Residential Building in New York City received the AGA’s Most Distinguished Award.

The American Galvanizers Association (AGA), Centennial, Colo., has announced the winners of the 2016 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards. More than 120 projects were submitted representing the versatility of hot-dip galvanizing. All submissions were judged online by a panel of architects and engineers.

The highest honor, designated Most Distinguished, was given to the Pyramid Residential Building in New York, N.Y., designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Hot-dip galvanized steel provides the frame of the 467-ft. pyramid.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was granted to the Marketplace Center, adjacent to Faneuil Hall in Boston. This award recognizes galvanized projects with at least 15 years of service. The Marketplace Center’s “Walkway to the Sea,” a steel-framed, glass-canopied structure, was built in 1985 using a duplex system of hot-dip galvanizing and paint to add aesthetics and corrosion protection.

To view all the winners, visit www.galvanizeit.org/about-aga/news/article/the-2016-excellence-awards-showcase-ingenuity-innovation.