MAPA created Design 09 to honor architects and students who employ precast concrete to achieve the design and performance objectives of in-design or completed projects. The Design 09 awards program, the first of many to come, showcases innovative and effective use of precast concrete in the mid-Atlantic region.

There is NO COST for submitting a nomination. Anyone may nominate any project that meets the eligibility requirements. Nominees may be completed buildings or projects in design. Design 09 includes two separate competitions: one for projects designed by professional architects and one for students. MAPA created a simple and FREE nomination process that enables all materials to be submitted online in a matter of minutes.

Categories include (but are not limited to): Commercial, institutional, houseing, parking structures, bridges, sustainable design and more. Students at any architecture or design school in the states served by MAPA are eligible for nomination in the Design 09 student competition. Faculty and staff may nominate student designs, or students may nominate their own designs. The categories remain the same in the student competition, but the honorees will be limited to six overall with two first place winners receiving cash prizes of $500 each, two second place winners $250 each, and two third place winners $100 each.

Deadline is 4 September 2009. Visit the site to learn more.