• Awards

    Awards

  • Awards

    Awards

The fib presents awards to recognize contributions to the association, to the field of structural concrete in general, structures which demonstrate concrete’s versatility, and to recognize young engineers. 

 

 

  • Achievement Award for Young Engineers
     
    The call for entries for the fib AAYE 2025 will be published in 2024. Please make sure you are subscribed to our e-newsletter to be the first to know once we publish the call for entries. Please contact the fib Secretariat if you have any questions.
     
    This prize is awarded every two years at an fib symposium to engineers who are younger than 40 years old. In general, the award is given in two categories – the Research category and the Design and construction category. All candidates have to be endorsed by the fib National Delegation of their country.
     
    This award was formerly known as the Diploma to Younger Engineers. Since 2001, The following young engineers have received the Achievement Award:
     
    YearsResearch Design & Construction 
    2023 Eline Vereecken (Belgium)   Ysabel Guil-Celada (Spain)  
    2021 Darko Tasevski (Swizterland)   Anton Kivell (New Zealand)  
    2019 Jesper Sørensen (Denmark)   Benjamin Kromoser (Austria)  
    2017 Patrick Huber (Austria)   Miguel Sacristan (Spain)  
    2015 João Pedro Santos (Portugal) Yuguang Yang (Netherlands) Luca Cargnino (Italy)  
    2013 Kamyab Zandi Hanjari (Sweden)   Bente Skovseth Nyhus (Norway)  
    2011 Juan Sagaseta (United Kingdom)   Oscar Ramon Ramos Gutierrez (Spain)  
    2009 Ana M. Ruiz-Teran (Spain)   Chris Hendy (United Kingdom)  
    2007 Steffen Grunewald (Netherlands)   Gopal Srinivasan (United Kingdom)  
    2005 Joris Fellinger (Netherlands) Guido Morgenthal (Germany)    
    2003 Stefano Pampanin (Italy) Cees Blom (Netherlands) Luis Cãncio Martins (Portugal) Stein Atle Haugerud (Norway)
    2001 Tetsuya Ishida (Japan)   Jeanette Bouwmeester (Netherlands)  
     
     
    In addition to the award winners, there may be special mentions given in each category.
    YearsResearch Design & Construction 
    2019 Hezi Y. Grisaro (Israel) Fernando Acosta Urrea (Colombia/Germany)    
    2017 Fuyuan Gong (Japan) Bruno Dal Lago (Italy) Alvaro Serrano (Spain) Carlo Segato (Italy)
    2015     Kåre Flindt Jørgensen (Denmark)  
    2011 Gian Paolo Cimellaro(Italy) Domenico Pennucci (Italy)    
    2007 Jonathan Shave (UK) Eva Oller Ibars (Spain)    
    2005     Frank Kaalberg (Netherlands) Fabrizio Palmisano (Italy)
    2003 Anne Beeldens (Belgium)      
  • Young Member Group Award
     
    Scope
    The contest looks at new sustainable, low-cost, time-efficient solutions accounting for lifetime management for:
    • Recycling from waste to rebuild;
    • Assessing damaged structures and infrastructure;
    • Reusing and repairing damaged structures and infrastructure;
    • Shelters, blast-resistant, and special defensive structures;
    • Preventive and innovative structural solutions for natural disasters.
    Solutions combining different materials are eligible but reinforced concrete structures and infrastructure must play a key role for the proposed solutions.
     
    Goals
    The world has witnessed natural disasters and wars that have affected millions of people by leaving behind a trail of destruction and despair. In the aftermath of a disaster, the most urgent needs are to provide shelter, food, water, sanitation, health care, and security to the affected population. However, these needs are often difficult to meet due to the lack of resources and infrastructure.
     
    Therefore, there is a need for innovative solutions that can address the challenges of disaster response and recovery in a time-efficient and low-cost manner. Furthermore, preventing solutions to reduce the impact of future disasters are also important to increase society resilience. These solutions should be able to adapt to different contexts and scenarios, and leverage local capacities and resources.
     
    The aim of this competition is to encourage and reward the development of such solutions by inviting individuals and teams from around the world to present their ideas for the recovery of disaster-broken zones.
     
    Deadline
    1st of March 2024
     
  • Outstanding Concrete Structures (AOS)
     
    This award is presented to give international recognition for concrete structures which demonstrate the versatility of concrete as a structural medium. It is given every four years at a fib congress. The award consists of a bronze plaque that will appear on the structure itself and certificates conferred on the principal contributors to the work. Nominations are made by fib National Delegations and the selection by a jury designated by the presidium. The awards continue in the tradition of the former FIP Award for Outstanding Concrete Structures, conferred between 1990 and 1998.
     
     
    2022 Winners

     
    2022 Special Mentions

     
    2022 Exceptional Recognition

     
     
    2018, 2014, 2010, 2006 and 2002 Winners
     
    2018Buildings2014Buildings2010Buildings2006Buildings2002Buildings
      Replacement of the roof structure and main dome over La Laguna cathedral (Spain)   Bella Sky Hotel (Denmark)   National Portrait Gallery Canberra (Australia)   Turning Torso, Malmo (Sweden)   Tower at La Défense, Paris (France)
      R⋅Torso⋅C (Japan)   Centro Ovale (Switzerland)   Island Tower Sky Club (Japan)   Shawnessy Light Rail Transit Station, Calgary (Canada)   The Scienta, University of New South Wales (Australia)
          Park City Musashi Kosugi (Japan)            
                       
    2018Civil Engineering Structures2014Civil Engineering Structures2010Civil Engineering Structures2006Civil Engineering Structures2002Civil Engineering Structures
      Takubogawa Bridge (Japan)   Egg Graben Bridge (Austria)   Third Millenium Bridge over the Ebro River (Spain)   Rion-Antirion Bridge (Greece)   Bras de la Plaine Bridge, La Réunion (France)
          Térénez Bridge (France)   Svratka River Pedestrian Bridge (Czech Republic)   Floating Breakwater (Monaco)   Vltava River Metro Tunnel, Prague (Czech Republic)
              Wadi Abdoun Bridge (Jordan)   Seiun Bridge, Tokusima (Japan)   Start Canal Bridge (Belgium)
  • Freyssinet Medal
     
    The Freyssinet Medal recognizes outstanding technical contributions in the field of structural concrete. It is awarded every four years at a fib congress. The Freyssinet Medals are a continuation of the medals of the same name awarded by the FIP.
     
    Since 2002, the following engineers received the fib Freyssinet Medals:
     
    YearsFreyssinet Medalists 
    2022 Hugo Corres Peiretti (Spain) Aurelio Muttoni (Switzerland)  
    2018 Rudy Ricciotti (France) Jean-François Klein (Switzerland) Giuseppe Mancini (Italy)
    2014 Armando Rito (Portugal) Joost Walraven (the Netherlands)  
    2010 Nigel Priestly (New Zealand) Jiri Strasky (Czech Republic)  
    2006 Heinz Isler (Switzerland) Michel Virlogeux (France)  
    2002 John E. Breen (U.S.) Gert König (Germany)  
    Prior Freyssinet Medals were awarded by one of the fib’s predecessor associations, the FIP. The recipients of the FIP Freyssinet Medal can be found in the CEB & FIP tab.
  • Medal of Merit
     
    The fib Medal of Merit is awarded to one or two recipients at fib symposia in recognition of their outstanding contributions to structural concrete and to the fib.
     
    Since 1999, the following engineers received the fib Medal of Merit:
     
    YearsMedalists  
    2023 Manfred Curbach (Germany) Milan Kalný (Czech Republic)  
    2021 Lucie Vandewalle (Belgium) Johann Kollegger (Austria)  
    2020 Petr Hájek (Czech Republic)    
    2019 Peter Marti (Switzerland)    
    2017 Aad van der Horst (Netherlands)    
    2016 Stuart Matthews (Uk) Michel Moussard (France)  
    2015 Mikael Bræstrup (Denmark) Koji Sakai (Japan) Tamon Ueda (Japan)
    2013 Jean-François Klein (Switzerland)    
    2012 João Almeida (Portugal) Jean-Marie Crémer (Belgium)  
    2011 Vladimir Cervenka (Czech Republic)    
    2009 Eduardo C. Carvalho (Portugal) Marco Menegotto (Italy)  
    2008 Peter Schiessl (Germany)    
    2007 Tsutomu Kadotani (Japan) Petro I. Kryvosheyev (Ukraine)  
    2005 Rolf Eligehausen (Germany) Peter Lenkei (Hungary)  
    2004 Jacques Combault (France) Josef Eibl (Germany)  
    2003 Paolo E. Pinto (Italy) Steen Rostam (Denmark)  
    2001 Jean-Philippe Fuzier (France) Dieter Jungwirth (Germany)  
    2000 Júlio Appleton (Portugal) Walter Podolny (U.S.)  
    1999 José Calavera (Spain) Jiri Strásky (Czech Republic)  
    Prior Medals of Merit were awarded by one of the fib’s predecessor associations, the FIP. The recipients of the FIP Medal of Merit can be found in the CEB & FIP tab.
  • Honorary Life Members
     
    Honorary Life Members are recognized for their significant personal contributions to the work of the fib. Honorary membership continues a tradition that existed in both the CEB and FIP.
     
    The following members have been awarded Honorary Life Membership in the fib:
     
    YearsHonorary Life Members  
    2023 Rolf Eligehausen (Germany) Johan Silfwerbrand (Sweden)  
    2022 Tor Arne Hammer (Norway) Terje Kanstad (Norway) Tamon Ueda (Japan)
    2021 Jan Vítek (Czech Republic) Eduardo Julio (Portugal)  
    2020 Xilin Lu (China)    
    2019 Milan Chandoga (Slovakia)    
    2018 Ulf Nürnberger (Germany) Stephen Foster (Australia)  
    2017 Ferdinand S. Rostásy (Germany) Vyatcheslav R. Falikman (Russia)  
    2016 John Cairns (UK)    
    2015 Steiner Helland (Norway) Luc Taerwe (Belgium)  
    2014 Fernando Stucchi (Brazil) Arnold van Acker (Belgium)  
    2013 James G. Toscas (U.S.)    
    2012 Andrzej Ajdukiewicz (Poland)    
    2010 Hans Ulrich Litzner (Germany) Jun Yamazaki (Japan)  
    2009 Hans Rüdiger Tewes (Germany)    
    2008 Álvaro García Meseguer (Spain)    
    2007 Hubert K. Hilsdorf (Germany) Paul Regan (U.K.)  
    2006 Luis J. Lima (Argentina) Manfred Miehlbradt (Germany) Zivota Perisc (Serbia)
    2004 Andrew Beeby (U.K.) Jean Perchat (France)  
    2002 Renaud Favre (Switzerland) Ralejs Tepfers (Sweden) Yoshio Ozaka (Japan)
    Honorary Life Members for the fib’s predecessor associations, can be found in the CEB & FIP Tab.
  • Honorary Presidents
     
    Honorary presidents are elected by the General Assembly in the year following their presidency, in recognition of significant personal contribution to the fib.
     
    This honour has been conferred on the following contributors:
     
    PresidencyHonorary Presidents
    2021-2022 Akio Kasuga (Japan)
    2019-2020 Tor Ole Olsen (Norway)
    2017-2018 Hugo Corres Peiretti (Spain)
    2015-2016 Harald S. Müller (Germany)
    2013-2014 Gordon Clark (U.K.)
    2011-2012 György Balázs (Hungary)
    2009-2010 Michael Fardis (Greece)
    2007-2008 Hans Rudolf Ganz (Switzerland)
    2005-2006 Giuseppe Mancini (Italy)
    2003-2004 Jim Forbes (Australia)
    2001-2002 Joost Walraven (the Netherlands)
    1998-2000 Michel Virlogeux (France)
    Honorary Presidents for the fib’s predecessor associations can be found in the CEB & FIP tab.
  • Fellows
     
    The fib considers that it is important to recognise fib members that have been active for many years and that have contributed to the goals of the fib.
     
    The fib fellows are elected on the basis of the following criteria:
    • They are current fib members and have been for the last 10 years
    • They have embraced the values of the federation,
    • They have provided continuous outstanding contributions to the development of concrete and concrete structures or to the development of the fib through the participation in Task Groups and Commissions or other means.
     
    The contributions for concrete structures can be in the areas of education, research, design and construction.
     
    The fib fellows will have the following benefits:
    • Being recognised at the fib Symposium or Congress of the year of selection
    • Being listed on the fib website
    • Being invited to incorporate the fib Fellow to his/her signature. The signature designation which will help branding and recognition for a fellow is:
    • "Name Lastname Ffib", to designate a person bestowed with the fib fellow.
     
    For more information, please download the detailed fib Fellows Conditions.
     
    Since the fib does not have, at the time of creation of the program, any fellows the Presidium has decided to designate all past fib Honorary members, fib medalists, Freyssinet medalists and fib Honorary Presidents as fellows of the fib.
     
    YearsFellows  
    2023 Carola Edvardsen (The Netherlands) Venkataramana Heggade (India) Larry Krauser (United States) Antonio Mari Bernat (Spain) Stijn Matthys (Belgium) Frank Papworth (Australia) Mike Schlaich (Germany) Jean-Michel Torrenti (France)
    Thanasis Triantafillou (Greece)              
    2022 Edoardo Cosenza (Italy) Manfred Curbach (Germany) Avraham Dancygier (Israel) Wit Derkowski (Poland) Marco di Prisco (Italy) Iria Doniak (Brazil) Stein Atle Haugerud (Norway) Terje Kanstad (Norway)
    Shoji Ikeda (Japan) Alberto Meda (Italy) Alejandro Perez Caldentey (Spain)          
    2021 Carmen Andrade (Spain) Eduardo Julio (Portugal) Milan Kalny (Czech Republic) Johann kollegger (Austria) Lionel Linger (France) Tor Arne Martius-Hammer (Norway) Aurelio Muttoni (Switzerland) Theodore Neff (United States)
    Tor Ole Olsen (Norway) Maria Rosaria Pecce (Italy) Giovanni Plizzari (Italy) Juan Sobrino (Spain) Spyros Tsoukantas (Greece) Lucie Vandewalle (Belgium) Jan Vítek (Czech Republic)  
    2020 Petr Hajek (Czech Republic) Xilin Lu (China)            
    2019 Milan Chandoga (Slovakia) Hugo Corres Peiretti (Spain) Peter Marti (Switzerland)          
    2018 Stephen Foster (Australia) Ulf Nürnberger (Germany) Rudy Ricciotti (France)          
    2017 Vyatcheslav R. Falikman (Russia) Ferdinand S. Rostásy (Germany) Aad van der Horst (Netherlands)          
    2016 John Cairns (UK) Stuart Matthews (Uk) Michel Moussard (France) Harald S. Müller (Germany)        
    2015 Mikael Bræstrup (Denmark) Steiner Helland (Norway) Koji Sakai (Japan) Luc Taerwe (Belgium) Tamon Ueda (Japan)      
    2014 Gordon Clark (U.K.) Armando Rito (Portugal) Fernando Stucchi (Brazil) Arnold van Acker (Belgium)        
    2013 Jean-François Klein (Switzerland) James G. Toscas (U.S.)            
    2012 Andrzej Ajdukiewicz (Poland) João Almeida (Portugal) György Balázs (Hungary) Jean-Marie Crémer (Belgium)        
    2011 Vladimir Cervenka (Czech Republic)              
    2010 Michael Fardis (Greece) Hans Ulrich Litzner (Germany) Nigel Priestly (New Zealand) Jun Yamazaki (Japan)        
    2009 Eduardo C. Carvalho (Portugal) Marco Menegotto (Italy) Hans Rüdiger Tewes (Germany)          
    2008 Alvaro Carcia Meseguer (Spain) Hans Rudolf Ganz (Switzerland) Peter Schiessl (Germany)          
    2007 Hubert K. Hilsdorf (Germany) Tsutomu Kadotani (Japan) Petro I. Kryvosheyev (Ukraine) Paul Regan (U.K.)        
    2006 Heinz Isler (Switzerland) Luis J. Lima (Argentina) Giuseppe Mancini (Italy) Manfred Miehlbradt (Germany) Zivota Perisc (Serbia)      
    2005 Rolf Eligehausen (Germany) Peter Lenkei (Hungary)            
    2004 Andrew Beeby (U.K.) Jacques Combault (France) Josef Eibl (Germany) Jim Forbes (Australia) Jean Perchat (France)      
    2003 Paolo E. Pinto (Italy) Steen Rostam (Denmark)            
    2002 John E. Breen (U.S.) Renaud Favre (Switzerland) Gert König (Germany) Yoshio Ozaka (Japan) Ralejs Tepfers (Sweden) Joost Walraven (the Netherlands)    
    2001 Jean-Philippe Fuzier (France) Dieter Jungwirth (Germany)            
    2000 Júlio Appleton (Portugal) Walter Podolny (U.S.) Michel Virlogeux (France)          
    1999 José Calavera (Spain) Jiri Strásky (Czech Republic)            

 

 

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