Introduction

Steel is recognized for its high potential in terms of strength, durability, design flexibility, adaptability, recyclability and reusability. Today’s steel structures allow the best adaptation to modern life and renovation of historical elements of our built environment,   being in cities or countryside. Steel is also the perfect material for reaching a circular economy while leaving the necessary room for creativity in design.

The European Steel Design Awards are given by the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS) every two years to encourage the creative and outstanding use of steel in architecture. The awards are dedicated to the owners, the architects, the engineers, the general contractors and the steelwork contractors.

ECCS is the European Association of Steelwork Contractors, the unique platform gathering steel producers, contractors, researchers and academics. ECCS is a federation of 18 national associations of steelwork contractors.

Nominees

European Steel Design Awards 2021 and nominees for the ESDA 2021 Laureate are (by country alphabetical order):

	Austria KTM Motohall, Mattighofen
	Belgium IMEC Parking Building, Leuven
	Czech Republic Dragons – the largest jewel and lighting, Saipan
	Denmark Camp Adventure Forest Tower, Rønnede
	Finland Kuusijärvi Bridge, Vantaa
	France Passerelle Coty, Puteaux
	Germany Elbbrücken Train Stations, Hamburg
	Norway Hurtigruten Museum, Protective building for MS Finnmarken, Stokmarknes
	Portugal Geneva International Airport – East wing
	Sweden Bridge over Varnan, Kristinehamn
	Switzerland Italian Bridge over the River Plessur, Chur
	The Netherlands Schuttebusbrug, Zwolle
	Turkey Canakkale Antenna Tower, Canakkale

Awards Ceremony

Exceptionally this year, the European Steel Design Awards 2021 ceremonies will be held locally by each ECCS National Association, e.g. on their National Steel Day. However, the Laureate, the Special Bridge Award as well as the Public Award winners will be rewarded in Brussels this Autumn.

The winning projects will be published on the ECCS website: www.steelconstruct.com. ECCS Steel Construction journal will also publish a special issue on ESDA 2021.

The material may be used for press-information and publications referring to ECCS European Steel Awards 2021. Copyrights of photos must be mentioned however. Please always include also the ESDA-2021 logo. Any form of advertising is excluded.
Contact: Véronique Dehan, Secretary General, eccs@steelconstruct.com

Jury

The Professional and International Jury meeting was held online on 3rd June 2021 and counted with:

Bernhard HAUKE, Germany, Chairman of Promotional Management Board of ECCS and Chairman of the Jury
Annamarie HAGOORT, The Netherlands, Chairwoman of AC4 Architectural Awards Committee
Christine LENOUY, France, Secretary General of Le Syndicat de la Construction Métallique de France
Jacques FERRIER, France, Architect, Ferrier Marchetti Studio, Paris
Mitsu EDWARDS, France, Engineer, Eckersley O’Callaghan design office, Paris
Aris CHATZIDAKIS, Greece, President of the European Council for Civil Engineers
Véronique DEHAN, Belgium, Secretary General of ECCS

The European Steel Design Awards 2021 have been selected out of 23 projects submitted in total by the ECCS member associations. The overall winner ESDA 2021 Laureate, a ESDA 2021 Special Bridge Award as well as the ESDA 2021 Public Award will be chosen out of those nominees and announced in early autumn 2021.

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