American Concrete Institute Announces Winners of 10th Annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards

The 10th annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world.

The “Overall Excellence” award was presented to TSX Broadway – Palace Theater, located in New York, New York. The winning concrete project also received first place in the Repair and Restoration Structures category during this year’s ACI Concrete Convention.

TSX Broadway was created by shifting and reassembling portions of an existing structure — including the historic, street-level Palace Theater — and combining them with new elements to produce a revitalized entertainment, retail and hotel complex at the center of Times Square in New York City. The existing hotel was supported by a podium built over the 1913 Palace Theater — with its landmarked interior — which occupies most of the eastern portion of the 100-by-160-foot site. Super-columns at the theater’s corners supported trusses to transfer the loads from the tower. Transformation into TSX Broadway began by extending the super-columns upward and demolishing the hotel tower down to meet them. Post-tensioned concrete girders were constructed to re-support the intervening floors and allow the existing trusses to be removed.

“For me, the TSX Broadway – Palace Theater redevelopment project is a great example of how innovative concrete design, construction and use of materials can provide long-lasting solutions while meeting sustainability and environmental challenges,” stated Overall Excellence judge David Millar. “What stood out to me was the style of the project, despite the relatively small footprint in a congested area of New York City and the respect given to the heritage of the building…this was just simply outstanding.”

View all winning projects here. Entries for the 2025 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards are being accepted now through April 29. Projects can be submitted by paying a non-refundable $995 nomination fee. Nomination fees will be waived for projects nominated by an ACI Chapters or International Partner.