The Distinctions and Prizes programme of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering has as its objective the advancement of the structural engineering through the recognition of outstanding achievements.
At present time, five distinctions are presented by IABSE:
1. Honorary Membership2. International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering3. IABSE Prize4. Outstanding Paper Award5. Outstanding Structure AwardThe rules or guidelines established for prizes and awards are presented hereafter in a sequence corresponding to the time of creation of the distinction.
1. Honorary Membership (download Standing Orders, 19 kb)
Definition: The Honorary Membership is presented to an Individual Member of IABSE, for exceptionally great services rendered to the Association.
Eligibility: Individual Members of IABSE.
Exception: Members of the Executive, Administrative, Technical and SEI Editorial Board are ineligible for election to Honorary Membership during their terms of membership on these committees.
Frequency: irregular.
List of Honorary Members
2. International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering (download Standing Orders, 14 kb)
Definition: The Award was established in 1975 to underline the importance of the work done by engineers, by highlighting examples of particular significance. It will be conferred for outstanding contributions in the field of structural engineering, with special reference to their usefulness to society.
Eligibility: Individuals (Members of IABSE or not).
Frequency: maximum one awardee per year.
List of Awardees
3. IABSE Prize (download Standing Orders, 14 kb)
Definition: The IABSE Prize was established in 1982 to honour a member early in his, or her, career for an outstanding achievement in the field of structural engineering, in Research, Design or Construction.
Eligibility: Individual Members of IABSE, forty years of age or younger, in the year the prize is presented.
Frequency: maximum one award per year.
List of Awardees
4. Outstanding Paper Award (download Standing Orders, 17 kb)
Definition: The Outstanding Paper Award is remitted each year to the author(s) of a paper published in the preceding year's issues of the IABSE Journal Structural Engineering International, launched in 1991.
Eligibility: All contributions published in the four SEI issues of the preceeding year, except contributions to the Panorama section.
Frequency: one Award per year
List of Awardees
5. Outstanding Structure Award (download Standing Orders, OStrA Nomination template.doc )
Definition: The IABSE Outstanding Structure Award (OStrA) was established in 1998. It is one of the highest distinctions awarded by IABSE and recognises, in different regions of the world, some of the most remarkable, innovative, creative, or otherwise stimulating structures, but not necessarily the largest, longest, highest, or otherwise record-breaking structures. Sustainability and respect of the environment is also an important factor.
Eligibility: Any civil engineering structure in the world is eligible for nomination, provided it represents a major contribution from structural engineers and has been substantially completed in the year preceding the nomination.
Structures will usually be typical engineering structures such as bridges, towers, roofs, etc. They may also be buildings, designed by architects in close co-operation with structural engineers.
Frequency: The Awards are restricted to a maximum of one Award per year.
List of Awardees
