2010 Topping Out Award
Richland College Garland Campus wins 2010 Topping Out Award
On May 13th Topping Out 2010 held their annual awards at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas with Roger Staubach, former Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback, as the honorary chairman. These awards celebrate teamwork that builds outstanding environments and spaces that impact the community. This year more than 50 diverse projects, both large and small, were submitted by architecture and construction firms throughout the metroplex, and 44 of those submitted were up for nomination.
The Top Ten Finalists were announced at the awards ceremony along with the Overall Winner and the recipient of the first Vision Award. Richland College Garland Campus was honored as a Top Ten Finalist. The building team included the DCCCD as owner, VAI Architects, Inc., Joe Funk Construction, Charles Gojer & Associates as structural engineers, Pacheco Koch as civil engineers, Reed, Wells, Benson as mechanical and electrical engineers, Garland Chamber of Commerce as community group, and the City of Garland as public official. The Richland College Garland Campus was recognized for being the first public project built as part of the master planned redevelopment for downtown Garland and the first LEED gold-designed/constructed project in Garland.
Other Top Ten Finalists included AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Fire Station #33, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, The Hope Center, The House – Block J, Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, Montgomery Plaza Condominiums, and West 7th in Fort Worth. The Bridge, Dallas’ new homeless assistance center, was honored as the Overall Winner. Jerry Jones was presented with the Vision Award as the visionary behind the new Cowboys Stadium which transformed the landscape of the DFW community and set a new national standard for the industry.
Several other DCCCD projects were also among the nominees. They included Cedar Valley College’s Science/Vet Tech/Allied Health Building, the DCCCD Administration Building, Eastfield College’s Learning Center, and Richland College’s Science Building.