Engineering and design firm, and LSAA member, Arup has again triumphed with its work on the National Aquatics Centre, aka the Water Cube. For two years running Arup has received the ACEA's top prize, with the Water Cube announced as Project of the Year at the 2008 Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA) Awards for Excellence. 

The Water Cube also won the ACEA's Gold Award for International/ Export Projects. These prestigious awards are the latest accolades in a consistent stream of recognition this iconic building is receiving, coming just days after it was awarded the Sir William Hudson Award, the highest honour at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards. 

2008 The Australian Steel Institute has awarded LSAA Member Tensys Engineers a High Commendation in the 2008 Vic & Tas Structural Engineering Steel Design Awards for the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds Grand Pavilion.

The Indian National Group of IABSE awarded the 2007 ING-IABSE Medal to Peter Lim, Vice President of LSAA, for his paper entitled "International Membrane Structures - Design and Application" published in "The Bridge and Structural Engineer" Vol. 37 No. 1 March-April 2007 issue. 

This paper was also a keynote address by Mr Lim at the ING-IABSE Annual Day held on 21st April 2007 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi, India. This award was presented during the Inauguration of the Seminar "Long Span Bridge and Roof Structures" on 4th January 2008 at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi, India. 

Peter Lim also presented a paper entitled "Stretching the Boundaries of Film and Fabric" at the Long Span Bridge and Roof Structures seminar. 

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September 13 2006 

Dr Kourosh Kayvani, the President of LSAA, received an award in Budapest from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.

Dr Kayvani received the award in recognition of his leading role in the design of many long span, often cable-supported structures in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the United Kingdom.

The IABSE Executive Committee selected Dr Kayvani from nominations from the 48 national groups worldwide. 

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Aurecon's (formerly Connell Wagner) innovative design solutions for Wembley Stadium’s Arch and Roof, and Amazon Waterlily Pavilion, were two of only six projects honoured this week, receiving the nation’s highest accolades in engineering at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards held in Parliament House, Canberra. 

Amazon Waterlily Pavilion