Awards & Honors

2022

Montgomery Bell Academy H. Frank Burkholder Wellness Center:  The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design American Architecture Awards

AIA Middle TN 2022 Design Awards

  • Virgin Hotels Nashville:  Citation Award
  • 1030 Music Row:  Honor Award

AIA Tennessee 2022 Design Awards

  • Asurion Gulch Hub:  Award of Merit Restoration and Renovation
  • KIPP Antioch College Prep:  Award of Merit New Construction

The 2022 Greater Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Awards

  • AMEC Publishing House Headquarters:  Eagle Award
  • Tennessee State University New Student Housing:  Merit Award
  • 1030 Music Row:  Eagle Award

225 Polk Avenue:  ULI Americas Awards for Excellence Finalist

Elliott Germantown (formerly Elliott School):  Nashville Metro Historical Commission Award

225 Polk Avenue:  Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award

2021

225 Polk Avenue:  The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design American Architecture Awards

AIA Middle TN 2021 Design Awards

    • Vanderbilt University Nicholas S. Zeppos College and West End Tower:  Merit Award
    • KIPP Antioch Middle School:  Citation Award
    • The Lodge at Fall Creek Falls:  Citation Award

AIA Tennessee 2021 Design Awards

    • Magnolia Circle & Mayborn:  Award of Excellence Restoration & Renovation
    • Vanderbilt University School of Nursing:  Merit Award Restoration & Renovation

The Urban Land Institute Nashville’s 12th Annual Excellence in Development Awards program was also BC&A’s 12th consecutive year to be the civil engineer on award-winning design teams.  We are honored to be on 2 of this year’s winning teams.

    • Tennessee State Library and Archives:  Award (Public Sector – Large Project).
    • Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram Residential College:  Award (Institutional Sector – Large Project).
  • Tennessee State University Health Sciences Building:  Fall 2021 Learning Design Awards Showcase Outstanding Project Award.
  • 225 Polk Avenue:  2021 Metropolitan Historical Commission Preservation Award.
  • Kirkpatrick Park Apartments:  2021 Charter Award Winner: Block, Building, Street from The Congress for the New Urbanism.

2020

The Urban Land Institute Nashville’s 11th Annual Excellence in Development Awards program was also BC&A’s 11th consecutive year to be the civil engineer on award-winning design teams.  Out of the 7 award recipients, BC&A was the civil engineer for 3 winning projects.

    • Kirkpatrick Park Apartments (Public Sector – Large Project)
    • 225 Polk Avenue (Private Sector – Small Project)
    • L & L Market (Private Sector – Small Project)
  • Kirkpatrick Park Apartments:  2020 Grand Aurora Award Winner for Multifamily Community of the Year and Winner for Best Garden Apartment Community;  National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
  • Mars Petcare North America Headquarters:  2020 Best Project Office/Retail/ Mixed-Use Development Engineering News Record Southeast
  • Rocky Fork Elementary School:  2020 TN School Board Association School of the Year
  • Motlow State Community College Smyrna Campus Academic Building III:  2020 Outstanding Project American School & University Magazine Architectural Portfolio
  • John Overton High School:  2020 Outstanding Project Learning by Design Magazine

The 2020 Greater Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Awards

  • Tennessee State University Health Sciences Building – Merit Award Winner
  • The Turnip Truck – Merit Award Winner
  • Vanderbilt University West End Neighborhood Beautification Project – Merit Award Winner
  • MTSU New Academic Classroom Building – Eagle Award Winner
  • Peabody Plaza – Eagle Award Winner
  • The Fairgrounds Nashville Exposition Center and Site Improvements – Eagle Award Winner
  • Yazoo Brewery – Eagle Award Winner

AIA Middle Tennessee 2020 Design Awards

  • Magnolia Circle and Mayborn at Vanderbilt Peabody Campus – Honor Award
  • Vanderbilt School of Nursing – Merit Award
  • KIPP Antioch College Prep – Merit Award
  • 225 Polk Avenue – Design Award of Excellence
  • The Buntin Group Office Adaptive Reuse – Design Award

2019

E. Bronson Ingram Residential College is the third Residential College project completed by Barge Cauthen & Associates for Vanderbilt University as part of the Future VU Masterplan.  The following awards were given to this project in 2019.

    • Engineering News Record: 2019 Best of the Best Project Award (out of 900 applicants)
    • Engineering News Record Southeast: Best Project-Higher Education/Research
    • Engineering News Record: 2019 Best Building in the Southeast
    • 2019 Palladio Award
    • 2019 Celebration of Architecture, Merit Award
    • AIA Gulf States Region 2019 Honor Award
  • The Buntin Group: 2019 AIA Middle TN Award of Merit
  • Smith Springs Community Center: 2019 AIA Middle TN Honor Award
  • 225 Polk Avenue: 2019 AIA Middle TN Merit Award
  • The Eastland: AIA Gulf States Region 2019 Honor Citation

2018

The Urban Land Institute Nashville’s 10th Annual Excellence in Development Awards program was BC&A’s 10th consecutive year to be the civil engineer on award-winning design teams. The Nashville District Council reviewed 17 project entries (7 of which BC&A was the civil engineer). Of the 17, they chose 8 as being “Excellent in Development”. BC&A was the civil engineer for 3 of the 8 awarded projects this year. A new “People’s Choice Award” was added this year with one of our projects being chosen to receive this honor.

  • Hill Center Brentwood Mixed-Use Development (Private Sector – Large Project) Also Winner of the People’s Choice Awards
  • Riverside Station (Private Sector – Small Project)
  • Station 40-Sylvan Heights Mixed Use Development (Private Sector – Large Project)
  • Nominated Projects: Barrett Manor, Germantown Market, The Chelsea, The James on Division

2017

Urban Land Institute’s Excellence in Development Awards selected 16 project entries as being exceptional and worthy of recognition in effective lands use, construction and economics. BC&A was the civil engineer on 8 of the 16 projects nominated and 3 of the 9 projects receiving an award as follows:

  • 35 Music Square East (Private Sector Large Project)
  • 2963 Sidco Drive (Private Sector Small Project)
  • The Belcourt Theater (Public/Non-Profit Sector-Small Project)
  • Nominated Projects: Hill Center Five Points, The Old, Old Jail, The Turnip Truck, Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building, Warehouse at Armory Park

2016

Excellence in Development Awards by Urban Land Institute Nashville. BC&A was the civil engineer on 5 of the 9 winning projects this year including:

  • First Tennessee Park (Sounds Stadium)
  • Bellevue Library
  • Abes Garden
  • Hill Center-Acklen Avenue
  • The Boot Factory

2015

Excellence in Development Awards by Urban Land Institute Nashville. BC&A was the civil engineer on 7 of the 28 projects nominated this year. The two that received awards included:

  • 12 South Flats, Nashville, TN (Best Private Sector Large Project)
  • Highland Heights-KIPP Academy, Nashville, TN (Best Public Sector-Small Project)

2014

Excellence in Development Awards by Urban Land Institute Nashville. BC&A was the civil engineer on two of the six projects receiving awards of the 16 projects nominated:

  • The Freeman Webb Building, Nashville, TN
  • Montgomery Bell Academy Campus Improvements, Nashville, TN

2013

The Historical Commission of Metro Nashville-Davidson County commended BC&A for outstanding efforts toward the preservation of Davidson County’s architectural heritage for the design of The Bridge Building on Victory Avenue.

Parkside Housing Redevelopment, Murfreesboro, TN:

  • Received the “National Award of Excellence in Renovation” awarded by NAHRO out of 1,000 projects in housing and redevelopment across the country.
  • Received the “Agency Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development” by NAHRO

2012

Cumberland Park, Nashville, TN:

  • “Best Projects 2012” awarded by Engineering News-Record Southeast for outstanding design and development.
  • “Outstanding Engineering Project of the Year” awarded by the TN Section of ASCE

2011

Excellence in Development Awards by Urban Land Institute Nashville. BC&A was a team member on three of the eight projects receiving awards of the 20 projects nominated:

  • 1700 Midtown, Nashville, TN
  • Franklin Police Headquarters, Franklin, TN
  • Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee Operations Center, Nashville, TN

2009

Excellence in Development Awards by Urban Land Institute Nashville 2009

  • W.O. Smith Community Music School, Nashville, TN
  • The Commons Dining Center at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • The Hill Center – Green Hills, TN
  • Hank Ingram House, Stambough House, and Murray House at Vanderbilt University

2006

  • “Award of Excellence”, presented by the Excellence in Development Committee for the Vanderbilt University Buttrick Hall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • “Award of Merit”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for Gateway at Armory Oaks, H.G. Hill Realty, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee.

2005

  • “Award of Merit”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Antioch, Tennessee
  • “Award of Merit”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Renovation & Expansion, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • “Award of Honorable Mention”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for the Rolling Mill Hill Master Plan, Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, 2005

2004

  • “Award of Excellence”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for the Blair School of Music Renovations, Vanderbilt University
  • “Award of Excellence”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for the Hamilton Townhomes, The Hamilton Group

2003

  • “Award of Excellence”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for Harris Teeter, H.G. Hill Realty Company
  • “Award of Excellence”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for Martin Zerfoss Insurance Agency

2000

  • “Award of Excellence”, presented by Excellence in Development Committee for the Bronson Ingram Science Building & North Campus Enhancements, Montgomery Bell Academy