Hill International (NYSE:HIL) (Hill), the global leader in
managing construction risk, announced today that Engineering
News-Record (ENR) magazine has recognized the Four Seasons Astir
Palace Hotel Athens, Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary
Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) Pedestrian Crossing, and
Boeing’s V-22 Osprey Future Factory with Awards of Merit.
The Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel
AthensENR Global Best Projects Award of Merit,
Residential/Hospitality
The Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens is an
iconic hotel near Athens, Greece. Since the 1960s, the Hotel has
been the crown jewel of the Athenian Riviera and a landmark for
Greece’s tourism sector. The owner’s vision for the project
respected Astir’s established history and identity while elevating
the hotel to contemporary, world-class standards. Astir Palace
Vouliagmenis S.A. invested more than $120 million into refurbishing
and upgrading the facilities as part of a holistic, environmentally
friendly, and master-planned approach.
The project involved transformative renovations
for the hotel buildings (Arion and Nafsika) with 303 rooms and 58
luxury bungalows, spa and recreational facilities, conference and
event spaces, infinity pools, beaches, a unique beachfront
promenade, signature restaurants, a helipad, and more. The historic
reopening of the hotels in March 2019 brought Four Seasons’
signature service to Greece for the first time. In its first year
of operation, Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens became an
award-winning, top luxury destination, featured on the 2020 Conde
Nast Traveler Global Hot List.
"This award is a testament to the distinctive
challenges, innovations, quality, and safety performance of the
Astir project and a recognition of its special status as a
hospitality project of global reverence," says Hill Vice President
& Managing Director for Southern Europe Manolis Sigalas.
"Congratulations to the investors and to the wider project team. It
has been our privilege and honor to work alongside them through
each step of this journey. We are proud to have helped win this
prestigious award for Hill, the whole project team, Astir, and
Greece."
Northeastern University ISEC Pedestrian
Crossing BridgeENR New England Award of Merit,
Highway/Bridge
The $39 million, 320-foot-long Northeastern
University ISEC Pedestrian Crossing Bridge links the university’s
north and south campuses and, by extension, the Roxbury and Fenway
neighborhoods of Boston, MA. Traversing five Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Amtrak rail lines, the bridge
required a Manitowoc MLC-650, one of the largest cranes on the East
Coast, to be set into place. The team achieved this over two
consecutive night shifts, carefully coordinated with the MBTA and
Amtrak to minimize disruptions to railway operations. Realized on
time and on budget, the project has also been recognized with
several awards from other industry organizations, earning the 2020
Design Honor Award by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects
and the 2020 Envision Bronze Award by the Institute for Sustainable
Infrastructure.
“We are proud to have supported Northeastern
University with owner’s representative services for this
award-winning project,” says Hill Vice President Peter Martini. “In
addition to being a functional and safe means of addressing campus
and neighborhood traffic, this bridge was beautifully designed with
glass panels that allow for excellent views of downtown Boston and
special weathering steel, which will age in a controlled and
deliberate way to protect the structure with a corrosion-resistant
layer of rust. This material gives the bridge a unique industrial
color and prevents the need for regular repainting—limiting
disruptions to the railway operations beneath. The final product is
a testament to the hard work of the whole project team.” Martini
specifically mentioned Skanska USA Civil, King Fabrication LLC,
Atlantic Bridge & Engineering Inc., Arup, Payette Associates
Inc., STIMSON, Coghlin Electrical Contractors, North American Crane
and Rigging, Xquisite Landscaping, and J.A.J. Co., Inc.
Boeing V-22 Osprey Future
FactoryENR Mid-Atlantic Award of Merit,
Manufacturing
In a Philadelphia suburb, the Boeing Company
converted a vacant 350,000 SF warehouse into a $115 million factory
to manufacture V-22 Osprey military aircraft. At the new facility,
employees will build fuselages for the specialized aircraft and
modernize the existing V-22 fleet. Hill provided a full audit for
the design-build project, which spanned only 12 months from design
through construction. The team worked directly with Boeing to
define priorities for analysis on a weekly or as-needed basis. In
addition, Hill evaluated contractor estimates, verified all
submitted documentation, and produced reports at the client’s
request. The Future Factory was submitted to ENR Mid-Atlantic’s
Best Projects by project partner STV.
“We’re very proud to see Boeing’s project
recognized with an Award of Merit,” says Hill Senior Vice President
& Regional Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region Vic Spinabelli
Jr., PE, LEED AP. “This new facility will provide a source of jobs
to residents of the Philadelphia area and allow those employees to
work safely and efficiently on the Ospreys. Congratulations to
Boeing, our project partners, and the Hill team that helped to
deliver the new factory successfully.”
Raouf Ghali, Hill’s Chief Executive Officer,
says of the achievements: "These projects are among the best that
Hill has had the opportunity to support over the past year. The
trio set benchmarks in their respective market sectors. We are
extremely proud that ENR has recognized the efforts of our teams,
our clients, and our partners with Awards of Merit. I would like to
congratulate all of the Hill professionals and our partner firms
that contributed to the success of these incredible, award-winning
projects.”
ENR is a leading provider of engineering and
construction news, analysis, commentary, and data. ENR reports on
the top design firms, both architects and engineers, and the top
construction companies as well as projects in the U.S. and around
the world. For more information, please visit ENR’s website at
www.enr.com.
About Hill International
Hill International, with approximately 2,700
professionals in more than 65 offices worldwide, provides program
management, project management, construction management, and other
consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors.
Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the
eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States.
For more information on Hill, please visit our website at
www.hillintl.com.
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Hill International, Inc. Elizabeth J. Zipf,
LEED AP BD+C Senior Vice President (215) 309-7707
elizabethzipf@hillintl.com
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