Best Paper Prizes
Each year ARCOM awards a number of sponsored prizes for best papers. This is an important recognition of the hard work the delegates have put into conducting much interesting research and developing the papers that publish those efforts. The awards all enjoy a £250 prize (or equivalent) together with the certificate that honours the award.
ARCOM has a number of commemorative awards we give annually on surveying/project management (Paul Townsend Commemorative Award), innovation (Rod Howes Commemorative Award) and social impact/significance (David Langford Commemorative Award). The past members of our community ARCOM commemorates each made a significant contribution to the field.
Paul Townsend was a strong supporter of ARCOM and an industry representative on the ARCOM committee for many years. He became an academic at Sheffield Hallam later in his career. The ARCOM award was instituted to celebrate his contribution following his untimely death.
Rob Howes is one of the founders of ARCOM and our first chairman, a charming and eloquent man, who was one of the key members in our community for many years.
David Langford, ARCOM’s Honorary Life President, sadly passed away in 2010. He led many of the ARCOM’s activities especially in the 1980s and 1990s.
The professional institutions (CIOB and RICS) and publishers associated with ARCOM (Wiley Blackwell, Taylor and Francis and Emerald) also award prizes at the conference. Themes for these prizes include the best international paper, innovation and sustainability, best technical paper, best theoretically informed contribution, and research methodology.
Click on the links below to view the prize winners for each year.
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Rod Howes Commemorative Award for Advancing Innovation in Construction Management Research
Rod Howes was a former committee member who was always passionate about innovation in construction and the built environment. The Rod Howes Award is given to the paper that makes a contribution to innovation.
Léon olde Scholtenhuis, Tom Coenen, Andreas Hartmann and Ramon ter Huurne – “No More Cursory Summaries: Rethinking Literature Reviews In Construction Management”
Paul Townsend Commemorative Award For Research In Practice
Paul Townsend was the first committee member to have come from practice. The Paul Townsend Award is given to the paper that makes a significant contribution to practice.
Jip Leendertse, Hans Wamelink and Marleen Hermans – “The Pilot Trap: interactions between sustainable startups and clients in the built environment”
David Langford Commemorative Award for Social Impact
David Langford is ARCOM's first honorary president. He was always passionate about the development of early-career researchers and of societal value. The David Langford Award is given to the paper that makes a significant contribution to societal value.
Loretta Lipworth and Andrew Dainty – “That's my lifeblood: Atmospheric connectivity and digital innovation”
Chair's Award for Conference Theme (Building Regenerative Cities)
The ARCOM Chair's Award is given to the best paper related to the conference theme.
Philippa Boyd and Graeme Larsen – “From initiative to action: building regenerative cities using lessons from the journey to net zero through retrofit.”
CIOB Award
The CIOB Award is given to the best international paper.
Dilek Ulutas Duman and Christine Räisänen – “Seize the sense and learn while doing! Developing capabilities for model-based project delivery”
Emerald Award
The Emerald Award is awarded to the best paper on research methodology.
Devindi Geekiyanage and Amila Liyanage – “Regenerative Cities in Action: The Interplay of Strategies to Restore Ecosystems, Strengthen Resilience, and Drive Sustainable Urban Transformation”
Taylor and Francis Award
The Taylor and Francis Award is given to the most theoretically-informed paper.
Nicolaj Frederiksen, Stefan Gottlieb, Christian Koch and Martine Buser – “Organizational collectives for sustainable change: Hoax or hope?”