AEC award writing for construction and design requires an understanding of the built environment’s many organizational interests and the key aspirations of each. Architects, engineers, contractors, and specialty trades have all hired Sean to write awards submissions to entities such as the AGC, AIA, IIAD, ASLA, and many more. Working with the client’s marketing team, award submission requirements, the project being submitted, and the project’s participants must all be harmonized with succinct messaging and inspirational writing.
With more than 20 years of experience as an AEC industry writer and marketing professional, Sean has authored more than 100 industry award submissions for projects across the full spectrum of architecture, engineering, construction, and development.
Through the briefing process, Sean will develop interview questions to explore the who, what, how, and why of the situation and why it is worthy of recognition. The AEC Award writing interview process engages subject matter experts on program objectives, challenges, solutions, and outcomes. Interviews are structured telescopically, making highly technical conversations involving acute expertise and multiple perspectives simple and straightforward.
In addition to talking to the client’s project leadership, there are often also secondary interviews with owners, adjacent participants, or users. Once the interviews are complete, the writing begins with the Golden Idea. Sean’s service is turnkey. He ingests the information from all sources, identify the golden idea, and deliver a fully written awards response that is ready to submit. On more than 90 percent of assignments, once Sean turns the writing in, the client takes it from there without an iterative process.
