Clark Nexsen Named Grand Award Winner at 2026 SAME Design Awards

Clark Nexsen was named the 2026 Grand Award Winner by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Design Awards for its work on the Madera Cyber Innovation Center at the United States Air Force Academy. Presented annually at the Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo (JETC), the awards program recognizes firms across the AEC industry that advance design quality and innovation in support of Federal agencies. 

Grand Award Winner — Madera Cyber Innovation Center 

Centered on bolstering the abilities of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the almost 50,000-square-foot, three-story Madera Cyber Innovation Center brings together military, academic, and industry expertise to educate and train future Air and Space Force officers. The facility serves as the new home for the Air Force’s CyberWorx program, the Institute for Future Conflict, the Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences, and all other cyber-focused curricula. Designed as a signature building and adhering to the architectural design guidelines of the Air Force Academy’s campus, the building features a variety of innovative areas, such as flexible classrooms and laboratories with cutting edge technology.    

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 

Founded in 1920, the Society has a storied history of uniting public and private sector individuals and organizations from across the architecture, engineering, construction, environmental and facility management, cyber security, project planning, contracting and acquisition, and related disciplines in support of national security. SAME provides its 25,000 members with extensive opportunities for training, education, and professional development through a robust offering of conferences, workshops, networking events, leadership training, publications, webinars, technical presentations, and other member-driven programs.