BIM Awards

Since 2005, the AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community has spearheaded an effort to highlight award winning "best of breed" case studies from the profession in the harnessing of Building Information Model (BIM) technology and processes to further design, construction and project excellence.

The AIA TAP BIM Awards reception is an annual celebration of the BIM Awards program and its current recipients. The evening event enables AIA members to network with peers while celebrating the best in BIM-facilitated design.

Recipients will be honored during the TAP BIM Awards Reception on May 16, 2012 the AIA National Convention in Washington, DC.

BIM Excellence

Foundation Louis Vuitton
Firm: Gehry Partners + Gehry Technologies 
Owner: LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton S.A

Honorable Mention:

Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame
Trahan Architects and CASE

Central Washington Hospital Expansion Project
HDR Architects

Delivery Process Innovation

(in association with COAA and BIMForum)

Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Modernization
Firm: SERA Architects, Inc.
Owner: General Services Administration, Region 10

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Patient Care Pavilion
Firm: Devenney Group Architects
Owner: Sutter Health

Honorable Mention:

Institute for Systems Biology
Perkins+Will and BNBuilders

Maricopa County South Court Tower
Gould Evans

Warrior in Transition Barracks- Fort Carson, CO
TranSystems

Academic Program / Curriculum Development

Interdisciplinary Collaborative BIM Studio
Firm: Penn State University
Owner: N/A - Student work

Honorable Mention:

Integrated BIM: A Post-Professional Curriculum for Design & Construction
Auburn University

Exemplary use of BIM in a Small Firm

Steven L. Anderson Design Center & Renovation of Vol Walker Hall
Firm: Marlon Blackwell Architect with associate architect Polk Stanly Wilcox Architects
Owner: The University of Arkansas

2011 Award Winners
The seventh annual Building Information Model (BIM) Awards reveal how BIM is advancing from a pure tool to a catalyst of a more collaborative design and construction process. Energy efficiency, sustainability, program analysis, metadata exchange and design-to-fabrications are some of the attributes of this year’s submissions. View the 2011 Awards Brochure. Read the AIArchitect article. View the individual case studies: DC Consolidated Forensic Lab | Irwin Army Community Hospital | MassArt New Residence Hall (Catagory A) | United Therapeutics Phase 2 B | Wounded Warrior Headquarters & Hope and Care Center | Chicago Federal Center | Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic | Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building | Jesse H. Jones Hall Renovations | MassArt New Residence Hall (Catagory B) | Camelview Village | Next Level BIM: Integrated Design with BIM for Architectural Engineering Students | Craniofacial & Mesenchymal Lab Renovation

2010 Award Winners
The sixth annual Building Information Model (BIM) Awards, honored projects that have used integrated modeling processes, advanced data exchange techniques and a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration. View the 2010 Awards Brochure. View the individual case studies: Palomar Medical Center West | Aurora Medical Center | Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley | UC Davis Graduate School | Pennsylvania State University | University of Southern California, School of Architecture

2009 Award Winners
The fifth annual Building Information Model (BIM) Awards, honored nine projects that highlighted proven strategies and the latest trends in design and technology in the building industry.

2008 Award Winners
The 2008 Awards reveal a broadening acceptance of BIM. This year's winning submissions also show many people giving voice to expansive - and sometimes conflicting - ideas about this advanced technology tool set and the refined business process BIM enables.

2007 Award Winners
The third annual BIM Awards honored nine projects that highlighted proven strategies and the latest trends in design and technology in the building industry. The winners included newly constructed structures ranging from academic buildings and a government agency headquarters to a personal residence and an opera house.

2006 Award Winners
The second annual BIM Awards recognized seven citation winners and one honorable mention during its Spring 2006 conference, Models for the Future of the Architecture Profession: The Risks, Rewards, and Opportunities of Technology in Los Angeles.

2005 Award Winners
Six projects were selected as winners of the first annual BIM Awards. The projects and their architects were announced at the BIM Awards Luncheon, which took place during TAP’s workshop, “Betting on the Future of Architecture.”

The 2012 submission deadline has passed. The submission details are provided for reference only.

Presented by the AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community in association with the Construction Owners Association of America and BIMForum

Submission Deadline: 5 p.m. ET, January 17, 2012

Please review the 2012 TAP BIM Walk Through to see the submission form and download the 2012 Concealed ID Forms before beginning entering your submission on the Submission Web site (now closed).

The 2012 BIM Awards Program is open to all professionals (owners, architects, engineers, contractors, operators) and academic institutions. International submissions are welcome. Submissions will be for any and all categories. Each submission will be evaluated by the 2012 BIM Awards Jury in the following categories (as well as an option by the Jury to award “Jury’s Choice” as it deems appropriate):

Category A: BIM Excellence
Category B: Delivery Process Innovation (in association with the BIMForum and COAA)
Category C: Outstanding Sustainable Design
Category D: Academic Program / Curriculum Development
Category E: Exemplary use of BIM in a Small Firm

Submissions and Fees

Entries must be submitted before 4:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 17, 2012.

The submission deadline date will be strictly observed; no exceptions will be made. No entry fee will be refunded for entries that are disqualified, late, or not completed. Payments and submissions will only be accepted online. The submission fees are as follows:

Categories A, B, or C is $300 per submission for members*
Categories A, B, or C is $400 per submission for non members
Categories D and E is $100 per submission for members*
Categories D and E is $200 per submission for non Members

*Members of AIA, COAA, and BIMForum

Detailed submission requirements can be viewed in the 2012 TAP BIM Walk Through.

Recognition

The winning projects are featured throughout the year in the AAJ Journal and compiled into a print and digital publication each fall. Projects boards are displayed at the AIA National Convention and Exposition and at conferences of allied organizations including American Correctional Association, American Jail Association, and the National Association of Court Management.

2012 Jury

Martin A. Fischer, Chair, Stanford University Stanford, CA
Boyd Emerson Black, University of Chicago, Chicago
Peggy Deamer, Yale School of Architecture, Brooklyn, NY
Daniel N. Russell, The Sundt Companies, Inc., Tucson
Roger Grant, Building Information Technolgy Consultant, Duxbury, MA

Questions?

kcawards@aia.org
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Washington DC, 20006
United States of America

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