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TAP’s 2008 BIM Awards illustrate the innovation,
experimentation and business results that advanced computational
techniques are bringing to the practice of architecture and the art
of building.
Creating Stellar Architecture Using BIM
Morphosis won Creating Stellar Architecture Using BIM for the Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene,
Oregon. In this case, BIM tools enabled precise coordination of
structure and building systems with a tight and geometrically
complex architectural envelope. The jury commented: “The
courthouse moved into an aspect of fabrication that you
couldn’t do without BIM.”
Design / Delivery Process Innovation Using BIM
Three entries were recognized in the Design / Delivery Process
Innovation Using BIM category. Wong & Ouyang received a
Citation for One Island East in Hong Kong. On this
1,750,000 sq. ft. project, the accuracy of quantity take-offs from
the model resulted in lower bids, all within a 1% range. The jury
commented, “Many good examples of ‘heterogeneous’
models”.
A second Citation went to the U.S. General Services Administration
for its pioneering work in the capture and modeling of existing
building conditions using 3D laser scanning. The jury commented,
“This submission is noteworthy in its use of IFCs in a highly
integrated way.” For more information on this and other
aspects of the GSA’s pace-setting BIM program, see the related interview with Charles Matta,
FAIA, GSA’s Director of Federal Buildings and Modernizations,
in this issue of Edges.
An Honorable Mention in the category went to BNBuilders, Inc.
and the Miller|Hull Partnership for the 5 Community Libraries Project. Here, the
client sought efficiencies by awarding five similar projects to the
same design/build team. This first BIM attempt by the design/build
team resulted in excellent project outcomes and greater flexibility
in responding to changes. The jury commented, “The Five
Libraries project shows why BIM is important.”
Outstanding Sustainable Design Using BIM
The U.S. General Services Administration won Outstanding
Sustainable Design Using BIM for its Pilot Projects using BIM-based sustainable
design tools. These pilot projects involved the use of seven
different analysis tools related to building energy performance. In
these pilots, GSA assessed the maturity of energy analysis
technology, consistency of results from multiple products and the
interoperability of the specific software tools. The jury
commented, “The GSA takes the designers’ database and
gives end users the ability to use it.”
Support for Human Use and Innovative Program Requirements Using
BIM
The U.S. General Services Administration won Support for Human Use
and Innovative Program Requirements Using BIM for Automated Circulation Validation using
BIM.
In the past, GSA validated courthouse circulation design using
visual inspection, a time-consuming and error-prone process. For
this initiative, 216 circulation rules were extracted from the U.S.
Courts Design Guide and implemented in a validation program to
automate circulation checking and ensure that all designs conform
to the circulation requirements. The jury commented, “With the
GSA US Courts Design Guide you can see how to expand BIM to
accessibility code analysis.”
Academic Program or Curriculum Development
In many ways, this was the most exciting category, illustrating the
extent to which academe is innovating and embracing the use of BIM
tools in a range of course types. The jury responded by awarding no
fewer than four Citations.
The first Citation went to Studio 515, a graduate-level architectural
studio at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This studio
addresses BIM technology, changing roles, collaboration and
real-world interactions within the context of a studio with the
dual design theme: BIM + Modular Manufacturing = Affordability; BIM
+ Modular Manufacturing = Sustainability. The jury commented,
“Use of portable modular housing showed Chicago innovative
ways to solve housing problems.”
The University of Oklahoma won for BIM + (Architect + Contractor) = (Environment
+ Economics), an eight-day, immersive, interdisciplinary course
spanning design and construction and focusing on collaboration,
sustainability and BIM skills. The jury commented, “Teaching
architecture is teaching a process…you use the best
interoperable tools at the time.”
The University of Wyoming won for Exploring the Paradigm Shift in Architectural
Engineering Education. This entry documented the impact of
transitioning architectural
design studios in a four-year Architectural Engineering (AE)
program from CAD to BIM as a means of communicating design
ideas:
- In Process: Visualizing Design Alternatives
- Shifting the Curve: Reshaping Design Process
- Conceptual Complexity: Working in 2D and 3D
- Collaborative Architecture: Real-Time, Simultaneous
Collaboration
The jury commented, “This program illustrates how BIM will
show a new generation how to design.”
Stanford University also won a Citation for Multidisciplinary Modeling and
Analysis.
This lecture/lab course exposes students, guided by industry
mentors, to more than ten model-based design and analysis methods.
Students define and implement collaborative, multidisciplinary,
model-based design and analysis processes in the context of real
AEC projects. The jury commented, “In 1994 we thought we could
change the world in five years. Now it is 2008 and these awards
show it is finally starting to happen.”
Jury’s Choice
The Jury’s Choice Citation went to ONUMA, Inc for BIMstorm International BIM Charrette. This
technology demonstration featured real-time, international
collaboration among multiple design firms on a mega-scale urban
design problem. Designers worked with familiar desktop and BIM
tools. Interoperability via the IFCs and a web-based model server
allowed real-time sharing of data. The jury commented, “The
BIMstorm is beyond BIM, it moves the industry forward.”
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