AIA TAP Presents First Annual BIM Awards

June 8, 2005

The American Institute of Architecture Technology in Architectural Practice (AIA TAP) conference was held from May 17-18, 2005 as a pre-convention workshop at the AIA National Convention and Expo, which ran from May 19-21 in Las Vegas.

A highlight of the AIA TAP conference was the first annual Building Information Model (BIM) Awards presentation. In the spring the TAP Knowledge Community called for submissions for projects that have used integrated and interoperable building information models and 22 projects were entered. The three winning entries were announced at the TAP conference. The results were:
  • Beijing National Swimming Center by Arup
  • San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis
  • Willie and Coy Payne Jr. High School by the Orcutt/Winslow Partnership.
Entries receiving honorable mentions were:
  • E-lab by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • GSA's BIM Pilot Program
  • St. Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospitals by HOK.
Collaboration, teamwork and the integration of multiple disciplines were emphasized in the criteria for selection by the jury for the awards. All entries were real-world projects, not technology demos. Although the call for submissions was relatively late, the fact that the competition drew so many entries submissions is a testament to growing BIM implementation in the building industry.

The TAP Knowledge Community is inviting entries for the 2006 BIM awards; this annual competition will be a great way to monitor the progress of BIM adoption.