aec excellence awards 2016 finalists

AEC Excellence Awards 2016

Finalists

Construction Finalists

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Build three Bureau

Group Co., Ltd

Owner | Tencent Technology (Beijing) Co.,

Ltd.

Tencent, Beijing

Headquarters

Building Project

Tencent, Beijing

headquarters building is a

collection of scientific

research design, office,

underground garage and

facilities as part of an

integrated building.

Finalist • Overall Construction

1st and 2nd Place

• Construction: Large

Building

Build Three Bureau Group Co., Ltd |

China

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Mortenson

Construction

Owner | Minnesota Vikings, Stadium Authority

U.S. Bank Stadium

New Minnesota Vikings

football & Multi-use

stadium in Minneapolis. US

Bank Stadium was

completed a full six weeks

ahead of schedule – a first

for a major US stadium

project.


1st and 2nd PlaceBuild three Bureau Group Co., Ltd | China

Mortenson | USA

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China Construction

Eighth Engineering

Division Corp., LTD

Owner | New World Development Co.Ltd

Tianjin Chow Tai

Fook Finance

Centre

This is a complex skyscraper

that includes a grade A office,

five-star hotel and luxury

apartment facilities. Total

390,000 sq. ft, comprised of

100 floors above ground, 4

floors underground with

height of 530 m.


1st and 2nd Place


Building

China Construction Eighth Engineering

Division Corp., LTD | China

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Owner | IGA

Istanbul Grand

Airport

Istanbul Grand Airport will

have the world’s largest

terminal under one roof with

a gross floor area of nearly 11

million square feet. The

annual passenger capacity of

the airport during the first

phase is 90 million passengers

per year. Total passenger

capacity will be up to 200

million passengers per year.

Finalist • Construction: Large

Infrastructure

IGA | Turkey

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Hydropower Kunming

Engineering

Corporation Limited

Owner | Yalong River Basin Hydropower

Development Co., Ltd.

HydroBIM-

Yangfanggou

Hydropower

station


Infrastructure

Hydropower Kunming Engineering

Corporation Limited | China

Full life-cycle BIM design project

developed while bidding on the

Yangfanggou hydropower station

project. 21 major HydroBIM

Solution systems were

integrated, and an extend range

of design to various

infrastructures were associated.

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Beijing Branch

Company of China

Railway Construction

Engineering Group

Co.

Owner | Lanzhou railway hub project

engineering construction headquarters of

Lanzhou Railway Administration

Lanzhou Railway

Hub Project

The Lanzhou hub project is

located in the Qilihe district of

Lanzhou City. It is an important

hub, connecting Baoji to

Lanzhou, Lanzhou to Xinjiang,

and Lanzhou to Chongqing. In the

underground station is a

collection of passenger dedicated

lines, the suburban railway,

urban public transport, rail

transportation in one of the

large-scale comprehensive

transportation hubs.


Infrastructure

Beijing Branch Company of China Railway

Construction Engineering Group Co. | China

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GuangZhou Metro

Design & Research

Institute Co. Ltd

Owner | City Government

Hezhuang Station

of Guangzhou

Metro No.7 Rail

Transit Project

Finalist • Construction: Small

Infrastructure

GuangZhou Metro Design &

Research Institute Co. Ltd | China

The first metro project designed

using a “4 in 1” BIM process in

China. Unified management of

all stages relied on a

collaborative management

platform linking the 3D model

with the construction schedule

and the site information to bring

about the visual simulation. The

construction process was

performed on the computer to

predict potential problems and

optimize the project scheme.

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IMCO General

Construction

Owner | Rio Tinto

Holden Mine Water

Treatment PlantFinalist

• Construction: Small

Infrastructure

The water treatment plant is

part of the larger project which

is a EPA superfund site

established in 1980. IMCO's part

of the project was building the

Industrial water treatment plant

in a very remote area of

Washington. Construction began

in April of 2015 and was

completed on in less than a year

and is processing ground water

from a mine remediation site.

IMCO Construction | USA

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China Railway

Construction

Engineering Group

Owner | Nanchang housing construction

and construction headquarters

New Nanchang

Railway

Dispatching Office


Infrastructure

New project adjacent to the

Nanchang railway station. The

project began after the

completion of the railway of

Nanchang Railway Bureau dispatch

hub. Comprehensive coordination

is difficult since the project is

located in the downtown. Project

is slated to be completed by June

16, 2017, a total duration of 731

days. The construction is at the

top of the structure.

China Railway Construction

Engineering Group | China

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Birmingham City

University and BAM

Owner | Birmingham City University

BCU City South

DevelopmentFinalist


Building

Collaborative project

delivery of the ‘Seacole

Building Extension’ between

BCU and BAM to deliver a

multi-story educational

building. This new building is

designed and currently

undergoing construction

consecutively in

Birmingham, UK over the

next 13 month period and

will create 10,000 Sq M of

new teaching space.

BCU and

BAM Construct UK | UK

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AM BAM

Owner | BAM Engineering Firm | HFB

Summertime Finalist • Construction: Small

Building

Realization of an iconic

housing project in the

financial district of

Amsterdam. Very complex

design of two opposing

towers. Without the use of

BIM this project would not

have been possible. The

facade has almost no

repetition and is technically

very challenging.

HFB Group | Netherlands

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Refrigeration and

Climate Control

Centre of Excellence

– AMCA and Box Hill

Institute Partnership

Owner | Box Hill Institute

Refrigeration and

Climate Control



Building

The unique industry

partnership highlighted is a

collaboration between Box Hill

Institute and the Air

Conditioning and Mechanical

Contractors’ Association of

Victoria Ltd (AMCA), which

resulted in the formation of

the Refrigeration and Climate

Control Centre of Excellence

(RCCC). Technology is integral

to improving the way in which

apprentices learn and engage

with the built environment.

AMCA | Australia

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HFB visuals

Owner | Kingdom of the Netherlands

Palace het LooFinalist

• Construction: Small

Building

Palace het Loo is a former

residence of the Dutch

royal family which is going

to be renovated as a

museum with the addition

of a yet to be built

subterranean museum in

the courtyard with

connections to the living

quarters of the staff in the

palace.

HFB Group | Netherlands

Building Finalists

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WERFAU

WERFAU | Russia

Owner | Ministry of Healthcare

Krasnoyarsk

Regional Clinical

Hospital

Reconstruction

The biggest current hospital

project and the most innovative

in Russia. All disciplines have

been made fully in BIM.

Functional design before real

modelling gave an opportunity

to optimize a hospital

environment for patients and

doctors.

Finalist • Overall Building 1st

and 2nd Place

• Simulation

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BIAD

BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architecture Design, Ltd.

Co. | ChinaOwner | Phoenix Satellite Television

Phoenix Center

Encompassing 72,000 square

meters, Phoenix Center is

inspired by the Mobius Strip.

Apart from the media office,

the broadcasting studios and

the production offices, the

building provides an abundance

of open spaces for the public to

get interactive experiences,

which expresses the unique

operation concept of Phoenix

Media.


and 2nd Place

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East China

Architectural Design

& Research Institute

East China Architectural Design & Research Institute

Co., Ld | China

Owner | Shanghai Expo Group

Shanghai Post-Expo

Commercial

Building District

Shanghai World Expo first caught

the world’s attention 2010.

Including the World Expo’s

pavilions exhibition area, the

project creates a community

containing four different

functions of art and culture area,

Urban Best Practice Area for

sustainable-designed buildings,

international residential space as

well as commercial centers.


and 2nd Place

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Herrero Builders and

The Boldt Company

HerreroBoldt | USA

Owner | Sutter Health

Sutter Van Ness

and Geary Hospital

New, 13-story, 274-bed,

740,000 sq. ft. acute care

hospital. Incredibly complex

California seismic, healthcare,

and environmental

requirements resulting in

design via collaboration over

25 different trade partner

companies.


and 2nd Place

• IPD or Collaboration

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AHMM Ltd

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris | UKOwner | Derwent London

No 1 Oxford Street

Two buildings located on two of

London's busiest streets

(Tottenham Court Road and

Oxford Street). The two buildings

are located above Tottenham

Court Road Underground stations

and Tottenham Court Road

Crossrail station (2018). The

project demonstrates a highly

effective use of Revit as the only

tool used (No CAD) and also its

connection with cloud rendering

which was used heavily

throughout the projects design.

Finalist • Simulation

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SIDE - Studio for

Information Design

GmbH

SIDE - Studio for Information Design GmbH | Austria

Owner | Österreichischer Automobil-,

Motorrad- und Touringclub (ÖAMTC)

ÖAMTC HQ

The ÖAMTC HQ will be the new

headquarter for the Austrian

Automobile And Touring Club

(ÖAMTC). The design of the

building is able to cope with the

complex space program and the

sophisticated urban situation

effortlessly and confidently. The

result is a decidedly independent

building that embodies the

specific needs of the client.

Finalist • Simulation

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Tianjin architecture

design institute and

COX Architecture

TADI and COX Architecture| China

Owner | Chinese Government

National Maritime

Museum

As China’s first national,

comprehensive and public

maritime museum, it is located

in the Binhai Tourist Area of

Tianjin Binhai New Area. BIM

was used during the design

phase as the method to solve

problems. A uniform modeling

platform was adopted that

allowed the project team to

jointly examine issues related

to analysis and simulation.

Finalist • IPD / Collaboration

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Austin Commercial,

L.P.

Austin Commercial, L.P.; Design Partner: Gresham,

Smith, & Partners/Demattei Wong Architecture | USA

Owner | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

Tampa International

Airport APM and

CONRAC

The Design Build project includes

a 2.3 million square foot, five

level rental car center with 4,400

ready car return spaces and a

multi-level Quick Turn Around

facility. The project also

includes three Automated People

Mover (APM) Stations along with

a 1.3 mile guideway system that

will take passengers from the

baggage claim area in the main

terminal to the economy parking

garages and the new

consolidated rental car center.

Finalist • IPD or Collaboration

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Open Project s.r.l.

Open Project s.r.l. | Italy

Owner | Bulgari Gioielli S.p.a.

New factory for the

jewelry brand

Bulgari Gioielli

S.p.a.

This project was a new factory for

the jewelry brand Bulgari Gioielli

S.p.a. and consisted of a complex

housing of the manufacturing and

administrative functions in two

separate buildings, each with its own

strongly differentiated architectural

character. The project entailed the

demolition of all previously existing

buildings together with

reconstructing the main building,

which dates from the beginning of

the 19th century and as the earliest

goldsmithing factory in Valenza, is

considered to have symbolic historic

value.

Finalist • Computational

Design

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Land-based

Rationalism D.R.C /

China Architecture

Design Group

China Architecture Design Group | China

Owner | Rizhao City Construction

Investment Group Co.,Ltd.

Samuel Chao

Chung Ting Science

Museum

Samuel Chao Chung Ting Science

Museum is located in the Olympic

Water Park of Rizhao City,

Shandong Province, China. Total

area of the museum is about

18,000 sqm. The museum is to

show the most important

experiments of Professor Ting

and the scientific spirit in his

exploration in discovering the

truth of universe.


Design

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China Southwest

Architectural Design

and Research

Institute Co., Ltd

China Southwest Architectural Design and Research

Institute Co., Ltd. | China

Owner | China Southwest Architectural

Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd

Green BIM – Zoige

“Warm Nest”

The project is located in a cold area

at the northeastern margin of

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an

altitude of about 3,500 m, annual

average temperature of 1.1℃ and

the minimum temperature below -

20℃, and with abundant sunshine.

In consideration of the harsh realistic

and climatic conditions, the project

applies passive solar technology,

appropriate architectural layout and

such measures as solar thermal

storage walls to explore the way to

achieve optimal building

performance under similar

conditions.


Design

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Webcor Builders

Webcor Builders | United States

Owner | SF MOMA

San Francisco

Museum of Modern

Art

(SF MOMA)

This project used a unique

'digital fabrication' process to

create a unique, non-repetitive

flowing exterior façade surface

for the new San Francisco

Museum of Modern Art.

Finalist • Design & Fabrication

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HFB

HFB | Netherlands

Owner | Voorbij Prefab Fabriek

Bedrijfsbureau

Voorbij Prefab

Fabriek

Voorbij Prefab Factory produces

pre-fabricated concrete

elements for housing projects.

What makes the facility unique

is that the elements are

produced by robots which

derive their input from BIM

models.

As a company, HFB provides the

necessary expertise and staff to

take in the models from the

contractors and make them

ready as input for the robots.


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Steelway Building

Systems/ Quorex

Construction Ltd.

Steelway Building Systems | Canada

Owner | Regina International Airport

MTF Airside

The Multi-tenant Facility (MTF)

Airside creates an additional

32,000 sq. ft. of space to house

vehicles and equipment that are

critical to support airline

operations. Several of the MTF

Airside tenants are currently

housed within the air terminal

Building. The new MTF Airside

promotes operational

effectiveness within the air

terminal Building and will

increase available space for

future demand.


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Mirbek Bekboliev

IBBM Architecture and Engineering Innovations | Turkey

Owner | Mirbek Bekboliev

Pilgrim +

Containerized Low-

Energy Building

Pilgrim + High Performance

Building combines both

Prefabrication and Multi-

Comfort Housing concepts.

It can be placed just about

anywhere with minimum

impact on the land it

resides.

Finalist • Small Firms

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Lior Avitan

Geotectura | Israel

Owner | Shenkar College

The Michal and

Avraham Kadar

Media Lab Building

The Michal and Avraham Kadar

Media Lab building was designed

by Dr. Joseph Cory (Geotectura

Studio) for Shenkar College

within a 90 years old building.

The project has many labs and

workshops as part of a retrofit

and add-ons design but the main

element is a floating steel and

glass structure within the

existing fabric.


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Michele Soffietti

Michele Soffietti | ItalyMulticircle Steel +

Glass Stair

This unique steel and glass

staircase was born from the

concept to build a spiral

staircase with non-parallel

curvilinear beams where

every beam has more

centers.

The project was

prefabricated in the

workshop with on-sight

assembly.


Infrastructure Finalists

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Shanghai ShenTong

Metro Group Co.Ltd

Shanghai ShenTong Metro Group Co.Ltd | China

Owner | Shanghai Qingpu District

BIM for Shanghai

Rail Transit Line 17

35.341 km rail transit line includes

elevated and underground sections,

13 stations, vehicle depots, parks,

and substations. The team

employed BIM workflows across 3

design firms, 5 BIM consulting firms,

and 10 construction contractors.

Visual communications helped to

improve project efficiency and

promoted cooperative work

resulting in 25% reduction in

construction timelines and

estimated 30% cost reduction.

Finalist Large Infrastructure

Project

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Ramboll Sweco ANS

Ramboll Sweco ANS | Norway

Owner | Norwegian National Rail

Administration (NNRA)

InterCity

Dovrebanen - Sørli-

Lillehammer

Trackway routing

Owner mandated digital planning

(reliability, availability,

maintenance and safety) for 230

km InterCity commuter rail

network connecting all major

cities in eastern Norway. The

project has an expected total cost

of approx. 3.9 billion Euros and

will serve 2.9 million commuters

annually. Innovative tools and

workflows helped to establish a

trustful model-based workflow for

all stakeholders to meet the

owner’s requirements.

Finalist • Large Infrastructure

Project

• Communication &

Collaboration for

Large Infrastructure

Project

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Aurecon

Owner | Barangaroo Delivery Authority

Barangaroo Reserve

Recreation of a pre-colonial

headland with excavation of a new

100,000 cubic metre cove in Sydney

Harbour. BIM helped to foster

confidence during team

interactions, standing alongside full

size wall projections of the models

during rapid review and sign off

sessions with senior leaders staying

on budget and on time.

Finalist• Large Infrastructure

Project

• Communication &

Collaboration for


Project

Aurecon | Australia

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EllisDon

EllisDon | Canada

Owner | MetroLinx

VivaNext Bus

Rapidway Transit

System

This project is for Bus Rapid Transit

on dedicated lanes along Highway 7

to connect a newly built Subway

Station and the region’s urban

centers. Modeling and coordination

in early project stages helped

improve productivity, efficiency,

effectiveness, collaboration, and

systematic installation by trades

throughout the construction of the

project – all in an effort to keep the

project on schedule and budget.

Finalist • Large Infrastructure

Project

• Communication &

Collaboration for


Project

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Swedavia Airport

Testing Waters | Sweden

Owner | Swedavia Airports

Swedavia Airport

Innovation

Challenge

The pilot project investigated

applying and integrating the science

and math of sound attenuation with

design using Revit and Dynamo. The

result of geometrical exercises and

mathematical calculations helped

determine the required increase in

the path length from each source to

each receiver position such that the

desired level of attenuation is

achieved (noise reduction up to the

125 Hz octave band).

Finalist• Small Infrastructure

Project

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Hong Kong Water

Supplies Department

Water Supplies Department | Hong Kong

Owner | Water Supplies Department

Water Supply

Improvement:

Sheung Shui and

Fanling

To cope with increasing water

demand from planned new housing

developments within the SSF

supply zone and to improve

reliability of water supply, a new

service reservoir and water mains

will be constructed. BIM provides a

dynamic and synchronized

approach to project management

and it encourages collaboration

between WSD, specialists,

stakeholders and contractors to

develop an optimized design and

achieve timely delivery of the

project.


Project

• Communication for

Small Infrastructure

Projects

• Energy and Natural

Resources

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Furrer+Frey

Furrer+Frey | United Kingdom

Owner | Network Rail

ELFF - on Great

Western Railway

Route

Modernisation

Furrer+Frey implemented BIM-

enabled electrification design tool

based in AutoCAD environment

(ELFF system) on Great Western

Main Line and in South Wales

Electrification. Users create 3D

models and 4D simulation videos of

the route to be electrified which

becomes key in signal-sighting

exercises to determine the impact

on visibility and reaction times of

safety-critical signals from the

driver’s viewpoint.


Project

• Communication for


Project

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Tony Meadows

Associates and

London Underground

Tony Meadows Associates | United Kingdom

Owner | London Underground & TfL

Tower Hill Step

Free Access

Project

The development of a

workflow process for

recording, communicating and

controlling risk information

using BIM, as part of a project

to deliver two step-free

access lifts and associated

structures at Tower Hill

Station.

Finalist Communication for


Project

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Norconsult

Norconsult | Norway

Owner | Hafslund

Vamma

Hydropower Plant

Vamma hydropower plant

involves a comprehensive

upgrading and expansion of

the power plant. This project

is going paperless with fully-

integrated BIM – no drawings

and integrated models used

directly in construction site

helping to create ongoing

coordination of all

disciplines, collision controls,

reduction of errors in

execution and automated

quantity, cost and progress

controls.

Finalist • Energy and Natural

Resources

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Shimizu Corporation

Shimizu Corporation | Japan

Owner | Shimizu Corporation

The Environmental

Island Green Float

Establishing new BIM workflow for

the ultra-High-Rise Marine

Construction (“Smart” System Float-

Over Deck) in the Equatorial Pacific

including rapid prototyping - dry

dock, large crane, 3D printer;

construction simulation; and pre-

fabrication of components. Team

improved cross-disciplinary

coordination with use of cloud to

collaborate across Japan, Vietnam

and China.

Finalist• Energy and Natural

Resources

Philanthropic Finalists

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Refrigeration and

Climate Control


– AMCA and Box Hill

Institute Partnership

Owner | Box Hill Institute

General Contractor | AMCA

Refrigeration and

Climate Control


Finalist • Philanthropic Award

The unique industry

partnership highlighted is a

collaboration between Box Hill

Institute and the Air

Conditioning and Mechanical

Contractors’ Association of

Victoria Ltd (AMCA), which

resulted in the formation of

the Refrigeration and Climate

Control Centre of Excellence

(RCCC). Technology is integral

to improving the way in which

apprentices learn and engage

with the built environment.

AMCA | Australia

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Tianjin Architecture

Design Institute and

Nina Martiz

Architects

Owner | Center School

“Fun and Intelligent

Cabin” Project of

Primary School in

Huining County of

Gansu Province


TADI and Nina Maritz Architects| China

A donated multi-function

classroom created for the

Shanghai Adream Charitable

Foundation, a non-profit

organization established and

managed by executives with

extensive management

experience in financial

institutions and public

companies.

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Stanford Children’s

Health, Barry Fleisher

Owner | Stanford Children’s Health

General Contractor | DPR Construction

Lucile Packard

Children’s Hospital

Stanford Expansion


DPR Construction | USA

Lucile Packard Children’s

Hospital Stanford is creating

the nation’s most

technologically advanced,

family-friendly and

environmentally sustainable

hospital for children and

pregnant women. The

expansion will add 521,000

square feet to the existing

hospital and will include

advanced technologies and

environmentally-sensitive

systems.