Tekla BIM Awards is a way to express appreciation towards Tekla customers and their success stories worldwide. Showcasing their models celebrates the versatility of Tekla software. Tekla, with its customers, plays and continues to play a significant role in building many complex and iconic structures and leading the construction industry's development. The entries to the Global BIM Awards competition are the winners of regional Tekla BIM Awards held by Tekla area offices or resellers during 2012. Learn more at www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2012/

1. Tekla Global BIM Awards 2012

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3. Tekla Global BIM Awards Overview
The Tekla Global BIM Awards competition was arranged for the first time in
2009. Entries to the competition were the winners of regional Tekla model
competitions held by Tekla area offices and resellers during the year.
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The competition, presented
on the Tekla Website, is
divided into three
categories: BIM
projects, Steel projects, and
Concrete and other
projects. The winners of the
Global BIM Awards are
decided by a jury consisting
of leading BIM experts
inside and outside Tekla. In
addition, there is a public
vote over the Internet.

4. Tekla Global BIM Awards jury
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Tekla Global BIM Awards jury consists of leading BIM
experts in the world, both from inside and outside Tekla
Kim Inhan
Professor of Kyung-Hee
University, Korea
Chief Vice-President of
buildingSMART Korea
Chris Sleight
Editor of International
Construction
magazine
John Moebes
Director of Construction
at Crate&Barrel
Miklós Szövényi-Lux
Vice President of
Business Development
at Graphisoft
Risto Räty
Deputy CEO and
Executive Vice
President at Tekla

5. Tekla Global BIM Awards 2012: Winners
Derby Business Park, Finland
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Park & Ride De Uithof, The Netherlands
Icebergs - Louis Vuitton Foundation, FranceThe Capital Market Authority
Office Tower, Saudi Arabia

6. Tekla Global BIM Awards 2012: Finalists
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Manitoba Hydro
Spillway
Replacement, Canada
The Emirates Air
Line London Cable
Car, London
Leeds Arena, UK
National Museum
of Qatar, Qatar
Music Palace Utrecht,
The Netherlands
New Movable
Pedestrian
Bridge, Italy
Process & Utility
Deck, North Sea (UK)
Karisto Shopping
Center, Finland

7. Derby Business Park,
Finland
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8. Derby Business Park
Modeled by: Insinööritoimisto
Mäkeläinen Oy
Location: Espoo, Finland
Category: BIM
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Facts:
Three eight-story office
buildings and a separate
eight-story car park
Completed in phases during
2012 and 2013
Structural model used for
installations, as a source of
information for precast
concrete manufacturing and
for MEP as a reference.

9. Derby Business Park
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“For me, BIM is about
collaboration. This is
why Derby Business
Park was my favorite
project this year.”
– Kim Inhan, Professor at
Kyung-Hee University, South
Korea
Watch the video of the Project

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Park & Ride De Uithof,
The Netherlands

11. Park & Ride De Uithof
Modeled by: Hurks Delphi
Engineering
Location: Utrecht, The
Netherlands
Category: Concrete and Others
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Facts:
Total area of 50,000 square meters
A precast concrete climbing wall will
be planned and used by the nearby
sports center
Scheduled for completion in 2013

12. Park & Ride De Uithof
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“At Park & Ride De
Uithof, BIM was used
troughout different
processes. It clearly solved
a lot problems and made
things right before they were
built.”
-Chris Sleight, Editor of
International Construction magazine
Watch the video of the Project

13. The Emirates Air Line
London Cable Car, UK
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14. The Emirates Air Line
London Cable Car, UK
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Modeled by: Watson Steel
Structures Ltd.
Location: London, UK
Category: Steel
Facts:
Carrier up to 2,500 passengers
per hour the River Thames. Span
of one kilometer (0.62 miles). Two
stations, a gondola store and
three towers (two 80 meters and
one 62 meters tall)
In operation since June 2012

15. The Emirates Air Line
London Cable Car, UK
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”I think the entire jury was
quite excited
about the Emirates Air Line
London Cable Car. The
makers had to have very
good knowledge of how to
combine modeling and
positioning technologies”.
-Risto Räty, Deputy CEO and
Executive Vice President at Tekla
Watch the video of the Project

16. Icebergs- Louis Vuitton
Foundation, France
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17. Icebergs- Louis Vuitton
Foundation, France
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Modeled by: Pouma/ lemants
Location: Paris, France
Category: Concrete and other
Facts:
The façade is covered with 16,000
ceramic (Ductal) tiles supported by
over 2,000 aluminum wall panels
Every element has unique geometry
in order to follow the smooth lines
and various facets of the façade
Scheduled for completion in
2013

18. Icebergs- Louis Vuitton
Foundation, France
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“Icebergs has 16,00
tiles, all with a
different geometry.
For projects like this,
BIM clearly is a very
big tool.”
-Chris Sleight, Editor of
International Construction
magazine

19. The Capital Market Authority
Office Tower, Saudi Arabia
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20. The Capital Market Authority
Office Tower, Saudi Arabia
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Modeled by: Eversendai
Corporation
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabi
Category: Steel Facts:
358 Meters, four meters
higher than the Empire State
Building
Three basements, 75 floors
and roof features, and a
three- story podium
structure with a total area of
about 183,950 square
meters (1,980,00)
Scheduled for completion in
2013

21. The Capital Market Authority
Office Tower, Saudi Arabia
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“It is a fine design. Why? Because of the
overall diagrid structure which transfers
the load to ground trough diagrid columns
and an inverted truss. From the erection
point of view, it is very complicated and
prestigious to achieve.”
-Internet voter
Watch the video of the Project

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Leeds Arena, UK

23. Leeds Arena
Modeled by: Fisher Engineering
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Category: BIM
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National Museum
of Qatar

25. National Museum
Of Qatar
Modeled by: Arup
Location: Doha, Qatar
Category: BIM
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26. Music Palace Utrecht,
The Netherlands
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27. Music Palace Utrecht
Modeled by: CSM NV
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Category: Steel
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28. New Movable Pedestrian
Bridge, Italy
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29. New Movable
Pedestrian Bridge
Modeled by:
Exa Engineering SRL
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Category: Steel
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30. Process & Utility Deck,
North Sea, The UK Sector
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31. Process & Utility Deck
Modeled by: Lamprell
Location: North Sea, The UK Sector
Category: Steel
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32. Karisto Shopping Center,
Finland
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33. Karisto Shopping Center
Modeled by: A-insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy
Location: Lahti, Finland
Category: Concrete and others
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34. Manitoba Hydro Spillway Replacement, Canada
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35. Manitoba Hydro Spillway Replacement
Modeled by: KGS Group
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Category: Concrete and others
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36. The Booklet also available as
Apple iBook at iTunes
See all the projects
and detailed
information at
competition website
Link to the website
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