WELCOME
The 2019 Tekla North America BIM Awards celebrates the success of projects modeled using Tekla software in North America. The awards create an opportunity to showcase your work, publicize your company and acknowledge the hard work of the project team. Projects of all sizes, complexity and that demonstrate collaboration and innovation are welcome.
Entry is easy and there are prizes to win. So what have you got to lose? Enter the Tekla North America BIM Awards today!
THE PRIZES
One winner of each category will be awarded with the following prizes:
• Certificate and trophy
• Free advanced online training ($1,400 value)
• Project reference story placed in industry media outlets
• Animated video presentation of your project
• 1 complimentary Basecamp registration pass ($500)
THE SCHEDULE
The deadline for entries is June 14, 2019 so please submit your project as soon as possible. All competing projects will be published online, and there will be a public voting period from July 8th - July 19th to decide the peoples favorite. The judging panel will open July 22nd - July 25th. The winners will be announced in August.
The winners of the North America BIM Awards competition will be entered into the Tekla Global BIM Awards which take place in 2020.
THE JUDGING CRITERIA
We will be looking for: collaboration between multiple participants and use of IFC and open BIM; challenges solved with Tekla; perhaps a multi-material aspect or complexity of geometry; and most importantly the cool factor - uniqueness of the project and creativity in the project execution.
All projects entered are opened up to review by the public, who then vote for their favorite.
ENTER YOUR PROJECT
The closing date for entries into the 2019 Tekla North America BIM Awards is Friday, June 14th. This is your opportunity to promote your project, so think about what you want to say before you start. What is unique or innovative about the project? Why did it work well? How did your company or the project team benefit from the model?
To enter your project is easy - there are 4 basic steps and entry is via an on-line form which can be saved and returned to at any time.
STUDENTS CATEGORY
The 2019 Tekla North America BIM Awards has a special category for students. Entering your project to the competition is a great way to highlight your talent in civil and structural engineering or construction management. The competition offers students a way to showcase their skills among the most iconic projects in the industry.
The student projects may be carried out individually or in teams of maximum five members.