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The 2007 Building Information Model (BIM) Awards, given in March by AIA Technology in the Architectural Practice Knowledge Community (TAP), honored nine projects that highlighted proven strategies and the latest trends in design and technology in the building industry. The projects and their architects were featured at the conference, The Future of Professional Practice, cosponsored by TAP and the AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community in December 2007. The following projects were the 2007 BIM Awards recipients.

Creating Stellar Architecture Using BIM
Loblolly House, Taylor’s Island, MD
Architect: KieranTimberlake Associates LLP

Design/Delivery Process Innovation Using BIM
Benjamin D. Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building, Seattle, WA
Architect: M. A. Mortenson Company

Outstanding Design for Fabrication Using BIM
Loblolly House, Taylor’s Island, MD
Architect: KieranTimberlake Associates LLP

Support for Human Use and Innovative Program Requirements Using BIM
Royal London Hospital, London, UK
Architect: HOK and Skanska

Jury’s Choice
National BIM Program: Highlights from 2006 Successes and 2006 Pilot Project Successes
Architect: U.S. General Services Administration

Honorable Mentions

Design/Delivery Process Innovation Using BIM
Food and Drug Administration Headquarters, White Oak, MD
Architect: RTKL

Design/Delivery Process Innovation Using BIM
U.S. Coast Guard Web-Enabled BIM Projects
Architect: Onuma Inc.

Outstanding Design for Fabrication Using BIM
Noyes Community and Recreation Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Architect: KieranTimberlake Associates LLP

Support for Human Use and Innovative Program Requirements Using BIM
Open Geospatial Consortium Open Web Services
Architect: Onuma Inc.

Jury’s Choice
Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House and Western Colonnade, Sydney, Australia
Architect: Arup

Jury:

Renee Cheng, AIA, Head, School of Architecture, Univ. of MN

Douglas Garofalo, FAIA, Garofalo Architects

Robert Ivy, FAIA, Editor in Chief, Architecture Record

Michael Kenig, Vice Chairman, Holder Construction Company

Lachmi Khemlani, Ph D, AEC Bytes

Deke Smith, AIA, Executive Director, buildingSMART, NIBS

See more articles regarding AIA’s 2007 BIM Awards

AIArchitect, Vol. 14, August 24, 2007
AECBytes, “Building the Future” Part 1, August 9, 2007
AEC Bytes, “Building the Future” Part 2, September 13, 2007