Autodesk announces Excellence in Infrastructure 2014 award winners

The annual competition, now in its third year, seeks to highlight extraordinary examples of practical, cost effective and inspiring solutions that show how the latest in technology can make a profound difference.

The awards were given to projects that demonstrate an exemplary use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for civil infrastructure.

“All of the firms submitting this year are to be commended for the application of BIM workflows and the latest cloud and mobile enhanced solutions,” said Lisa Campbell, vice president, customer strategy marketing, Autodesk.

“In fact, the winners this year used InfraWorks to aggregate diverse data to quickly generate 3D models ideal for showcasing initial design intent, exploring possibilities and creating compelling visuals and animations,” she noted.

The 2014 winners are:

First Place: Huettenwerk Krupp-Mannesmann (HKM) – “One Digital Factory” project, Duisburg, Germany.

Large scale “One Digital Factory” hybrid infrastructure and architecture 3D model. Image courtesy of HKM

Second Place: Dewberry & Loudoun Water - Potomac Water Supply Programme Visualisation, Loudoun County, Virginia, the US.

Trap Rock Water Treatment Facility. Image courtesy of Dewberry & Loudoun Water

Third Place: Huitt-Zollars and Orange County Public Works - La Pata Gap Closure, Orange County, California, the US.

La Pata Gap Closure, Orange County, California. Image courtesy of Huitt-Zollars and Orange County Public Works

Small Projects Award: Anchorage Municipal Light and Power 3D modeling of underground facilities, Alaska, the US.

Using a camera and Autodesk Recap 360, Anchorage Municipal Light and Power personnel are creating 3D models of underground electrical vaults. Shown above is an image of the ceiling of a vault created with Autodesk Recap 360. Images courtesy of Anchorage Municipal Light and Power

Special Visualisation Award: COWI and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration – E16 Highway Project, Oslo, Norway.

Visualisation of a new four-lane highway in eastern Norway. Image courtesy of COWI and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration

The competition’s jury of industry experts selected the winners from submissions covering a wide range of transportation, land development, urban planning, water/wastewater and energy related projects.

Entries were judged based on complexity, innovative use of technology, sustainability factors and the overall value Autodesk software and BIM for Infrastructure provided to the project outcome, whether used to plan, design, build or manage infrastructure projects.

The winners will be honored at the upcoming Autodesk University 2014 conference – Infrastructure Symposium session this December in Las Vegas, and will be given more than $10,000 in prizes by competition sponsors including HP.