The 3rd Annual CanBIM Awards in Toronto on September 28th, held at the Beanfield Centre was a great success. With many great nominees it was an exciting event to say the least. The following are the highlights.
Top honours goes out to PCL Construction for their work on the Rocky Ridge Recreation Centre, walking away with the General Contractors Award and the Best In BIM. Congratulations to PCL!
(L to R) R. Allan Partridge, Principal, Next Architecture, Lisa Marshall, Marketing and Communications Manager PCL Construction and Gordana Milicic, Construction Modeling Manager, PCL Construction.
The International Award, Sponsored by Turner Fleischer Architects went to Groupe Canam for the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
(L to R) Patrick Martin, Business Development Representative, Groupe Canam and Steve Beaulieu, VDC Project Manager, Groupe Canam.
The Owners Award, Sponsored by B+H Architects went to York University for their York University New Student Centre.
(L to R) Kyle Anderson, BIM Manager, B+H Architects and Patrick Saavedra, Director, Planning & Renovations YorkUniversity.
The Design & Engineering Award went to Provencher Roy, for the Tour de Montréal.
(L to R) Michael Rotolo, National Team Lead, SolidCAD a Cansel Company. Sebastien Frenette, BIM Director, Provencher Roy Architects and Anik Mandalian. Architect and Partner, Provencher Roy Architects.
The General Contractor Award went to PCL Construction for the Rocky Ridge Recreation Centre.
(L to R) Bruce McCallum, CanBIM Vice-President, Lisa Marshall, Marketing and Communications Manager PCL Construction and Gordana Milicic, Construction Modeling Manager, PCL Construction.
The Technology Award, Sponsored by IBI Group, went to Assemble Systems.
(L to R) Brent Mauti, Global Director Design Technology IBI Group and Brent Ramos, Director of Sales, Assemble Systems,
The Academic Award sponsored by Global eTraining, went to Dr. Mohammed Delavar for BIM Assisted Design Process Automation for Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB).
(L to R) Evan McNeil Professional Manager, Geomatics Leader, Global eTraining, Susan Brattberg, CEO and Co-Founder Global eTraining and Dr. Mohammad Delavar,
The Technology Award.
Special recognition goes out to Ellen Bensky, Partner and CEO of Turner Fleischer Architects for picking up this years Professional Achievement Award. An Award that is intended to honour a CanBIM member who has made a significant and meaningful contribution to the advancement of Building Information Modeling and Virtual Design and Construction in Canada.
(L to R) R. Allan Partridge, Principal, Next Architecture and Ellen Bensky, Partner and CEO Turner Fleischer Architects.
We would also like to extend a very special thanks all the Awards Sponsors for their contribution to this fantastic evening of fun and recognition.
Next Architecture - Best In BIM Award
Turner Fleischer Architects - International Award
B+H Architects - Owners Award
SolidCAD - Design & Engineering Award
Brownlee LLP - General Contractors Award
IBI Group - Technology Award
Global eTraining - Academic Award
George Brown College, School of Architectural Studies - Awards Program Sponsor
Wolfson Bell - Business Sponsor
The night was a fun excursion into some great projects and technology innovation. Congratulations to all the Nominees and the Winners for a job well done. Let's see what happens in 2018! The new application for the 2018 CanBIM Awards will be available by January 1st. See you next year!
