Innovation in Practise - AIA TAP Award Case Study

The RAIC has conferred only one Award of Excellence for practice innovation since it introduced the Archtectural Innovation category in 2001.

• 2003 - Dunlop Architects Inc. (now Stantec) - Dunlop Project Information of Best Practices Database. No documentation about the submission was published - if it was, nothing is currently online.

The AIA established a TAP Award for innovation using bIm in 2005. Among the firms awarded recognition for innovative practise is Kirksey Architecture of Houston Texas. They received an award last year for inspriational product delivery on a design/build project. The design team used bIm to collaborate with the builder/owner and all members of the project team.

A presentation by the architects describing this project was broadcast live over the web two weeks ago and is now viewable on-line the Graphisoft web site.

While you are there, be sure to have a look at the Orcutt/Winslow Partnership Presentation as well. The presentation outlines their working methods and highlights how this firm manages to achieve a company wide buy-in to the process.

Both these firms claim to have as much as 75% of working drawings in place coming out of design development. No small boast.