BCA: International BIM Competition 2017

The International BIM Competition 2017 is organised by Singapore Building Construction and Authority (BCA), for the students category. The competition is in conjunction with the Singapore Construction Productivity Week (SCPW) in 2017.

The competition is to develop a concept design of an academic building as a redevelopment project to replace the Block D & E Canteen Block to support the expanding educational activities in BCA Academy. The new building block should be able to host a minimum 3,000 students’ capacity with a maximum 23,500sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA) including usable space, public circulation and service area.
The key aspect for the competition this year is to generate design options through computational approach for analysis and optimisation that captures the design challenges and requirements mentioned above for the final optimized option.

The conceptual design should capture the design challenges below:

2. Sustainability

• Resource Efficiency
• Environmental Impact
• Social Impact

3. Constructability

• Modularity
• Prefabrication
• Rapid Assembly

4. Productivity

• Maximizing Value
• Minimizing Waste

Attached documents are details in regards to the competition. You can also visit http://bimsg.org