The 1st Student BIM&VR Design Contest on Cloud Services
-Compete on cloud using BIM and VR to design advanced construction and civil engineering model!-

2011 COMPETITION SPONSORS CG-ARTS Associates IAI Japan Kentsu Publishing Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd. NICOGRAPH Japan Institute of Art etc.

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
All participants of this contest must be students (full or part-time). Solo and team entries will be accepted. Works created prior to 2011 will also be accepted as long as they address the theme of the competition and meet final deliverable requirements.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND EVENT SCHEDULE

• Workshop Period:Mon., May 2-Fri., September 30, 2011
• Final Submission Period:Sat., October 1-Mon., October 31, 2011
• Announcement of Results: Fri., November 4, 2011

For details, please visit the following links.: * 2011 Competition Overview * Register * The 1st Workshop Report

The concept for this competition is based on the design of Shibuya bridge-a new way of imagining Tokyo's most famous intersection. The criteria includes architectural design and visualization of a pedestrian bridge/deck in, around, or above the context of this landmark.Participants must complete the design with a wide range of technologies in architecture and civil engineering, including the mandatory software packages UC-win/Road and Allplan. Judging is performed on the basis of various design aspects including architectural/landscape design, structural design, pedestrian/traffic control, wind analysis, internal landscape evaluation with walk-though, and eco-friendly design.

Possible design proposal: "The Symbol of Shibuya in 2050: an Interactive Space for the Future of Tokyo's Famous Intersection." Design proposals should include not only the bridge and pedestrian deck itself, but also the surrounding context and how the proposed intervention engages the urban environment.

Nagoya station represented by UC-win/Road

Residental house designed by Allplan

[Required Data]
1. A script of VR data (UC-win/Road Ver.5.xx,  Language : English only)
An animated script of VR data in UC-win/Road is required for the final submission and it should be available for UC-win/Road for SaaS cloud server. Multimedia materials including 2D/3D text, sound, and video should be integrated with the VR script to help explain your concept. All project materials should be in English.

2. A1 size poster (PDF, Language : English only)
The poster should articulate the concept of your design proposal. Be sure to explain your integration of BIM/VR software throughout all stages of your project, as well as any other technologies used.

* Each submission will be judged anonymously. Applicant names or personal information should not appear anywhere on submitted materials.

[Judging]
1. Contest submissions should be created using at least two different software solutions from Forum8.UC-win/Road and Allplan are required.The judgment criterion is based on BIM (Building Information Model) and VR (Virtual Reality) technology. Final submissions should be represented as UC-win/Road VR data.
2.An A1 size poster needs to be submitted as a supplement that thoroughly explains your project. Judging is based on the originality, software application, the extent of BIM and VR usage in the design stage, time taken, quality, logic, and utilized techniques.
3.Excellent designs based on the theme "Shibuya Bridge" will be selected by either "1. Total design with sensuousness and innovation" or "2.Design techniques with uniqueness and novelty of structural form".
4.Project submissions should contain an architectural city design component that considers the urban context surrounding the Shibuya pedestrian bridge. BIM/VR software should be used to design and present this aspect of the project as well.

Coordinators:Mr. Kasagi-NPO Chiiki Zukuri Kobou, Mr. Ikeda-Keio University, Forum8 technical support group

Shibuya model used in workshop can now be browsed via VR-Cloud(TM)

<How to browse>   1. Please install the client. Click the following exe file to install it. VR-Cloud(TM) Client Ver.1.0.25 Beta(6,003KB) 2. Click either of the following links of VR-Cloud(TM) to browse Shibuya data via VR-Cloud(TM). ("VR-Cloud(TM)1" and "VR-Cloud(TM)2" are same contents.) VR-Cloud(TM) link1 VR-Cloud(TM) link2 <How to operate> Figure1 Figure2 Click "Take Control" on the top right of the screen to operate the data with the operating authority. If you cannot click "Take Control", please wait for a while or open another link(Figure1). Please click the menu, "Navigate" "Configure" to try to experience various functions(Figure2).