Walt Disney Imagineering wins architectural award for Shanghai Disneyland

[crazy4wdw]

From Disney Parks Blog:

Honors for Innovative Design of Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland

posted on September 23rd, 2014 by Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks

As many of you know, Disney’s theme parks and resorts exemplify not only storytelling and creativity, but also innovation. We are constantly defining and redefining themed entertainment, and we do that not just in the technology behind our attractions, but also in the way we design them.

With that in mind, we are pleased to share that Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) has recently received a prestigious professional honor for the innovative design and technology practices that have been used in the development of Enchanted Storybook Castle, currently under construction at Shanghai Disneyland. The American Institute of Architects presented its Technology in Architectural Practice Award to WDI for its successful implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM).

While traditional building design uses 2D drawings and elevations of a planned building, BIM adds three dimensions (height, width and depth) and is a virtual representation of the actual building to be built. Embedded with data, this digital model can be linked to schedules so that designers can see the construction of a building over a period of time.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...nted-storybook-castle-at-shanghai-disneyland/

 

[Andrew015]

Cool read. My company makes products for the construction industry, many of which will most likely be used somewhere throughout the construction of this castle. Just this year, we kicked off a project to get all of our parts uploaded into a BIM directory, meaning that our products will be "visible and accessible" to various architects, designers and contractors who have the same software solutions. BIM is truly changing the way in which buildings are designed and constructed, and you are either jumping onto the BIM bullet train, or you are being left far behind in the dust...