not-allowed-link

Tekla Student BIM Awards

The Tekla Global BIM Awards Student Category highlights the talents of civil engineering, structural engineering, and construction management students worldwide.

Show your talent to the world

Come and join the competition to showcase your Tekla and BIM skills amongst the most outstanding projects in the industry.

Videoplay button
Tekla Global BIM Awards for students

Tekla Global BIM Awards for students

The best projects from the local competitions and those entered via Tekla Campus will be entered into the 2024 Tekla Global BIM Awards and internationally promoted.

Steps for entering

Entry criteria

The competition is open globally to full-time enrolled students studying in an educational institute. Projects can be carried out individually or as a team of a maximum of five members. They must also be modeled using Tekla Structures educational configuration partially or entirely.

Note: If you are entering via a school course and would like to help your professor receive a Tekla Structures grant for the school’s lab computers, please include the name of your school, course, and the name of your professor on the entry form.

Examples of appropriate usage of Tekla software include:

  1. The foundation was modeled/detailed using Tekla Structures
  2. The frame was modeled/detailed using Tekla Structures
  3. The façade was modeled/detailed using Tekla Structures
  4. The drawings were created using Tekla Structures
  5. Bills of material were created using Tekla Structures
  6. Import/export functionalities were used in Tekla Structures

Prizes

The winners of the 2024 Tekla Global Student BIM Awards receive:

  • A framed award certificate for the project participants
  • Amazon gift card of EUR 500 for the whole team
  • Publicity: winner announcement in international press releases, global online attention, an interview helping you get noticed and to use as a reference
  • Students entering on behalf of their school course will also benefit their school with:
    • A mention of the school in a press release announcing the winners and global online publicity.
    • One-year free subscription of Tekla Educational Bundle given to the winners’ school.

Steps for entering

​​​​​​You can enter your project to the competition either via a local competition or global qualification. The submission for this year's competition has finished and all the projects will be published in Autumn.

Follow these steps to enter the competition: Prepare the project material package and fill in the entry form.

The project material package should include:

  1. The .DB1 file and profile database file of the Tekla model (model folder).
  2. Model snapshots. At least three image files with a minimum 1000 pixels in width/height, e.g. PNG format, featuring the whole model and relevant details are recommended to be snapped).
  3. Drawings of the projects (2-3 PDF files, at least one general layout drawing, and one detailed shop drawing).
  4. Images. At least one image file with a minimum of 1000 pixels in width/height demonstrating the artist's/architect's impressions of the project. Remember that good images strongly impact your success in the competition.
  5. IF you have done any system modifications, please submit also: 
    • Profile database (profdb.BIN)
    • Material database (matdb.BIN)
    • Bolt database (screwdb.DB)
    • Bolt assembly database (assdb.DB)
    • Rebar database (rebar_database.INP)
    • Parametric profiles (profitab.INP)

We recommend archiving all the files mentioned above to a .zip file when submitting your project.

Be sure to include the following information for submission:

  1. Project members’ personal information, such as their name and email address.
  2. Information about your educational institution.
  3. Project presentation showing your project ideas, background, project statistics, what you have learned in the project, etc.
  4. Project material package sharing link. You can choose any cloud or file-sharing service.
  5. Your motivation for participating in the competition.

Read terms and conditions

Judging criteria

You don’t have to be a BIM wizard quite yet. Models are judged by the jury based on their impressiveness, quality, various tools used during their creation, and the following criteria:

  • Project design 
  • Complexity of the model 
  • Level of Development (LOD)
  • Use of the model 
    • Examples displayed in drawings
    • Examples displayed in bill of materials
    • How was BIM used in the model? 
      • Workflow on the project demonstrated
  • Submission (choice of images, project presentation) 
  • Submissions must include: 
    • Project brief & link to student studies
    • Challenges faced and overcame
    • Drawings
    • Images
Mexican pyramids

Need some inspiration?

Check out the projects from previous years.

See projects

Have a question or need help?

Share your question on Tekla Student Forums.

Visit Tekla Student Forums
Trimble Logo

INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH)

globe wireframe
magnifying glass
Tekla logo

Productscaret icon

Tekla Structures skip iconTekla Model Sharing skip iconTekla Structural Designer skip iconTekla Tedds skip iconTekla PowerFab skip iconTrimble Connect skip iconAll products skip icon

Solutions downward-facing caret

Designright caret

Constructible modeling skip iconConceptual design skip iconStructural analysis & design skip iconDesign communication skip iconConnected design skip icon

Detailright caret

Constructible detailing skip iconConstruction documentation skip icon

Fabricateright caret

Production planning & management skip iconAutomated production skip iconConnected project delivery skip icon

Constructright caret

Bid & win skip iconSite planning & coordination skip iconConnected worksite skip icon

Educateright caret

Tekla Campus skip iconTekla for students skip iconTekla for educators skip iconTekla for academic institutions skip iconTrimble student ambassador program skip icon

All solutions

Resourcescaret icon

Articles & blog posts skip iconReferences skip iconWebinars skip iconNews skip iconEvents skip iconeBooks skip iconTekla BIM Awards skip iconAll resources skip icon

Supportcaret icon

Tekla User Assistance skip iconTekla Downloads skip iconTekla Discussion Forum skip iconTekla Warehouse skip iconTekla Developer Center skip iconTraining skip iconAll support skip icon

Aboutcaret icon

Why Tekla & Trimble skip iconContact us skip iconCareers skip iconTekla Trust Center skip iconLicense compliance skip iconAll about skip icon

| INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH)

globe wireframe icon

Productscaret icon

  • Tekla Structures
  • Tekla Model Sharing
  • Tekla Structural Designer
  • Tekla Tedds
  • Tekla PowerFab
  • Trimble Connect
  • All products

Solutionscaret icon

Designcaret icon

  • Constructible modeling
  • Conceptual design
  • Structural analysis & design
  • Design communication
  • Connected design

Detailcaret icon

  • Constructible detailing
  • Construction documentation

Fabricatecaret icon

  • Production planning & management
  • Automated production
  • Connected project delivery

Constructcaret icon

  • Bid & win
  • Site planning & coordination
  • Connected worksite

Educatecaret icon

  • Tekla Campus
  • Tekla for students
  • Tekla for educators
  • Tekla for academic institutions
  • Trimble student ambassador program
All solutions

Resourcescaret icon

  • Articles & blog posts
  • References
  • Webinars
  • News
  • Events
  • eBooks
  • Tekla BIM Awards
  • All resources

Supportcaret icon

  • Tekla User Assistance
  • Tekla Downloads
  • Tekla Discussion Forum
  • Tekla Warehouse
  • Tekla Developer Center
  • Training
  • All support

Aboutcaret icon

  • Why Tekla & Trimble
  • Contact us
  • Careers
  • Tekla Trust Center
  • License compliance
  • All about
  1. Home
  2. Tekla BIM Awards
  3. Tekla Student BIM Awards
CONTACT US