^^^
the cmhp - would be good for marketing I guess...
I don't think I've seen these images in this particular construction thread anyway - maybe some people haven't seen them. I hope the glass is very transparent/ethereal like in some renderings, and not the reflective-looking surface sometimes shown (don't know the effect of the shingled glass and photovoltaic cells)...
"Walters is awarded the structural steel contract for The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Friday, August 07, 2009
Walters Inc. is pleased to announce the recent receipt of an award for the detailing, fabrication and installation of the extremely unique Canadian Museum for Human Rights. This is another World Class Museum for Walters in addition to past well known museums Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Canadian War Museum (Ottawa).
Project Facts:
> Design Architect: Antoine Predock Architect, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
> Located at “The Forks” of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers in Winnipeg, Manitoba
> This is one of the first true BIM projects in Canada and definitely the most complex.
> Includes over 5000 tons of a variety of complex elements such as:
- 24” Dia. Curved glazing support.
- Heavy mountain and cloud wall framing (columns weighing over 900 lbs per foot)
- Sloping and skewed framing throughout the including in the Root areas.
- Thousands of concrete tie-ins.
- Over 2000 tons of Architectural Exposed Structural Steel (AESS)"
http://www.waltersinc.com/newsshow.asp?int_id=25
article on BIM projects:
http://www.facilitiesnet.com/softwar...-and-Why--7546