Once again, DBM Vircon has captivated the globe with the newly opened Optus Stadium located in Perth. The 60,000-seat multi-purpose stadium and joint project of DBM Vircon, Arup, and Civmec bagged the Best Sports & Recreation Project in this year’s Tekla Global BIM Awards.
Over 140 projects from 36 countries that exhibit innovation of structural engineering and BIM entered this global competition. After advancing from the Regional BIM Awards, it beat 18 of the finest Sports & Recreation projects all over the world.
Optus Stadium is indeed Western Australia’s highest profile and most eagerly anticipated development by winning the hearts of five of industry experts, which selected the winners based on assessment of collaboration, implementation, innovation, and constructability of the project.
DBM Vircon were engaged in the implementation phase of two critical aspects of the project – BIM Management for Multiplex on the Stadium and the 3D modelling and steel detailing for Civmec Construction.