SCIA User Contest 2017 Online Book

1 Foreword Dear Reader, I am happy to present to you the impressive and inspiring work of our customers in the 10 th edition of the SCIA User Contest, aptly named “The Art of Structural Design”. We launched the first SCIA User Contest in 1992, when the software was still running on DOS, with dozens of participating projects located in several European countries. Since 2005, we have held the User Contest every other year and the number of participating projects has grown to over 100 from around the world. Many engineering firms have been participating since the beginning of the User Contest. The 2017 edition illustrates 124 outstanding international structural and civil engineering projects and their designers. Utilising SCIA Engineer as the structural analysis and design software, all of these projects not only showcased originality and precision but many also focused on sustainability and the application of BIM. Our international jury of renowned experts from the industry and academia was very impressed with the great achievements of all participants and their contribution to the global engineering community reflecting the very art of structural design. Winners were selected in the four main contest categories introduced to you on the first pages of this book. In addition, the jury awarded the best “BIM” project with the “Prize of the Jury” award. As in the last edition of the User Contest, we asked the public to select their favourite projects. The winner with the most votes received the “Prize of the Public” award. In all we do, our aim is to delight our customers by helping them create the best structural designs. I am very proud of every one of the projects in this book and the work our customers have been able to achieve with SCIA Engineer. Our dedication to R&D and innovation, combined with inspiration and input from our customers, will continue to power SCIA Engineer to help structural engineers do their best work. On behalf of the whole SCIA team, I would like to sincerely congratulate the winners and thank all participants for having shared their projects and know-how with us. I hope you enjoy seeing and learning about all the projects as much as we do! Hilde Sevens Chief Executive Officer