WINNER
Lochner, Inc.
Fort Drum Connector (I-81 to US 11)
Pamelia, New York, and LeRay, New York
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is planning a four-lane connector between Interstate 81 and Route 11 in northern New York to improve access to the Fort Drum U.S. Army base. The project team needed to communicate three design options and the impact on the surrounding areas to all stakeholders.
MicroStation, InRoads, and ProjectWise allowed the firm to work with NYSDOT virtually. Visualizations were employed to show how the project would look post-construction, and 3D MicroStation design files were created that contained a gridded representation of both the existing and proposed digital terrain models of the roadways. Aerial photos were then photo-matched with these design files as the basis for photorealistic visualization.
FINALIST
Dimension Modeling
Kelderhof
Bellville, South Africa
Gateway Property Developments approached Dimension Modeling to assist in marketing materials for its new country estate, Kelderhof. Instead of demolishing an attractive wine estate, Kelderhof integrated with the farm to the extent that inhabitants can make their own wine in the Garagiste on site.
Kelderhof is on farm land and therefore required more input from the developer to be approved by investors and local council. Utilizing MicroStation and the Google interface, the layout, location, major features, and access to the development was easily communicated. Over 50 percent of the estate was sold within the first few months.
FINALIST
McCormick Taylor, Inc.
MD 45 (York Road) Widening and Streetscape
Lutherville, Maryland
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration is providing a new fifth lane along a one-mile section of York Road. In tandem, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works is installing a new 24-inch water main underneath the southbound lanes of York Road.
Bentley products facilitated an efficient visualization production process. In photo simulations, MicroStation was used to line up the camera and render the proposed DTM models that were designed using InRoads. By using this integrated approach, the time needed to create a particular simulation was typically less than a day. There was no need to convert formats or rely on any other 3D rendering software.
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