Year in Infrastructure Award winners congregate onstage after the Awards Dinner. (Image courtesy of Bentley.)
At the final dinner of its week-long Year in Infrastructure conference, Bentley Systems announced winners of the YII2018 Awards.
According to Bentley, the awards celebrate “the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing design, construction, and operations of infrastructure throughout the world.” This year, 12 panels of industry experts narrowed down the 57 infrastructure finalists to 19 winners, along with several Special Recognition Awards winners.
The winners of the YII2018 awards are:
Advancements in Bridges
Indonesia’s PT. WIJAYA KARYA won an award for advancements in bridges with its Teluk Lamong Port Project bridge. The bridge, part of Indonesia’s program to reduce congestion around the Lamong Bay Terminal, is a standout for its unique curved contours, its one-year build deadline, and the degree of delicacy exercised by its designers to avoid disturbing nearby historical sites. The team saved approximately IDR 5 billion by using Bentley software like ProjectWise and OpenBridge to design and coordinate the project’s workflows.
Buildings and Campuses
Shalom Baranes Associates was recognized for its renewal work on Washington, D.C.’s Cannon House—the city’s oldest congressional office building outside the Capitol Building. The project’s biggest challenge was figuring out how to renovate the building without causing serious…