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Submit your project for a chance to win an award!

Join SIMULATE community of worldwide structural engineers.

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What is Advance Design Award?

The GRAITEC ADVANCE DESIGN AWARD 2023 is an international contest organized by GRAITEC and dedicated to structural engineers and design offices.

The award is for the best practical use of Advance Design in Steel / Timber / Concrete design projects. This contest is open to customers and students who want to showcase their experience and technical knowledge through a project executed in Advance Design software.

The projects will be judged by a professional jury. The final nominees and the winning projects will be made public to a wide audience through extensive marketing including social media. Would you like to gain international attention and recognition for your company and your projects? Then register for the contest today!

See previous year’s projects

Why participate?

Participation in the Graitec Advance Design Award 2023 contest has many benefits:

Win an award and a prize

Exclusive prizes awarding professional and technical skills for contest participants

Walk the red carpet for structural engineers

Tell the world about you, your company and your projects

Compete with the best

Get to discover other top engineers’ projects and see how your project compete with them

Grab International attention

GRAITEC marketing and its subsidiaries will advertise your projects worldwide!

Be part of the SIMULATE community

You will then have the opportunity to discover new versions of Advance Design and special promotions

Get the latest market trends

Discover the latest design trends, innovative solutions and out-of-the-box thinking

You will then receive the guidelines to create and submit your project before the deadline of September 15.

See what winners of Advance Design Award 2022 say about the event

See all projects

How to participate

STEP 1: REGISTER

Fill in the registration form available here.

STEP 2: SEND INFO & ASSETS

We will provide an easy-to-use word template Project Form.

STEP 3: GET YOUR SUBMISSION APPROVAL

A confirmation email will be sent confirming submission.

Prizes

In each category (customers and students), the jury will nominate 5 projects to be evaluated in the final round and select the winners.

II. PLACE

€ 2500 (customers)

I. PLACE

€ 5000 (customers)
€ 1000 (students)

III. PLACE

€ 1000 (customers)

Special Jury Prize

The jury will also award a special prize of 2000€ for the best use of Advance Design in a BIM Workflow. Using Advance Design in combination with other products will be an advantage during the evaluation as the jury will evaluate the story behind the project and the use of multiple programs.

Calendar

15/02/2023

CONTEST LAUNCH

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Project submission opens

Discover in this page the 3 easy steps to take part in the contest!

15/09/2023

ENTRIES CLOSE

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Deadline for project submission

Don’t miss this important deadline to have a chance to win the big prize!

21/09/2023

PROJECT CONFIRMATION

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Confirmation and announcement of projects accepted

We’ll confirm we have everything to evaluate your project.

01/10/2023

WINNERS SELECTION

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Selection of winners

The winners in customers and students categories will be selected according to the criteria detailed in this page.

25/10/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

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Announcement of winners at the Advance Design User Summit

D-Day – the winners will receive their prizes during our Advance Design Award ceremony.

Countdown

You still have

XX days XX minutes

until the entries close

You will then receive the guidelines to create and submit your project before the deadline of September 15.

Contest criteria

Jury assessment process

The independent contest jury will gather in October 2023 to evaluate the projects. The judging will be done under the guidance of a dedicated Graitec Group representative. The representative is in charge of the contest. The jury will evaluate the projects taking the following criteria into consideration:

1	Technical level of the design, detailing and/or calculations.
2	Originality and prestige of the project.
3	Attractiveness, detail and presentation of the project.
4	Optimal use of software’s functionality.
5	The “story” behind the project – difficulties overcome, innovative approaches, benefits gained, etc.