Abstract: The rise and application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has effectively solved the problem of collaborative communication of professional information between architecture and structure disciplines. This paper has presented the general process and method of developing the structure model by using the forward design software based on IFC standard, then it has been applied to a high-rise shear wall project. The results show that the construction method of structural information model based on IFC standard can be applied to BIM forward design, which has provided a reliable method to promote the application of BIM forward design in engineering practice in China.