Established in 2006, eVolo’s annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture. It recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations; along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution.
Participants should consider advances in technology, the exploration of sustainable systems, and the establishment of new urban and architectural methods to solve economic, social, and cultural problems of the contemporary city including the scarcity of natural resources and infrastructure and the exponential increase of inhabitants, pollution, economic division, and unplanned urban sprawl.
The competition is an investigation of the public and private space and the role of the individual and the collective in the creation of a dynamic and adaptive vertical community. It is also a response to the exploration and adaptation of new habitats and territories based on a dynamic equilibrium between man and nature – a new kind of responsive and adaptive design capable of intelligent growth through the self-regulation of its own systems.
Submission Requirements
There are no restrictions in regards to site, program, or size.
The project submission must contain the following files:
- Two boards (24″x48″ in horizontal format; 150dpi, RGB, JPG file) with the project information including plans, sections, and perspectives. Participants are encouraged to submit all the information they consider necessary to explain their proposal.
- A DOC file containing the project statement (600 words max).
- A DOC file containing the entrants’ personal information, including name, profession, address, and email.
Eligibility
Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in the competition. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged.
Awards
1st Place: $5000 USD
2nd Place: $2000 USD
3rd Place: $1000 USD
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