First Place: “Essence Skyscraper” | BOMP (Ewa Odyjas, Agnieszka Morga, Konrad Basan, Jakub Pudo). © eVolo
Out of 480 entries from all seven continents, the jury selected three winners of 2015 eVolo Skyscraper Competition:
1ST PRIZE: “Essence Skyscraper” by BOMP (Ewa Odyjas, Agnieszka Morga, Konrad Basan, and Jakub Pudo) | Poland
2ND PRIZE: “Shanty-Scaper” by Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar | India
3RD PRIZE: “Cybertopia” by Egor Orlov | Russia
In 2015, the Jury, formed by leaders of the architecture and design fields selected 3 winners and 15 honorable mentions. eVolo Magazine received 480 projects from all continents. The winners were selected for their creativity, ingenuity, and understanding of dynamic and adaptive vertical communities.
The first place was awarded to BOMP (Ewa Odyjas, Agnieszka Morga, Konrad Basan, and Jakub Pudo) from Poland for their project Essence Skyscraper. The proposal is an urban mega-structure that contains diverse natural habitats. The skyscraper would serve as a place to briefly escape urban life and stimulate diverse and complex experiences.
The recipients of the second place are Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar from India for theirShanty-Scaper. The project seeks to provide housing, work and recreational spaces to the inhabitants of Chennai city’s slum in India. The skyscraper is designed to reutilize the city’s post-construction debris including pipes, corrugated metal sheets, timber, etc.
The third place was awarded to Egor Orlov from Russia for the project Cybertopia which reimagines the city of the future as the combination of digital and physical worlds – a city that grows and morphs instantly according to our needs.
The 15 honorable mentions include skyscrapers designed for the arctic, structures that intend to reverse desertification, abandoned oil rigs transformed into bio-habitats, and atmosphere laboratories among others.
The members of the Jury are: Massimiliano Fuksas [principal Studio Fuksas], Michael Hansmeyer[CAAD group at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology], Richard Hassell [principal WOHA], Alvin Huang [principal Synthesis Design + Architecture], Yong Ju Lee [winner 2014 eVolo Skyscraper Competition], Wenchian Shi [project manager MVRDV], Wong Mun Summ [principal WOHA], and Benedetta Tagliabue [principal EMBT Miralles Tagliabue].
Second Place: “Shanty-Scraper” / Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar. © eVolo
Third Place: “Cybertopia” / Egor Orlov. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Limestone Skyscrapers” / Jethro Koi Lik Wai, Quah Zheng Wei. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Tower of Refuge” / Qidan Chen. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Air Monument: Atmosphere Database” / Shi Yuqing, Hu Yifei, Zhang Juntong, Sheng Zifeng, He Yanan. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Reversal Strategy” / Luigi Bertazzoni, Paolo Giacomo Vasino. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Made in New York: The Vertical Cities of Greenport, NY” / Stuart Beattie . © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Noah Oasis: Rig to Vertical Bio-Habitat” / Ma Yidong, Zhu Zhonghui, Qin Zhengyu, Jiang Zhe. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Re-Generator Skyscraper: Plan to Regenerate the Wetlands of Hangshou / Gabriel Munoz Moreno”. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Deep Skins: New Skyscraper Typology in NYC as an Adaptive Organism” / Yongsu Choung, Ge Zhang, Chuanjingwei Wang. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Already There” / Ramiro Chiriotti Alvarez. © eVolo
Honorable Mention: “Time Squared 3015” / Blake Freitas, Grace Chen, Alexi Kararavokiris. © eVolo
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