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eVolo Magazinehas revealed the 2022 winners annual Skyscraper Competition. From a pool of 427 entries, the winners and twenty honorable mentions were chosen. These visionary ideas are for the future vertical architecture. They reflect innovative approaches to technology, materials and aesthetics.
The top three projects were created from designers from South Korea and China, Austria and Poland. Topics include the modification and prevention of tsunamis in Pacific and the promotion and protection of flora, microorganisms, and weather conditions.
Below is a closer look at three of the winning entries. The twenty honorable mentions are republished in the image gallery at end of article. Check out our previous coverage to see how the 2022 projects compare with the past winners. Here.
First Place: Climate Control Skyscraper
Design Team: Kim Gyeong Jeung, Min Yeong Gi, Yu Sang Gu (South Korea)
Project excerpt: “Environmental catastrophes and desertification around world are still increasing exponentially, but some experts claim that environmental problems have already advanced a lot. This means that awareness and policy are important nationally. However, a movement to solve environmental issues through a revolutionary technological and architectural approach should be applied worldwide. Then, how can architecture prevent desertification and other persistent natural disasters?
“The answer lies in the ‘Climate Control Tower’. CCT was created to address climate change and solve the current climate crisis. The climate crisis regulates weather by clouds that absorb seawater and reflect solar radiation.
Learn more about this project Here.
Tsunami Park Skyscraper in Second Place
Design Team: Wang Jue, Zhang Qian, Zhang Changsheng, Li Muchun, Xu Jing (China)
Project excerpt: “People are afraid of tsunamis. Technological advancements have not allowed for sufficient measures to withstand tsunamis. People are still helpless when a tsunami strikes. The Pacific Rim is the region with the highest tsunami risk. It is also linked to all four major plate tectonics. For example, the tsunami threat to the entire Pacific Rim region resulted from the volcanic eruption of Tonga on January 14, 2022.
“It is therefore envisaged that a skyscraper will be built in front of Tonga’s long and narrow coastline. The goal was to reduce the ecological and biological damage caused by the tsunami. To advance the tsunami wave, we use the edge wave effect of tsunamis so that it is in the ocean to dissipate it if it has not yet inundated our city.
Learn more about this project Here.
Third Place: New Spring – Agro-ecological Skyscraper
Design Team: Michał Spólnik (Austria) and Marcin Kitala (Poland)
Project excerpt: “We live in a paradox – nowadays more food is produced than needed but the expansion of hunger is increasing. How is that possible? Global food production is dependent on a small number of livestock and crop species. Grains are sometimes mated with particular chemicals, making them vulnerable to environmental changes and causing immune deficiency. This lack of variety in crop varieties is a threat to global food security and nutrition security. It comes alongside changes in land and water use, population growth, urbanization and shifting food culture. For the sake of our society – and for the ones to come – we might like to rethink the ways we treat our land.”
“The proposed skyscraper will connect science, nature, social fields and the environment. It is an aggregation of garden modules – each belonging to a particular biome, containing distinct flora, soil, microorganisms, small animals, and microclimate. Each proto-garden follows the principles of agroecology and often brings together plants that are not compatible in the natural environment. This is especially important when fighting climate change, where some damages can’t be reversed and a new solution or adaptation are required.
Learn more about this project Here.
Volkan Alkanoglu formed the jury for the 2022 Skyscraper Competition. DESIGN| DESIGNGianni Botsford (Gianni Botsford Architecture, Steven Chilton (SCA | Steven Chilton Architects), Tsvetelina Georgieva (DesignMorphine), Nuru Karim (Nudes), Arthur Mamou-Mani (Mamou-Mani Architects), and Moon Hoon (Moon Hoon Architects).
You can also see the twenty Honorable Mentions in our image gallery.
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