Winners of the SKYHIVE Timber Skyscraper competition speculate on sustainable tall buildings
Buildner has announced the results of their latest SKYHIVE Timber Skyscraper competition. The annual contest, now in its sixth edition, sought “iconic and unique designers for a high-rise structure,” with this year featuring the “added twist” of requiring a skyscraper that was primarily constructed out of timber. The competition did not set a defined site and instead called on participants to select any hypothetical site measuring 426ft x 262ft (130m x 80m), which could be accessed by roads on two sides. “It is important that designs show consideration for the impact on the surrounding environment, as well as how the increase in inhabitants will affect the current infrastructure, pollution levels, economic division, and urban sprawl,” the brief added. Take a look at the winning schemes: First Prize: Space Gradients by Yanyan Zhang (United States)Read the full post on Bustler
Buildner has announced the results of their latest SKYHIVE Timber Skyscraper competition. The annual contest, now in its sixth edition, sought “iconic and unique designers for a high-rise structure,” with this year featuring the “added twist” of requiring a skyscraper that was primarily constructed out of timber.
The competition did not set a defined site and instead called on participants to select any hypothetical site measuring 426ft x 262ft (130m x 80m), which could be accessed by roads on two sides. “It is important that designs show consideration for the impact on the surrounding environment, as well as how the increase in inhabitants will affect the current infrastructure, pollution levels, economic division, and urban sprawl,” the brief added.
Take a look at the winning schemes:
First Prize: Space Gradients by Yanyan Zhang (United States)
Read the full post on Bustler
