eVolo Magazine has been inviting architects worldwide to participate in The Skyscraper Competition annually since 2006. The competition seeks visionary ideas that innovate in the use of technology, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, challenging our understanding of skyscraper architecture and its relationship with its surroundings. 🏙️

This year, the international competition received 206 projects. The jury selected three winners and awarded fourteen honorable mentions. We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Skyscraper Competition. 💫

1st Prize

Urban Intercropping

Penghao Zhao, Hanyu Sun, Sinuo Jia, Jingxuan Li, Songping Jing,  Yibo Gao, YuJie Zeng, An Jiang

Project Description:

‘‘In today’s urbanization process, the distance between cities, agriculture, and natural ecology is gradually widening, leading to numerous issues. As the political, economic, and cultural hub of Xinjiang, Urumqi, located in northwest China, faces the contradiction between urban development and agricultural ecological resources. To address this, the architectural design concept of “Urban Intercropping” is proposed.’’

2nd Prize

The Streamline Concerto

Jianwei Zhu , Haoyu Liu, Yi Liu, Yanchu Liang

Project Description:

‘‘The Yellow River, revered as the Mother River of the Chinese nation, has shaped the banks along its course and the North China Plain, creating an ideal environment for agricultural revolution and laying a solid natural and geographical foundation for the emergence and development of Chinese civilization. However, as human history has progressed, the ancient ecology of the Yellow River has increasingly deteriorated. Sandstorms have become more severe near the Yellow River basin, and due to excessive cultivation and grazing upstream, soil erosion in the Loess Plateau has intensified. This has led to significant sediment accumulation and a continual rise of the riverbed downstream, resulting in the current situation of the elevated river, or ‘hanging river’, posing an imminent threat of riverbank breaches and urban flooding.’’ 

3rd Prize

Ocean Lungs Skyscraper

Mohammed Noeman Coutry, AbdelRahman Mahmoud Badawy, Toka Hassan Taman, Amr Khaled Mahmoud AbdElsstar, Hend Mahmoud Hassan Rashad, Menna Tallah Mahmoud Fouad, Mohamed Mahfouz Abdelaziz Abdelwadoud, Nagwa Khaled Mohamed Mohamed, Norhan Mohammed Abdel-Hamid Abdel-monem, Omar Ahmed Salah Mohamed

Project Description:

‘‘Our oceans face a double threat: rising CO2 levels and the devastation of coral reefs. These issues are intricately linked. CO2 dissolving in the water creates carbonic acid, leading to ocean acidification. This acidification weakens coral skeletons and delays their growth and survival. Coral reefs, teeming with marine life, are essential for the health of our oceans. The Ocean Lungs project tackles both problems simultaneously, offering a glimmer of hope for the future of our marine environment.’’

You can see all the details of these projects and 14 honorable mentions here 💻