Design
A Glorious Collection of the Craziest Skyscraper Concepts You've Ever Seen
Eight years of "outstanding ideas for vertical living," courtesy architectural magazine eVolo.
An incinerator to generate a Martian atmosphere, a structure built from ocean detritus, and a floating city for 25,000... and those are just the honorable mentions.
The architectural magazine eVolo announced the results of its annual skyscraper competition this month, and as usual, the entries are beautiful and imaginative. The prompt was "outstanding ideas for vertical living," and a quick look at the finalists, selected from a field of over 600 entries, suggests an emphasis on ideas: these aren't your neighborhood condos, and aren't likely to exist anytime soon.