13WinnerThe Wave The Wave is a project that addresses the climate crisis by providing a home to a community off the coast of modern day San Francisco. With sea water levels rising at alarming rates, this proposal offers a unique solution to this problem through influences of the natural environment and its benefits.
137People's Choice AwardATLANDISA POWERFUL CIVILIZATION ONCE EXISTED ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN. LATER, FLOODS OF EXTRAORDINARY VIOLENCE SWALLOWED ALL TYPE OF SOPHISTICATED CONSTRUCTION AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. THE STORY REDACTS BACK IN 2100 WHEN A NIGHT OF MISFORTUNE ALL THINGS ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN SANK INTO THE DEPTH OF THE SEA, STARTING A COMPLETELY NEW ERA FOR US.
7Editor's ChoiceCORAL CITYCoral City allows for a direct connection to the existing wildlife in the San Francisco Bay. Coral is a major element in the natural ecosystem in our oceans across the globe, giving the project a strong base to be expanded out into many cities and countries. Coral's natural growth overtime allows for its strength to grow as the years progress
2SHANGRI-LANTIS"Atlantis" and "Shangri-La" are both utopian and mythical cities that live in books and people's story telling. Atlantis is usually described as a doomed city submerged in the bottom of the ocean while Shangri-La is a city created by the gods above the mountains that sustains life and preserves it.
4Sunset CityWhen sea-level rising becomes an issue of the future, solutions need to be made! Sunset City is the edge of the new world, a vision of a new life moved west of the old, now-submerged land, to preserve parks and gardens and create a sustainable way of living that adjusts to the future conditions.
Hosted by UNIConcaveChallenge to design a shop stop sunk in the cityPrize Pool:USD 7,000Regular registration ends: October 30, 2026Submission ends: November 1, 2026Auckland, New Zealand