How will an airport/aircar terminal co-exist with a corporate workspace in 2050?

Introduction to the competition: Mega-cities

As our mega-cities grow denser, tall buildings are not a luxury anymore but a necessity today. With the rampant growth of technology, and the density we have to mitigate with - the overlaps between the dynamic nature of spaces are now gaining more and more evident form. 

For instance, restaurants that work as a coworking space in the morning, and a club by the night - our lives are full of such examples where the nature of spaces are bending/blending every day. Hybrid Futures ‘19 is an open ideas competition that explores such programmatic ramifications in a much futuristic timeline and high-density scenarios.

Design challenge to design mega-cities 

The fundamental aspects of work in the coming decades in cities - with faster transit technologies, this challenge engages with a skyscraper that serves as both - A workplace (Private & Public) and A fly hub (Public & Private) in the context of mega-cities 

With decreasing popularity of surface commute (Cars) with slower / unpleasant / space consuming qualities, and lowering costs of air travel with fewer restrictions, both these typologies are expected to soar in future. Design challenge: How will your idea of a tall building that houses these two evident typologies of today give birth to a more hybrid future? How will that intervention change the face of cities over the world? 

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Submission 

• A maximum of 4 nos. – 1880 x 2880px sheet in portrait digital format (JPEG) 

• Answer 6 mandatory questions and 2 self formulated questions in the discussion section as given on the next page.

• Sheets must have a conceptual site plan, Exploded view, Concept Section, 3D Views x 4. About 70% of the surface area of each sheet should be imaged. 

• Cover image of size 2000 x 1000 px or larger in aspect ratio 2:1 

• Elevations, Diagrams, Concept images, sketches (if any) can be added to support the entry.

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Judging Criteria

The entries will be judged by an international jury of the competition on the following criteria:

• Presentation: The fundamental to a good entry is a visual delivery of ideas.
• Concept/Idea: Quality of thought and intent in the pre-design phase.
• Programme/Spaces: How the spaces and cities are conceived along with the programme. 
• Design Outcome: The final architectural outcome of the solution.

The judging panel can also add other criteria based on their internal discussions - which will be in line with the problem statement. Participants are advised to fulfil above given criteria first in their design. Names of the jury panel will be announced soon.

The decision of the Judges Panel is final, no appeals will be entertained and no further correspondence shall be entered into.

Please note that the jury scores are NOT affected by the number of likes on a project. Every submission is evaluated based on the judging criteria. However, ‘Likes’ play a role in determining the People’s Choice Awards.