33Runner-upOr1gyn Space PortThe year is 2040, and after winning a highly sought after role in helping to establish a second human settlement on MARS, young astronaut 'Ralph' embarks on his journey to Or1gyn Space Port, before launching into deep space.
3Longa-polisLonga-polis accepts today's inescapable social and political circumstances of the doctrines of capitalism as a repetitive tragedy giving us dystopian cities. Considering today's cities as a disease, this thesis follows the process of extracting an 'antigen' in its attempt of developing an 'antibody' to make the future city immune.
18Honorable MentionSandcrete CityThe construction of the worlds first Sandcrete City is a response to the Global Sand Crisis currently sweeping the construction industry. The project explores the potential of constructing a self-sustaining city using only natural materials found in the Mauritanian desert, and aims to be a catalyst for a more innovative and responsible future.
2Work-A-Go Go...No more commute! A FLYPOD is the vehicle of the future. It's an automatically controlled flying office, leisure space or bedroom with idealized views. It attaches to a desirable bubble ecosystem created by advanced current technological methods to form a travelling skyscraper.
2Honorable MentionUrban BubbleWe focus on high density area in NYC, from lower Manhattan to Central Park, discovering subway stations around the main public spaces, to further create a Bubble Landmark combined with the subway system. On one hand, it could provide covering for subway station entrance. On the other hand, it is a station for bubble sharing and recharging.
84RIONIRThe name "RIONIR" consists of the two words RIO and REUNIR. In Portuguese Reunir stands for "(to gather)", which plays an essential role in the project. Combining this with RIO results RIONIR.
35Jury CommendationIPARCIadoxWhat if, a parking tower transformed into a tower that celebrated public spaces? What if, the system of parking itself changes dynamically to a park + play paradox that enables you to experience varied landscapes that are otherwise lost in an urban setup? Come, unzip alternative realities of parking for Manhattan, with a new metamorphic fabric.
2Kakadu Cultural CenterThe concept behind the design as one that is contextually sensitive to the natural surrounding topography, mimicking the angles and proportions of the surrounding natural rock formations. Ancient aboriginal symbols are re-purposed in the courtyard chasm of rough-stone clad megalithic walls.
8Organizer's Choice AwardRoller CoasterOur program intends to break the linear experience of existing retail space. The use of roller coaster tracks and mobile shelves allows for a more flexible retail space to follow the seasonal activities and povide more job opportunities.The North to South Corridor unicom North Park and the Southern Open Space provide a better chance for future.
2Tokyo Meta TowerHyper-dense, always moving, always changing- it is impossible to grasp Tokyo in its entirety. This project seeks to investigate the very nature of Tokyo, to understand its evolution and untangle its urban fabric.
2DATA HIERARCHYOne day artificial intelligence is going to take over and control the way we live in the world. My project focuses on how people are going to work for AI by collecting data through big online companies. The people who collect the most amount of data for the AI will be the ones who are granted the best living conditions in this building that I have designed.
18Funemployed TMIn an effort to replenish Earth's natural resources, AI has created a new facility to keep humans distracted from harming the planet. Your job at Funemployed is to participate in a mass research initiative studying human behavior and market incentive. Through a combination of Virtual Reality and tangible objects users are able to do anything and everything.
