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		The Tall Stones of Venice: 12 Roberta Brucato, Lucia Perissinotto & Ludovico Pevere, posted December 2011 The masterplan of this project creates an urban park characterized by low density units that recreate the original aspects of the old city of Marghera. The high rise buildings stand as a very elegant thin blade in the middle of the park, reinforcing the horizontal axis of the streets and providing a beautiful view to and from the park.
		Shell and Core, London Eva Young, posted December 2011 This project explores the differing optimal relationships between shell and core for the differing office and residential function, in relation to both environmental context (in this case, sun) and physical context (view).
		Curvy Canyon Tower Christopher Lee, posted November 2011 Curvy Canyon Tower is a multiuse twin-tower with residential and commercial elements in two distinctive connected towers. The towers connect  to their neighbors through a ground scraper and sky bridge, while reflective finishes that provide indirect daylight to tower interiors.
		Skystone, University of Calgary Jill Jaber Akl & Cameron Ashe, posted November 2011 Skystone is located along the Bow River in the Eau Claire Market area of Calgary, Alberta. Part of its inspiration came from the 1914 Mawson Plan, a proposal by Thomas Mawson, which was a beautifully elaborate plan to give Calgary a world-renowned identity. Mawson chose Eau Claire to be the focal point of his movement, demonstrating the potential and importance of this site.
		Eco Sky City, Illinois Institute of Technology Yifan Qiu & Geyang Guo, posted October 2011 The 240m high Eco Sky City on Heron Quay is a vertically-sliced mixed-use skyscraper, bringing round-the-clock vitality into Canary Wharf through several programmed spaces such as sky lobbies and clubs. The explores sustainable strategies utilizing turbine engineering to capture maximum high altitude wind power.
		Noin Tap (Elderly Tower), Illinois Institute of Technology Matthew Abbott & Ryan Bloom, posted October 2011 Noin Tap seeks to provide a haven for the growing sector of elderly Seoulites who now live independently of their families and aims to accommodate many activities enjoyed by the elderly in an environment which reconsiders traditional high rise typology.
		Sujik Seoshikji Tower, Illinois Institute of Technology Nico Sanchez and Kelly Castellano, posted September 2011 As the capital city of South Korea increases in size, its water and land resources are becoming increasingly scarce. This project reuses the precious resource of water and utilizes it to create a second rarity - a series of raised natural habitats in the sky.
		Marina Tower, University of Nottingham Tom Heneker, Li Yu Liang, Juzar Mukadam & Salil Riswadkar, posted September 2011 This scheme is concerned with the valuable resource of water in two ways; firstly, by ‘floating’ the tower out over the water a marina and water taxi hub is created at its base, offering a new recreational facility on the river Lea.
		Pas De Deaux, University of Calgary Ghazaleh Safarzadeh & Somayeh Mousazadeh, posted August 2011 Pas de deux addresses the smooth movement of grass with the wind in its structural and architectural expression. Through the biomimicary of the prairie grass in form and functionality, the building animates the Calgary skyline and speaks to the direction and velocity of wind.
		The Apasstaan (The Bridge), University of Calgary Nooshin Esmaeili & Branka Jovanovic, posted August 2011 Apasstaan seeks to bind together Calgary’s city core, its nature and people, by means of a new place with a vibrant and dynamic building complex and urban habitat that connects the past and future using elements from native, traditional and modern times.
		Agricultural Rehabilitation Tower, Illinois Institute of Technology Jennifer Lee & Rodrigo Garcia, posted July 2011 South Korea's growing number of mental health issues and diminishing available farmland inspired the program and agenda of this design. The project acts as a vertical vegetating and rehabilitating facility, providing Seoul with much needed locally-produced produce and sanatorium.
		Gyoyook Tower (Education Tower), Illinois Institute of Technology Kevin Ford & Stevie Brummer, posted July 2011 This project looks at developing a high-rise habitat to foster and advance the education of Korea's children. The design will provides one of the best schooling systems in the world, and yet also a different education system based on the best aspects of both east and west.
		Gyana Tower (School Tower), Illinois Institute of Technology Jacqueline Villa & Rafal Stawarz, posted June 2011 Inspired by education and learning, this design aims to combine residential units and a school within the same vertical tower. The tower consists of a series of stacked villages with each floor plate housing both residential units and school facilities.
		Vertical Athletic Center, Illinois Institute of Technology Kent Hoffman & Mark Swingler, posted June 2011 This project is concerned with the lack of recreational facilities within the city and therefore acts as a vertical sporting facility and hotel. It contains a partial stadium at the ground level, providing area for spectators and public entertainment.
		Farmscraper, University of Nottingham Mandar Mallappanavar, Savita Poojari & Pranali Shah, posted May 2011 Inspired by issues surrounding sustainable agriculture, this design aims to accommodate residential units combined with vertical farming in the place where demand for food is highest – the city.
		Eduscrape, University of Nottingham Xifeng He, Yu Wei Luo & Ben Minton, posted May 2011 Inspired by research into local demographics – which show an extremely high birth rate and low death rate – this project aims to accommodate both primary and secondary schools and residential units into the same vertical tower.
		Skyfarm, Illinois Institute of Technology Jacob Dodds & Matthew Walczuk, posted April 2011 Inspired by the fieldvisit to the green roof of Chicago City Hall, this project looked to explore the idea of what a green roof is and what a green roof can become. This led to a tall building design that becomes a hub within a larger ‘eco boulevard’ system.
		Wind Tower, University of Nottingham Arash Soleimani, posted April 2011 This design is concerned with generating clean energy on-site from building integrated wind turbines. The site on the Abu Dhabi Corniche lends itself to such a concept due to the unobstructed wind it receives from the adjacent Persian Gulf.
		Recycling Tower, University of Nottingham Minh Ngoc Phan & Sim Lee Yee, posted March 2011 This scheme consists of a residential tower with an emphasis on waste collection and recycling. The project takes advantage of its location at the centre of the ‘skybridge network’, acting as a ‘hub’ to gather and process waste from neighbouring towers.
		Sky Forest Tower, University of Nottingham Matthew Bryant, David Calder & Pranali Shah, posted March 2011 This project is inspired by three key issues relevant to the context of Singapore; (1) The creation of green spaces. (2) To collect and recycle rainwater and waste water. (3) To provide shading from the intense Singaporean sun.
		Green Lung, University of Nottingham A. Chaudhari, S. Deshpande, P. Diwakirti & P. Kumath, posted February 2011 This design is concerned with the introduction of fresh air, natural light and vegetation into a tall building. The tower’s shape is derived from its mixed functions and maximizing key views.
		Botanical Tower (London), University of Nottingham A. Li, N. Long & A. Tang,  posted February 2011 This scheme aims to extend the Lea Valley ‘green corridor’ – a series of parks and wetlands that stretch northwards from the site, along the river Lea – into the sky, by embracing vertical greenery within a tall building.
		Adaptable Tower (Rotterdam), University of Nottingham K. K. Tew & L. Wang, posted January, 2011 This design, based in Rotterdam, was influenced by a number of factors. The first is the desire to create a tall building that is adaptable over its lifetime, such that it can change function, density and even height if required.
		Swadeshi Tower (Textile Tower), Illinois Institute of Technology N. Modi & H. Patel, posted January, 2011 This design is particularly inspired by the large urban areas dedicated for clothes washing and drying in Mumbai known as the Dhobi Ghats. As such, the tower aims to create a vertical residential community with high quality living space.