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		Field Blades Razvan Ghilic Micu and Jia Xin Chum, posted December 2013 The Field Blades project is aimed at reformulating the question of building tall, while intensifying the urban habitat and social dimension of residential developments. Lattice networks, not cul-de-sacs. Thin apartment blades, not bulky core-and-shell stacks.
		Flexiscrape Sayali Ghorpade, Pelin Gurkan, and Nirav Khandwala, posted November 2013 One of the primary advantages of suburban low-rise living is the ability for occupants to expand or adapt their dwelling as their situation changes. The Flexiscraper aims to challenge this scenario, creating a tall building that is characterised by adaptability and extendibility.
		Bataan Oil Skyfarm Nino Ricardo, posted November 2013 Recognizing the Jatropha Curcas plant as an alternative fuel source is a significant breakthrough. Using the skyscraper as a useful and effective building type will result to an efficient system of renewable oil source.
		Solar Steps Wezha Baiz and Udayan Jain, posted October 2013 Solar Steps aims to be a social destination for migrants, providing medium term accommodation for those new to the UK, including international students, refugees, and those who come to work temporarily.
		Eco Roofscraper Pelin Gurkan and Jue Shi, posted October 2013 This design takes on four agendas; water sustainability, solar protection, greenery and community. It consists of two towers both leaning out to create self-shading and reduce unwanted solar gain from the high Singaporean sun.
		Team MAX Hu Jiajun, Tuo Sun, Junlong Zhou, and Dong Zhang, posted September 2013 We, team "MAX," try to through the humanized space layout, innovative technology and the multiple function design combine efficiency and sustainability in the tower city in a maximum degree.
		Warisan Merdeka Tower Mohd Farez Mustapha, Asyraf Azmi, Mohd Firdaus Mohd and Jiat Chun Chong, posted September 2013 The Warisan Merdeka became a nationwide issue when it was proposed to be the tallest landmark to grace the Kuala Lumpur skyline. This new proposal for the Tower looks at adapting the original brief and reinterpreting it.
		Passive Tri-scraper Deepika Singhal and Rishika Shroff, posted August 2013 The master plan of this scheme is comprised of three slender towers, arranged to maximise density, minimize over-shading on one another and the existing park at the centre of the site, and provide a skyline transition.
		Meeting • Javier Esquembre, posted August 2013 The program establishes a new dynamic neighborhood including residential areas, offices, transport and services. The buildable volumes closest to the Power Station rotate into a vertical position increasing the garden area around it.
		Lux Aisan Kianmehr, posted July 2013 A mixed-use development containing high-end residences and a hotel, the design comprises seven towers that minimize the building footprint, generating spaces that penetrate volumes, maximizing social interaction and embracing the plaza.
		(Sub)urban Translations Matthew Davis and Adrien Mans, posted July 2013 Our proposal is not about being the tallest tower in Brussels, it is about an innovative vertical solution providing an alternative to urban sprawl, a do it yourself icon and reimagining the relationship between the tall and the city.
		Flexible Tower Agus Sanjaya, posted June 2013 The “Flexible Tower” seeks to pay tribute to the historical relevance of the Steglitzer Kreizel through the introduction of independent ‘living pods’ within the framework of the existing building.
		Alternative for a Parking Lot Juuso Valtteri Iivonen, posted June 2013 The first thing you see when you come to Tampere by train is a parking lot. A city, even a small one, should have proper entrance. This is the problem this plan is aiming to solve.
		Life in the Dead Rokib Al-Hasan, posted May 2013 "Life in the Dead" begins with an exploration into nature’s ability to reinhabit obsolete environments. This method is applied to the Gasometer, using technologies and design methods that harness the wind, water and sun.
		L! iving + Eva-Maria Friedel and Angela Koch, posted May 2013 The apartments are oriented both to the outside of the building and to the inside. The tower is exposed and aired through the continuous open yard hereby giving the apartments a “living through” concept.
		Cultural Center for All Jong Han, Ha Lim Choi, and Sang Hyun Lee, posted April 2013 We envisioned a vertical structure being the environment of coinciding diverse cultures (or programs) alleviating tension and creating public interactions in the zone with high potential of conflict.
		Healing High-Rise Noura Ghabra, Rong Xu, and Jing Huang, posted April 2013 This project aims to tackle both environmental and social sustainability through the design of a tall building that meets Passivhaus performance criteria while responding to the human needs of health and wellbeing.
		Vertical Oasis Clarissa Wenborn and Aaron Marriott, posted March 2013 The Vertical Oasis evolved from a consideration of water sustainability in the UAE. Water usage is among the highest in the world in the country and the lack of potable water and reliance on desalination makes water a vital element.
		Slip_In Urbanism Anesta Iwan, posted March 2013 Instead of continuing to build upon the given footprints, Slip-in Urbanism proposes to transfer the new and unbuilt air rights into a new high-rise typology located above urban intersections.
		Spiny Lizard Arash Sheikhi, posted February 2013 This project is designed as a direct response to the harsh sun and hot semiarid climate of Abu Dhabi. Rejecting the curtain-wall-clad, fully-glazed tall building, so prevalent in the Middle East, it instead draws inspiration from nature.
		Woven Shawna Hammon, posted February 2013 Woven challenges the public's perception of wood as a viable structural material for skyscrapers. Wood sequesters carbon, requires less embodied energy to produce, has a fire rating and is a renewable resource.
		Vertical Memorials Tianwei Ye, Qian Zheng and Yuning Pang, posted January 2013 To be buried in the earth, is a long tradition deeply rooted in every Chinese mind. The building was turned upside down, to dig a “hole” into the earth. The ring shape provides loop circulation as well as a full experience of the “hole.”
		Postitalo Torni Gabriel Huerta, posted January 2013 The project is sited opportunistically at the cusp of the old city center and the developing cultural zone of Helsinki, making the tower an iconic beacon from the harbor waterfront.