This foldable skyscraper that could be assembled in a few minutes just won a major conceptual design award
Damian Granosik, Jakub Kulisa, and Piotr Pańczyk
- Skyshelter.zip, a foldable tower designed for disaster areas, is the winner of the 2018 Skyscraper Competition.
- On-site construction would not be needed. The re-usable skyscraper would be airlifted in by three helicopters.
- The conceptual design is pure fantasy, with one writer calling it a work of "architectural fiction."
Every year, the architecture magazine eVolo holds a competition for the most innovative skyscraper concepts.
This year's first place winner is Skyshelter.zip, a tower envisioned for disaster areas by a trio of Polish architects: Damian Granosik, Jakub Kulisa, and Piotr Pańczyk. Similar to a helium balloon, the lightweight skyscraper would be airlifted by three helicopters, and then unfurl into place on the ground level.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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