competition Honorable Mention 2014 Skyscraper Competition Henry Smith, Adam Woodward, Paul Attkins United Kingdom A cylindrical matrix of super tall structure centered on an electromagnetic vertical accelerator to eliminate the hydrocarbon dependency of aircraft during takeoff. Commercial air travel is celebrating its centenary in 2014 and over the last 100 years aviation has made an unprecedented impact on the way people can experience an interconnected and relatively open world. The future of Aviation is anticipated to rely on energy dense hydrocarbon fuels to provide the power required to make flight possible. An electromagnetic vertical accelerator, utilizing the technological principles developed at CERN’s LHC and maglev train propulsion, provides a method for commercial aircraft to be accelerated to cruising speed using renewable electrical energy sources from ground based infrastructure. The concept is essentially a helical version of the classic urban grid environment.
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(Non)-Winners Announced for ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture Award 2008-2009 As many of our readers know, the winners were recently announced for the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Award 2008-09, and the results have proven to be quite controversial. To try to provide some more context, we’ve asked those of you who participated in this competition to share your proposals, to see what projects were not recognized by the jury. We’ve posted the submissions we’ve received so far below, in this article. What do you think? Share your opinions in the comments section below. Note: most of the images can be enlarged upon clicking them. Currently displaying 53. Clear Dark Icon Playtime Agence d’Architecture, France Clear Dark Icon by Playtime Agence d’Architecture Tall Emblem Structure in Dubai ARCHICLUB, France Tall Emblem Structure in Dubai by ARCHICLUB Woven Giuseppe Farris Architects, Italy in collaboration with Stefan Schöning, Belgium Woven by Giuseppe Farris Architects with Stefan Schöning dCALL Irma Coello+Álvaro Guinea (VOID_7) dCALL by VOID_7 Trade Tower by Nick H, Architect