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| CN Tower concept by QuadrangleParasitic pods are affixed to the outer walls of the CN Tower in Toronto in this proposal to make use of the 553-metre-high communications mast. The structures would be made from cross-laminated timber, one of architecture's most cutting-edge materials. |
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| Instant City: Living Air-Right by Beomki Lee and Chang Kyu Lee This scheme proposed for The modular, gridded structure is shown with a combination of flat and concave floors that form indoor gardens, playgrounds and seating, in addition to homes. City would make use of the vacant airspace above existing buildings to offer affordable homes for city dwellers. The modular, gridded structure is shown with a combination of flat and concave floors that form indoor gardens, playgrounds and seating, in addition to homes. |
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| The Monument of Giant by Ko Jinhyeuk, Cheong Changwon, Cho Kyuhung and Choi Sunwoong The hollowed-out trunks of huge trees in the western US provide the framework for this concept by a group of South Korean designers. They wanted to highlight the plight of giant sequoia trees that they claim are being "mercilessly destroyed" by modernisation. |
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| Mashambas Skyscraper by Pawel Lipiński and Mateusz Frankowski This vertical farm concept by two Polish designers is designed to be disassembled and moved to different agricultural communities across sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| Monument by Gilles Miller and Forbes Massie Designer Giles Miller and visualiser Forbes Massie drew up plans for this 14-storey monument with a cross-shaped plan. The four fins that make up the textured-brick tower point north, south, east and west. |
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| Pod Vending Machine by Haseef Rafiei This self-building conceptual skyscraper 3D prints and plugs in its own modular housing pods. Haseef Rafiei was inspired by the vending machine culture in Japan to come up with the idea, which aims to offer housing in response to demand. |
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| Vertical Forest Seeds on Mars by Stefano Boeri A cynical take on a competition brief to interpret the future of Shanghai. Imagining rising sea levels to have made the city uninhabitable by 2117, Boeri suggested the city's population decamp to the plant-covered tower complex in space. |
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| The Big Bend by Oiio Oiio decided to bend the rules with this arched skyscraper concept for New York's Central Park, which aims to the be the longest in the world, measuring in at 1.22 kilometres from end to end. |
Source: Dezeen's top 10 conceptual skyscrapers of 2017
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