First year Master of Architecture student Rui (Ray) Wu and fourth year undergraduate student in Architectural Studies YuHao Liu have received third prize eVolo’s Skyscraper Competition.  

This year marks the ninth anniversary of the competition, which was established in 2006 to recognize outstanding ideas for vertical living through the novel use of technology, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations.

The magazine received 525 projects from 43 countries. Three winners and 20 honourable mentions were selected.

Wu and Liu’s project, titled Propagate Skyscraper: Carbon Dioxide Structure, is a high-rise that grows: “we hypothesized a material capable of assimilating carbon dioxide as a means to self-propagate. Employing such a material allows air capture of carbon dioxide and the resultant production of a solid construction material capable of supporting load,” they wrote. "Unlike conventional skyscrapers, which rely on steel frame and concrete casting, the proposed skyscraper suggests a more environmental conscious construction method, an alternative mode of occupation and ownership, and possibly a distinct organization of social relationships."

For more information on the Skyscraper Competition and Wu and Liu winning project, visit eVolo’s website.