Chance to Win 1,000 euros at the 2021 Non Architecture Competition

Non Architecture announced the opening of the MANHATTAN WILDSCRAPER competition with the theme "INTO THE WILD". Participants are encouraged to come up with visionary concepts for a green skyscraper in this competition – Only 3 drawings, absolute freedom of scale, and program dimensions.

Participants are asked to propose conceptual ideas to bring biodiversity back to New York City, more specifically to Midtown Manhattan, through a futuristic green skyscraper.

As the world becomes more urbanized, this competitions’ purpose is to emphasize the importance of providing a synergy between architecture and biodiversity. By imagining a world where nature and people coexist as much as possible, it’s up to the participant to come to a very high degree of interaction between these two entities in many possible ways.

As a designer, how can you bring biodiversity into architecture through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations?

Manhattan Wildscraper aims to answer those questions focusing on biodiversity and the relationship between humans and nature.

Non Architecture Competitions will award two winners, one selected by each jury, and a total of 6 honorable mentions.

WINNERS (2 Prizes)

• 1.000 euros.
• Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions book and website.
• Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs.

HONORABLE MENTIONS (6 Prizes)

• Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions book and website.
• Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs.

EDITORIAL PICK (Up to 6 Prizes)

• Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions book and website.

FINALISTS (Up to 36 Prizes)

• Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions Journal.

SPECIAL PRIZE

• The organization might establish additional special prizes and awards during the competition development and in the evaluation phase.

Note: Appearance on the involved architectural platforms is subject to the external platforms' agenda and availability.

Non Architecture Competitions are open to all human beings, from every age and cultural background, working in groups or individually. The registration fee is paid per team, regardless of how many members form it. Personal information of all the team members can be uploaded during the submission procedure of the final drawing.

About Non Architecture:

Non-Architecture Competitions aims to find unconventional and unexplored design solutions in the field of architecture. From 2016 to 2019, Non-Architecture organized a series of 10 competitions that pointed at reinventing functional architectural typologies. In 2020, we entered a new phase structured around nine themes. Non-Architecture Competitions built a Research Ecosystem with the purpose of exploring each theme from different perspectives and multiple competitions. They will all have their focus on tackling the big issues of tomorrow, by seeking non-traditional approaches in the architect’s work.

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