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 eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City Daekwon Park’s project for sustainable buildings at 2008 eVolo skyscraper competition, consisted of finding ways to reunite isolated city blocks by inserting a multi-layered network of public space and green space. Billed as “Symbiotic Interlock - towards the vertically interconnected city”, it has a system of stackable modules designed to add an extra layer of infrastructure to already existing buildings by implementing sky docks, bridges, vertical gardens, cultural spaces, plus and energy producing wind turbines. It internalizes green environments within a biomorphic structure that contributes to functionality, energy, and food.  It may not have beaten the competition, but its symbiotic integration with existing buildings struck us as a brilliant brand of future-forward thinking within the present era.
Skyscrapers are one of the modern city’s most ideologically charged structures. Dominating the skyline, they captivate and articulate a wealth of ideals while anchoring a city’s social fabric. As the world’s population increases and cities stretch to accommodate it, these structures will become increasingly important in sustaining this massive influx. Out of necessity, they will have to evolve. eVolo Architecture was founded in 2003 by a group of international architects in NYC and hosts a yearly contest dedicated to rethinking the skyscraper in radical new ways. The only requirement: “Designs must be technologically feasible and environmentally responsible.”
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