World-renowned architecture and urban planning company Skidmore, Owings & Merill (SOM) has released a gorgeous new skyscraper concept that envisions a high-rise building that is capable of actively trapping carbon and proactively purifying the air.
This skyscraper concept would be crafted from eco-friendly materials such as timber and hempcrete to actively reduce the carbon emissions associated with its own construction. It would also be embedded with carbon capture mechanisms that would enable it to isolate 1,000 tons of carbon each year.
Dubbed 'Urban Sequoia,' this particular skyscraper concept was envisioned in order to provide a dose of futuristic inspiration amid the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference, with its ambitious yet attractive design hinting at the future of eco-friendly urban architecture.
Air-Purifying Skyscraper Concepts
This High-Rise Would Sequester 1,000 Tons of Carbon a Year
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Skyscrapers - Opportunity for architecture and urban planning companies to incorporate eco-friendly materials and carbon capture mechanisms in high-rise building designs.
2. Air-purifying Technologies - Opportunity for companies to innovate new air purification technologies that can actively trap carbon and proactively purify the air.
3. Futuristic Inspiration in Architecture - Opportunity for architecture and urban planning companies to incorporate futuristic designs that showcase the potential of sustainable architectural concepts.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture and Urban Planning - Industry can develop eco-friendly designs and incorporate air-purifying technologies in high-rise buildings.
2. Air-purification Technology - Industry can develop air-purifying technologies that can actively trap carbon and proactively purify the air.
3. Environmental Sustainability - Industry can demonstrate their commitment to environmental sustainability by investing in sustainable architectural concepts that reduce carbon emissions.