ArticleBody:Since 2006, the architectural design magazine, eVolo, has hosted an annual competition dedicated to highlighting some of the year's most creative, ambitious, and downright fantastical skyscraper concepts. The publication’s editors announced 2024’s top three winning entries along with 15 honorable mentions picked from a pool of 206 submissions.
The core structure is partially composed of aragonite, a major component in coral skeletons, to help serve as a foundation for new artificial reefs. Meanwhile, the tower’s platforms allow researchers to conduct continuous marine ecosystem monitoring, and present opportunities for scalability to build multiple similar underwater towers. “Sustainability is paramount,” the team explains in their project description. “This is where innovation meets conservation, breathing life back into the oceans.