Foreword

The SKYHIVE 2021 Skyscraper Challenge was the fourth annual architecture competition by Bee Breeders, seeking innovative concepts for an iconic high-rise tower. Designs that propose unique structural systems, innovative ideas related to sustainability, new facade typologies, forms, and building functions were encouraged. 

For this particular competition, there was no defined site. Participants were free to select any hypothetical site measuring 130 m x 80 m, which can be accessed by roads on two sides. The design could be set in any city, anywhere in the world. 

Bee Breeders worked with an international jury for this year’s event, with a mix of backgrounds in built and conceptual architecture. The full jury panel included: Jim Bissell, an Oscar-nominated production designer whose films include the 2018 action movie Skyscraper; Thomas Corbasson, associate architect of the Paris-based agency Chartier+Corbasson Architectes, with a portfolio that includes a proposal for a London Organic Skyscraper; Anastasia Elrouss, founder of Beirut-based ANA-Anastasia Elrouss Architects; Kourosh Salehi of LWK + PARTNERS who has led the design process for high-rise projects in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Doha, and Dubai; Mark Foster Gage, an internationally recognized architect, writer, and associate professor at the Yale School of Architecture whose projects include a well-known proposal for a 102-story residential tower in New York City; and Amin Taha, Chairman of London-based GROUPWORK. 

This year’s received projects yielded a particular focus on green building techniques and materials related to achieving more sustainable, reduced-carbon solutions. Given the evermore urgent demand for slowing climate change, such concepts are critical for our collective thinking on how we might change our cities for the better. 

Bee Breeders would like to thank the participants for their design submissions. This fourth annual SKYHIVE competition continues to strengthen Bee Breeders’ continually -expanding repository of thought-provoking design ideas and drawings.

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
SKYHIVE

1st Prize Winner +
BB GREEN AWARD +
BB STUDENT AWARD

Project name

The Blossom Building

Participating in architecture competitions gives us the chance to explore our creativity, think outside the box, and develop different design approaches and project methodologies.

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Authors Adriane Pacheco, Letícia Armond, Sara Vasconcellos, Mauro Franco
Country Brazil
+228 points Buildner University Rankings

2nd Prize Winner

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ADAPTING OBSOLESCENCE - CASE: 550 MADISON

Architecture competitions are great platforms that allow everyone to challenge their ideologies and thoughts on architecture and what architecture can do without the academic or practical constraints can sometimes greatly influence the design.

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3rd Prize Winner

Project name

State of the Art Plaza

Architectural competitions allow me to challenge myself. They offer unusual tasks and uncommon contexts, which I have to solve and propose the proper solution for in my projects. Therefore, it develops me as a flexible architect able to cope with different tasks and issues. Another thing is that international competitions give the best opportunities to declare myself and promote my ideas and philosophy among the worldwide architectural community.

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Author Vladislav Dudyrev
Country Russian Federation
+72 points Buildner University Rankings

Honorable Mentions

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Vertical Amusement Park

Authors Wang Rujin, Zhang Yu
Country Hungary
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
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Terrain Tower

Author Phil Stien
Country United States
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Air X Change

Authors Katherine Lo, Jeralyn Tseng, Loc H Nguyen, Ho Ming Chau
Country United States
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VERTICAL ARCHIPELAGO

University University of New South Wales
Authors Yuezhi Cai, Haoxuan Liang, Jianan Zhuang, Xiaoxiao Li
Country Australia
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
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SKYREEF

Authors Lora Fahmy, Alan D'Andrea
Country Italy
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MOVABLE HOUSE------- BREAD AND MILK

Authors Dayang Wang, Jiwei Lang, Yue Sun
Country China
+72 points Buildner University Rankings

Shortlisted projects

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ADAPTING OBSOLESCENCE - CASE: 550 MADISON

Ahmed Helal

The City College of New York

+92 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

C-TOPIA

Jin Li

Shuxin Chen

Xiangzhong Zheng

Jiatong Wu

Shandong Jianzhu University

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

Project Zero

Melvin Wong

Nicholas junyuan Lim

Kai jiunn Chng

Singapore University of Technology and Design

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Singapore

Tree Habitat

Tianyi Wang

United States

The Blossom Building

Adriane Pacheco

Letícia Armond

Sara Vasconcellos

Mauro Franco

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

+228 points Buildner University Rankings!
Brazil

SoyScape

Rebecca Fish

School of Architecture and Design at University of Brighton.

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United Kingdom

Project ID 50242

Naijie Chen

Zewei Chen

Weitao Kwan

Guangdong Baiyun University

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
China

BREATHING TOWER

Kristína Bednárová

Slovakia

Terrain Tower

Phil Stien

United States

WINDSCRAPER

Amanda Hwa

Sombo Sisay

Regina Chen

Hong Kong

Future's Prologue

Michał Spólnik

Marcin Kitala

Poland

VERTICAL CULTURE CENTER

Yiqian Ye

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

China

MOVABLE HOUSE------- BREAD AND MILK

Dayang Wang

Jiwei Lang

Yue Sun

China

Multicolour comes from Essential

Longxiao Zhu

Peijun Sun

Ximeng Lv

Shandong University of Science and Technology

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
China

PLATFORM-3

Jae eun Jung

Anas Ahmed basheer

Sarvnaz Amidi

United Arab Emirates

Life and work in Hong Kong

Misak Terzibasiyan

UArchitects

Netherlands

Vertical Hanok (Regeneration Of Korean Traditional Style)

Hyosik Kim

Dongguk University (Seoul, Korea)

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
South Korea

Uncover the Figleaf of 33

Miaoxin Wang

Jiahao Li

China

Vertical Amusement Park

Wang Rujin

Zhang Yu

Hungary

SKYREEF

Lora Fahmy

Alan D'Andrea

Italy

SKYHIVE AT SOUTH GATE OF BUDAPEST

Mátyás Skardelli

Ece Boysal Skardelli

Hungary

Vertical_Village

Anthony Penna

Allison Devlin

NewSchool of Architecture and Design

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

the core

Ahmad Qaraman

Jordan

[UN]PLUG

Joshua Nichols

Oscar Deltoro

NewSchool of Architecture and Design

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

EVERGREEN_LAB

Elisa Farinelli

Arianna Di giampietro

Deborah Gallozza

Italy

SACRAMENTO TIMBER TOWER

Vanessa Randolph

Akhira Ismail

Newschool of Architecture and Design

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

State of the Art Plaza

Vladislav Dudyrev

Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy) - MArchI

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Russian Federation

ENRE_TOWER

Pedro Aparicio garcia-quijada

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Spain

THE BEATS OF MAIN

Madjid Montazeri

Kubat Aiupov

Ali Behmaram

Naeem Hashemi sajadi

Germany

Water Parachute Skyscraper

Hyeseon Lee

Yejin Rim

Ju hyun Bae

Seokha Seokha

South Korea

The Glo-cal Experience: Reviving Tourism & the Global Economy Post COVID-19

Thanat Prathnadi

Nathan Ngo

Liva Sadovska

Netherlands

VERTICAL ARCHIPELAGO

Yuezhi Cai

Haoxuan Liang

Jianan Zhuang

Xiaoxiao Li

University of New South Wales

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Australia

SKYdistrict

Camillo Marchionatti

Andrea Zanocchi

Rosastella Riccadonna

GNAM Architecture

Italy

Tower Proxima

Sijing Liu

Christina Hardie

Tim Mooney

John Henry Architects

Australia

Noma.Topia

Rasha Alshami

Rami Shatat

Jordan

REFOREST UNION

Chun te Lee

Chang ting Lin

Pei chi Tsai

Kung chao Chun

Taiwan

Air X Change

Katherine Lo

Jeralyn Tseng

Loc H Nguyen

Ho Ming Chau

United States

The Sandwich Forum

Amber Elliott

School of Architecture and Design at University of Brighton.

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United Kingdom

VITALHIVE

Farzad Saeidi samet

Aysan Mokhtari moosavi

Navid Ahmadi

Hootan Tayebi

Iran

BAMBU

Bruno Paschmann

Christoph Zacharski

Germany