eVolo - Winners 2012 Skyscraper Competition

COMPETITION Winners 2012 Skyscraper Competition eVolo Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution.

NEWS
MAGAZINE eVolo 04 is Out! This issue of eVolo studies the most innovative examples of performance and exhibition architecture today. These are projects that revolutionize architecture on many levels, including sustainability, aesthetics, technology, and urban design. Reserve your copy!	BOOK eVolo Book Featured on The  Wall Street Journal This Limited Edition Book (500 copies) is now sold out but there are still some copies available on Amazon. Thank you for your inquires via email but unfortunately we do not have extra copies.

ARCHITECTURE
TRANSPORT Design Proposals for Houston Central Station The Houston Central Station Competition called for an iconic landmark station situated on the median strip on Main Street, between Capitol and Rusk. Here are the proposals of five award winning firms.	INSTALLATION Anemone Installation Anemone is an art installation aimed at waving together aesthetic experience and tactile engagement - a combination generally considered off limits within the world of contemporary art.

DESIGN
FURNITURE 2450 White/Clear Chair The chair is made up of 2450 acrylic sticks, each stick measuring only 5 mm. Glued together, they transform into an evocative structure that maintains a visual fragility but is a robust and functional chair that supports almost any weight.	NEW MATERIALS Biomimetic Construction  Materials Part of a worldwide research network conducted by PlanktonTech Institute, the COCOON_FS is a structure that integrates architectural sculpture, new technologies and biomimetic principles.