2022 Skyscraper Competition

Editors’ Choice
Oh Minji, Kim Donghyun

South Korea

Glaciers covering Antarctica are melting at a rapid pace due to global warming. As the temperature of the Antarctic sea surface increases, the ice shelf on the Antarctic coastline melts and flows into the Antarctic sea, increasing the overall area of Antarctica and increasing sea level. Antarctica is losing its habitat due to the collapse of glaciers, and due to the lack of phytoplankton due to the increased sea temperature, the population of krill shrimp is decreasing, and Antarctica is losing its food. Currently, the majority of Antarctic animals are registered as endangered species, and it can be seen that the Antarctic ecosystem is rapidly being destroyed. In order to preserve the Antarctic ecosystem, an environment in which Antarctic animals can live is needed.
We propose a tower that utilizes the rich resources of Antarctica to supply habitats and build a food chain.
The natural characteristics of Antarctica are strong winds and waves, low water temperatures in deep sea water, and abundant nutritional salts. These features play an important role in maintaining the habitat environment inside the tower and constructing a food chain. Strong winds and waves are used for turbines to create the energy needed for towers. Low water temperatures pass through the habitat, making the habitat’s environment similar to that of the existing habitat. Rich nutritional salts meet with solar ...