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2020 Skyscraper Competition
Qiu Song, Niu Zhiming, Yuan Chao, Man Kaice, Jiang Jingjing, Ren Qingliang, Liu Chenyang

China

Design Background

In recent decades, under the background of population expansion, accelerated industrialization, increasing influence of human activities on forests and increased risk of forest fires, hundreds of thousands of forest fires occur every year in the world. On January 31, 2020, the Australian Capital Territory entered a state of emergency due to forest fire risks. This is also the first time since 2003 that the region has entered a state of emergency. According to an Australian Broadcasting Corporation report, 11.2 million hectares of forest were burned across Australia. However, the Amazon rainforest fire that shocked the world the year before last destroyed only about 1.8 million hectares of forest. Defense and control of forest fires have received widespread attention from every country. As designers, we have the obligation to contribute our own strength to the world through architectural design.
Design Description

Australia’s own climate and natural environment make mountain fires frequent and difficult to control. Mountain fires cause serious damage to the ecosystem and threaten the safety of human life and property. The plan changes the original model and proposes a new solution and prevention system. Poseidon-Fire Tower is a rescue and prevention center for mountain fires. Like Poseidon, the fir...