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2023 Skyscraper Competition
Kai Tang, Qingxiang Li, Songjiang Han, Yonglei Li, Xinyi Li

China

 
In the context of global warming and the increasing variability and diversity of skyscrapers, we ask two questions: Can people’s sustainable vision of the natural environment be achieved simply by using traditional models to regulate climate change" Is the variability of skyscrapers limited to external conditions and exhibit non-sustainability" With that skepticism in mind, we put forward our ideas.
The topic of global warming has been described and recorded in historian’s documents since the ancient Greece. And gradually came into view at the end of the last century. The known solutions to global warming and sea-level rise are limited to two: direct changes to the way the climate works and island-building. Our perspective is completely out of the ordinary interface. We propose a “Radical solution to greenhouse gas emissions, a complete alternative to conventional energy — the Change-Tracking Energy Skyscraper Vision”. First, from the perspective of energy extraction, we are looking for the most sustainable and abundant energy type in the world, namely ocean tidal energy. In general, the extraction method of Marine tidal energy is fixed and rigid, which is subject to the external weather and the periodicity of sea water. However, we propose the way of chasing the tide, using the skyscraper as a mobil...