參賽學生：謝宗穎、黃宣庭
指導教授：陳彥廷副教授
獲得名次：Honorable Mention 佳作
作品名稱：Tower of Gene Storage | 2100 of Singapore
作品連結：http://www.evolo.us/2100-singapore-gene-storage-skyscraper/
設計概念：
“ Architecture is not just sculpting a space, it’s sculpting an experience, an environment to enhance our perception of that space. ” said by Nishi Verma.
Instead of sculpting the tower by imitating gene form, we focus on a new material made by plasma, which solve big data saving through a developing steel pipe. According to this new material, we’d like to create a mutual interaction between citizen and a integrated service system of tower. People can upload their data directly towards the tower as a cloud. If the data reaches a certain amount of upload, the gene tower will change colour at any time. This tower is a space created with twisted threads set up in multiple directions in a steel frame. It expresses mutual behavior between human beings and virtual technology. Storing gene as a static activity, saving big data is as a dynamic activity. This interaction provides an ambient experience like a cosmic dance. Meanwhile, the external spiral curve of structure opens a conversation between urban and nature.
此案運用電漿提供高樓大廈電力，整體建物的光纖是電力載體供夜間照明，透過光纖穿線的形象，試圖修補人類與自然的關係；基於細菌遺傳學的預估表示，數據化DNA有朝一日可以與當今的儲存技術競爭甚至是超越。此建物為乘載人類希望的基因塔，建造一個保存全世界農作物種子的貯藏庫。基因塔是為了在大規模的區域性或全球性危機期間防止其他基因庫中種子的丟失，保護全球生物的基因多樣性。
此案跳脫一般思維，並非透過模仿基因形式來雕刻塔型，而是專注於電漿製造的新材料，通過新開發的電漿鋼管解決大數據儲存問題。藉此在市民和基因塔綜合服務系統之間建立交流，人們可以將他們的數據直接雲端上傳到基因塔。如果數據達到一定的上傳量，基因塔將隨時改變顏色。這座塔是一個空間，在鋼架上設有多元方向的扭曲螺紋，象徵人與虛擬技術之間的交互行為。將基因儲存為靜態活動，節省大數據是一項動態活動。這種互動提供了像宇宙量子舞蹈般的環境體驗。同時，結構的外螺旋曲線打開了城市與自然的對話。
參賽者：Charles Tzu Wei Chiang，Alejandro Moreno Guerrero
指導教授：江梓瑋助理教授 (Charles Tzu Wei Chiang)
獲得名次：Honorable Mention 佳作
作品名稱：Bi-National Community
作品連結：http://www.evolo.us/bi-national-community-skyscraper/
設計概念：
Although President Donald Trump intents to enhance the construction of border between Mexico and U.S. to reinforce control. There are many stories regarding how such border separate family members who hold different citizenship, or work and live on different side of border. This proposal suggests an “In-between zone” above border fence, which based on temporary scaffolding structure and can be expended or reduced in size according to the needs. With respect to legal regulation and political situation, such zone can be accessed with control of shafts of staircase and allows families not only to meet up but huge and touch each other to share their moment together. As it serves as the platform for opportunities of interaction and communication, it enhances interpersonal relationship and encourages community like gathering space with bi-national identity. This proposal aims to transform perception of political border from boundary of separation to gathering for connection.
