"Starting with an improbable comparison, it leap-frogged to plausible conclusions! The derived form may yet transform the urban landscape," Sen Kapadia said about Bio Stratum.

Jurors for the competition included Christopher Charles Beninger, Patrik Schumacher, Sen Kapadia, and Hirante Welandawe. The competition launched in April of 2010 and garnered over 300 entries. The National Winner of the competition received a HP Workstation and a HP Large Format Designjet Printer, while the four zonal winners received a printer.

The national winner of the competition was “City and the Skyline” by Anto Gloren and Sayali Athale of Pune, India. Their concept is a vertical farm composed of a series of modular houses, each topped with a green roof for growing produce. Its comprehensive sustainable strategy and ability to organically grow as needed set the design apart from the rest.

+ HP Skyline 2020 Competition

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