By Abdulrahman Abdullahi
Housing stakeholders in Nigeria have been tasked to come up with genetically modified trees Skyscraper.
This was stated in preparation for the forthcoming 15th edition of the Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS).
Among 492 submissions that were received for the annual eVolo competition that has been running since 2006, the Living Skyscraper was chosen.
Therefore, other major stakeholders are expected to come up with more better concepts than this.
AIHS, the biggest housing and construction event in Africa is a major vehicle showcasing how Nigeria can overcome its housing crisis.
According to African housing, the show organizers said that it will be heart-warming to see exhibitors at the event coming up with new innovations that will revolutionise affordable housing in Nigeria.
One of the main goals of the eVolo competition project is to grow a living skyscraper on the principle of sustainable architecture.
The ambitious architectural project has been envisioned for Manhattan and proposes using genetically modified trees to shape them into literal living skyscrapers. It is designed to serve as a lookout tower for New York City in the US with its own flora and fauna while encouraging ecological communications between office buildings and green recreation centers.
The building will function as a green habitable space in the middle of the concrete metropolis.
By analysing the active process of urbanisation and a decrease in the percentage of green spaces, the Living Skyscraper is looking to solve a number of environmental and urban issues.
The Ukraine-based design team says, ”we believe that by integrating genetically modified trees during the stage of their growth and development into architecture, we can restore the balance between the digitalised megacities and the Earth’s resources, which are gradually depleted.”