{"id":1303,"date":"2013-12-23T13:23:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T03:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-on-the-future-of-architecture\/"},"modified":"2013-12-23T13:23:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T03:23:12","slug":"book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-on-the-future-of-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-on-the-future-of-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REVIEW: EVolo Skyscrapers \u2013 A Reference Manual on the Future of Architecture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"heroImg\" href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolo.us\/\">EVolo Magazine<\/a> has made a name for itself with its annual <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/designcompetitions\/enter-your-designs-in-the-evolo-2012-skyscraper-competition\/\">skyscraper competition<\/a>, which started in 2006. Since then there have been over 4,000 submissions arriving from across the planet, seemingly covering just about every imaginable design parameter when it comes to vertical\u00a0construction. Their book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolo.us\/architecture\/evolo-skyscrapers-limited-edition-book\/\">EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS<\/a>, is a selection of 300 of the best projects spanning six chapters and a hefty 1,223 pages. If you\u2019re an aficionado of futurism in building design, then this is the decisive book on one of the largest scale human interfaces with the environment &#8212; the skyscraper.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-7\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-7-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"green building design, ground breaking building design,evolo magazine, eco skyscraper, evolo, green buildings, eco skyscrapers, future building design, futurism, mega skyscraper, skyscraper book,\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-6\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book  '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-6-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"green building design, ground breaking building design,evolo magazine, eco skyscraper, evolo, green buildings, eco skyscrapers, future building design, futurism, mega skyscraper, skyscraper book,\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-5\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-5-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"green building design, ground breaking building design,evolo magazine, eco skyscraper, evolo, green buildings, eco skyscrapers, future building design, futurism, mega skyscraper, skyscraper book,\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-4\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book  '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-4-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"green building design, ground breaking building design,evolo magazine, eco skyscraper, evolo, green buildings, eco skyscrapers, future building design, futurism, mega skyscraper, skyscraper book,\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-3\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-3-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-2\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-2-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"green building design, ground breaking building design,evolo magazine, eco skyscraper, evolo, green buildings, eco skyscrapers, future building design, futurism, mega skyscraper, skyscraper book,\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS  Book\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/evolo-skyscrapers-book-8\/' title='EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS Book  '><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/11\/EVOLO-SKYSCRAPERS-Book-8-75x75.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"green building design, ground breaking building design,evolo magazine, eco skyscraper, evolo, green buildings, eco skyscrapers, future building design, futurism, mega skyscraper, skyscraper book,\" title=\"EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS Book\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/\">BOOK REVIEW: EVolo Skyscrapers &#8211; A Reference Manual on the Future of Architecture?<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/\">Permalink<\/a> |<br \/>\nAdd to<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/&amp;title=BOOK REVIEW: EVolo Skyscrapers &#8211; A Reference Manual on the Future of Architecture?\">del.icio.us<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/book-review-evolo-skyscrapers-a-reference-manual-to-the-future\/&amp;title=BOOK REVIEW: EVolo Skyscrapers &#8211; A Reference Manual on the Future of Architecture?\">digg<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPost tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/evolo\/\" rel=\"tag\">&#8220;eVolo&#8221;<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/eco-building-design\/\" rel=\"tag\">eco building design<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/eco-skyscraper\/\" rel=\"tag\">eco skyscraper<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/eco-skyscrapers\/\" rel=\"tag\">eco skyscrapers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/evolo-magazine\/\" rel=\"tag\">evolo magazine<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/future-building-design\/\" rel=\"tag\">future building design<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/futurism\/\" rel=\"tag\">futurism<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/green-building-design\/\" rel=\"tag\">green building design<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/green-buildings\/\" rel=\"tag\">green buildings<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/ground-breaking-building-design\/\" rel=\"tag\">ground breaking building design<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/mega-skyscraper\/\" rel=\"tag\">mega skyscraper<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/skyscraper-book\/\" rel=\"tag\">skyscraper book<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/tag\/vertical-farm\/\" rel=\"tag\">vertical farm<\/a><br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>[ccw-atrib-link]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVolo Magazine has made a name for itself with its annual skyscraper competition, which started in 2006. Since then there have been over 4,000 submissions arriving from across the planet, seemingly covering just about every imaginable design parameter when it comes to vertical\u00a0construction. Their book,\u00a0EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS, is a selection of 300 of the best projects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[48,533,1664,1666,1665,654,377,1354],"class_list":["post-1303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","tag-architecture-2","tag-book","tag-evolo","tag-future","tag-manual","tag-reference","tag-review","tag-skyscrapers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}