I want to thank you all for the support and encouragement that i have received these past several months. As a means to thank you, i would like to start up a contest. Inspired by Venom's build contest, i am putting on a build contest of my own. As you all can see from my submissions (33 of the 41 projects), i am rather fond of skyscrapers. And lately, as i am working extensively on that part of the city, that is a lot of what i have been building in minecraft. So, rather fittingly, i am putting on a skyscraper contest.

The term "skyscraper" was used first at the end of the nineteenth century when steel frame buildings began to be erected in major cities. The Home Insurance Building of Chicago is often coined as the first, being 42m (138 ft) tall originally, and had 10 floors. Since then, buildings have grown significantly taller, as by the 1930s, a few buildings had exceeded 350m, and a decade into the 21st century, one building had exceeded 800m, with another, currently under construction, to be 1000m. Skyscrapers are a feat of engineering, man's conquering of gravity, and an attempt to permanently claim a portion of the sky. As you see, i have a sort of romanticized view of skyscrapers.

All flowery wording aside, this contest is to build a skyscraper, and we will use the nineteenth century definition of a skyscraper: a building 42m or taller. These constructions can be anything that you wish and any style from 12th century gothic church spires to ultra-modern parametrically designed eco-towers of the future, and anything in between. The only thing is, it must be tall.

I don't want these to be massive, so i will lay down a building plot restriction of 100 x 100 for your building (this does not include landscaping). This will hopefully give you the freedom to build however much you need

1. build must be no larger than 100 x 100 (excluding landscape), and must be 42m or taller
2. must be an original build and built solely by you, no collaboration efforts
3. must be a new build (no rehashing old builds. Any project with a submitted date before January 20th will be disqualified)
4. Allowed to use a texture pack (note, judging will be done using default)
5. Must have a non-edited,shader-less, image with your build (other images may include renders/modded screenshots, etc.)
6. One entry per person
7. Does not need to be furnished (but bonus points if it is)
8. Allowed to make time lapses/other videos but they will not help your score.
9. Must include reference material (images) if you are making a recreation (and list architect's name)
10. must include drawings/precedents (any research) for an original design (you will not be judged on these drawings, it is just nice to see how you think). if there are no drawings, judges may choose to deduct points
11. All builds must include a schematic and/or world save

Violation of any of these rules will result in disqualification

Your project will be judged on the following criteria:

Creativity/Originality (10 points)
You should try to push the boundaries of the design, what is unique. We don't want to see just a glass box. We want to see clever design ideas that really push what minecraft is capable of.

Quality of build (10 points)

Detail (10 points)

Concept (15 points)
We want to see that you put some thought into the design. What were you thinking when you built it, what was your intent with your design.? If you were making a recreation of a real world building, what was their design intent, what did you learn from it. A good idea is worth pursuing. You can present this in drawings or in writing.

Landscape (5 points)

1st place: Gold pixel trophy, subscription from me, shout-out on my profile forever, diamond from all the judges, and a build request for my City project

2nd place: Silver pixel trophy, subscription from me, shout-out on my profile for a month, diamond from all the judges

3rd place: Bronze pixel trophy, subscription from me, diamond from me

1. Eco Tower by CaptainMangar
214 points

2. Original Skyscraper by Snaves
208 points

3. Mica by Bramboss1
207 points

4. Vladir's Tower by ElectrickPickle
196 points

5. Hillside Heights by Jackleton
195 points

6. The Skyscraper of the Lone Island by Eagoy
186 points

7. Skyscraper #3 by Yowsky
172 points

8. Senlock Place by Qmans
144 points

9. SILP Mega Skyscraper by Creeper346421
140 points