The results of the LA+ ICONCOCLAST competition have been published, asking designers to reimagine and redesign New York?s Central Park following a fictional eco-terrorist attack. In total, over 380 designers from 30 countries submitted over 190 designs, culminating in five equal winners.

Central Cloud of Breath / Chuanfei Yu, Jiaqi Wang + Huiwen Shi (South East University ? Nanjing, China). Image © LA+ Iconoclast

The results of the LA+ ICONCOCLAST competition have been published, asking designers to reimagine and redesign New York?s Central Park following a fictional eco-terrorist attack. In total, over 380 designers from 30 countries submitted over 190 designs, culminating in five equal winners. Hailing from the UK, USA, China, and Australia, the winning entries ranged from "megastructures to new ecologies and radical ideas for democratizing public space.? Jury chair Richard Weller praised the winners for ?how designers can move beyond the status quo of picturesque large parks and embrace the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.?As a reward, each winner received $4000 and a feature in LA+ Journal?s upcoming LA+ ICONOCLAST issue. Below, we have rounded up the five winners, complete with a short description. For more information on the competition, visit the official website here.The Geoscraper of the Captive Biomes / Tiago Torres-Campos (Edinburgh, UK)
The Geoscraper of the Captive Biomes / Tiago Torres-Campos (Edinburgh, UK...