HP Skyline 2050 brings to life the vision for future Indian cities

HP India has unveiled the top designs depicting the future of Indian cities at the grand finale of HP Skyline 2050 – a competition for practicing architects and structural engineers in India, launched two months ago. Aimed at showcasing the future frontiers of design enabled by technology, the competition required the participants to submit the design skyline of any city of their choice for the year 2050. Neil Westhof, Director and GM, Large Format Design Business, APJ, said that HP continues to focus on innovation with an endeavour to reinvent the company’s printing portfolio to meet the evolving needs of their customers. In this, he added that HP is thrilled with the vision of future cities that has come to life, enabled by the capabilities of creative architects and the immense potential of the company’s large-format printers, synonymous with exceptional quality and versatility.

HP Skyline 2050 received tremendous response and participation from architects and structural engineers across the country. The top three designs were adjudged winners by the eminent jury comprising of internationally renowned architects and design experts – Ar. Sanjay Puri, Founder of Sanjay Puri Architects, Ar. Sunita Kohli, President, K2India Architects and Designers and Ar. Martand Khosla, Partner, RKDS. Ar. Abhigyan Neogi of Chromed Design Studio won the first prize for his futuristic project named ‘Traveotel’ and second and third prizes went to Ar. Yatin Patel from DSP Design Associates and Ar. Mohit Kansal from Studio Strato for their designs named “Biomimicry” and “Mixed Use Development project” respectively. The top three winners were felicitated at an awards ceremony with an architect’s office solution comprising of an HP large-format printer, HP workstation, and Autodesk AEC software bundle. Congratulating the winners of HP Skyline 2050, Devang Karia, Country Manager-Large Format Design, PPS-GSB, HP Inc. India, said, “HP is committed towards empowering the professionals to unleash their creativity and potential.