Red Bull Metropolis Trophy 2021
A trophy where lines and volumes come together to form a miniature metropolis.
Red Bull Metropolis is an esports tournament centered around the city-building simulation game Cities: Skylines. The event was created by Red Bull, Paradox Interactive, and the Cities: Skylines community.
Techniques used
- Wood Fabrication
- Sculpting
- Moulding / Resin casting
- Painting and Varnishing
For this trophy, the challenge was to give a sculptural form to the world of urban construction.
Cities: Skylines is a city-building simulation in which urban development and the management of public infrastructure are at the heart of the gameplay.
This trophy is an abstract representation of an urban landscape, where towering skyscrapers rise above an intricate network of roads.
For the trophy’s design, we wanted to connect the title of the game’s Skylines expansion, around which the event was organized, with the clean, refined aesthetic we chose. This approach echoes the standardization found in contemporary architecture. It is particularly visible in the upper section of the trophy, where understated rectilinear forms evoke the vast skyscrapers characteristic of modern metropolises.
The game begins with a blank terrain and the arrival of a highway, making the road network an essential element connecting the different infrastructures from the very beginning. It forms the foundation of the city, much like in this trophy, where the base—built around this key visual element—serves as the foundation for the entire urban landscape.
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