Whether by accident or on purpose, we've all seen it somehow.

The Eco-Porn Competition, which launched on August 11, is the latest in Reality Cues' series of tongue-in-cheek competitions that point out the tropes in architecture. The series gives entrants a chance to be sassy yet reverent with their submissions, while opening a broader discussion on various architectural trends. This time around, Reality Cues is looking for some top-notch Eco-Porn in the green architecture trend.

Sustainability, now a requirement in modern architectural projects, has brought about revolutionary ideas into the field. But there are those questionable renderings that go a little too far, adding excessive greenery and other common eco-friendly paraphernalia to merely sell the project as sustainable (a.k.a. eco-porn). The competition questions the motives behind this trend: Are architects seeing too much green?

Entries are being accepted until Sept. 21. Winners will be announced by Reality Cues on Oct. 31.

Below is a small selection of juicy projects that would all qualify as hot contenders in the "put a tree on it" category.

Peruri 88 from MVRDV-Jerde-Arup

BIG's winning design from this year's EuropaCity competition

UNStudio’s design for The Scotts Tower

Taichung City Cultural Center design entry from Maxthreads Architectural Design and Planning

BIG's winning design for the Shenzhen International Energy Mansion

For more competition details, click here.

UPDATE: Eco-Porn Competition results expose the sassy side of green architecture