Arquine Competition No. 25 MEXTRÓPOLI 2023 Pavilion
Arquine celebrates 25 years by calling the Contest with the aim of promoting competition as part of architectural culture. From the first editions, ideas were summoned and rewarded. Furthermore, today, the contest invites you to design, build and activate a pavilion in the Historic Center of Mexico City within the framework of the MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival; a pavilion that, temporarily inserted in the city, manages to generate, from its own discourse, an innovative and sustainable proposal; that allows the development of an open public program and that builds a place for interaction between architecture and citizenship.
Moreover, contestants must project a piece that meets the conditions specified in the rules of this contest in terms of time, costs, and characteristics, considering the ability to provoke and attract the public, which will be a fundamental part of the evaluation of the proposal.
This Contest is open, anonymous, and international in nature and is in a single phase.
Lastly, Objectives of Arquine Competition No. 25 MEXTRÓPOLI 2023 Pavilion
• Convene, with a universal character. To present ideas for the development and construction of a Pavilion, recyclable and reusable. Without exception, complying with the requirements established in these bases.
• Turn the Pavilion into a reference space within the framework of the MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival, which manages to provide the festival with a space for reflection and discussion around architecture and the city.