Arquine Convoca./ Competition No. 22 MEXTRÓPOLI 2020 Pavilion

Summer at 42 degrees Celsius in Paris. Torrential rains flood some subway stations in New York. In June, a storm leaves ice that exceeds the meter in certain areas of Guadalajara. Perhaps for the inhabitant of the big cities, the daily problems today are more the costs of the rents, the risks to their security, traffic or, in some cases, the refugee crisis. But none of that will be less with the climate crisis that is coming or is already here. The growth of cities seems unstoppable while 8% of carbon emissions in the world are produced only by construction with reinforced concrete. Few years ago, in MEXTRÓPOLI, we asked about the possibilities of the future as a capacity for political imagination, today it seems that the question is reduced to the possibility of any future. It seems alarmist. Maybe it is. But we must not forget that behind the I want you to panic, there is still a call of hope: I want you to act.

The International Architecture Competition Arquine calls to design and build a pavilion that temporarily insert in the city, able to generate from its own discourse a sustainable approach, which contemplates an open public program, and build a place for interaction between architecture and citizenship. Participants must design a structure that complies with the requirements that specify the rules of this competition in terms of time, cost and characteristics. The MEXTRÓPOLI Pavilion will become the benchmark per se of each edition of the Festival of Architecture and City.

The Arquine Competition No.22, MEXTRÓPOLI 2020 Pavilion is organized by Arquine, who will be responsible for organizing the development of the contest, the administrative and technical information, give answer to the participants FAQs, keeping the minutes of the plenary meeting as well as all actions for the proper conduct of this contest.

The objectives are: 

• Convene, a universal basis, to submit ideas for the development and construction of a social pavilion, recyclable and reusable, which constitutes an element that announce and report the current state of architecture, complying with the requirements established in these rules.

• Build the Pavilion as part of the International Festival of Architecture and City MEXTRÓPOLI, with the aim of becoming the benchmark, in each edition able to contribute to the festival themes for reflection and discussion on the architecture and the city.

The invitation is open to architects and architecture students all over the world. 

Teams, collective and individual participants are welcome. The groups may incorporate professionals or students from other disciplines. We recommend having an architect or architecture student in the team.

It is not necessary to have some record of the professional association of the country of origin to participate.

Each entrant or team may submit only one proposal.

In any case the team member may be part of another.

They may not participate:

• Members of the Jury of this contest, or members of Arquine nor MEXTRÓPOLI.

• People with ties of kinship with members of the Jury, spouses or persons associated with affective similar relationship of cohabitation or affinity, or those with stable professional relationships.

First stage of registration:

From July 15 to September 17th, 2019

$1,250 MXN Peso or $75 US Dollar (International registration)

Second stage of registration:

From September 18, 2019 to January 3rd, 2020

$1,500 MXN Peso or $90 US Dollar (International registration)

All correspondence relating to this contest will be sent to the email address:

[email protected]

Prizes:

First Place:

• Construction of the MEXTRÓPOLI2020 Pavilion*

• $100,000.00 mexican pesos.

• MEXTROPASE VIP for the team members (2**) and pack of books from Arquine.

Second Place:

• $50,000.00 mexican pesos.

• MEXTROPASE VIP for the team members (2**) and pack of books from Arquine.

Third Place:

• $25,000.00 mexican pesos.

• MEXTROPASE VIP for the team members (2**) and pack of books from Arquine.

Mentions:

The Jury can choose as many Mention projects as they consider.

• Pack of books from Arquine