Arquine Competition No.27 | MEXTRÓPOLI Pavilion 2025

Since 1998, Arquine has held an architectural competition that allows ideas and proposals to be compared on equal terms. In this edition, the invitation is to design, build and activate a pavilion in the Historic Center of Mexico City within the framework of the MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival.

Objectives

• Convene, with a universal character, to present ideas for the development and construction of a Pavilion, recyclable or 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. 

Contestants

Professionals or students from all over the world can participate, individually or in teams. Teams can include members from any discipline, although it is suggested that one member be an architect. Each team must have a representative, who cannot be part of another team.

It is not necessary to have some type of registration from the professional association of the country of origin to participate. Only one proposal can be submitted per team. 

Prizes 

 First place $ 100,000 MXN

+ Construction of the proposal for the MEXTRÓPOLI 2025 Pavilion*

+ Access to MEXTRÓPOLI for (maximum) two members of the team and delivery of a package of Arquine books (10)

Second place $ 50,000 MXN

+ Access to MEXTRÓPOLI for (maximum) two members of the team and delivery of a package of Arquine books (10)

Tercer lugar $ 25,000 MXN

+ Access to MEXTRÓPOLI for (maximum) two members of the team and delivery of a package of Arquine books (10)

Honorific Mention

- The jury may agree to mention as many projects as it deems worthy of such a

distinction.

The economic prizes are with taxes included.

*The winning team must follow up on the development of the work, provide Arquine with the plans of the executive project for the construction of the MEXTRÓPOLI Pavilion and follow up on its construction through the channels agreed after the moment of failure with the team of Archine. 

Documentation to present

A digital image containing the proposal must be delivered for the correct understanding of the project. This image should include:

• Overall plan, plans and sections of the proposal with a duly specified scale that is suitable for reading and understanding. 

• Diagrams, views, sketches, collages or any other representation of free technique that helps to express the idea of the project.

• Construction details that they consider necessary for the description of the project with a scale duly specified and adequate for reading the project.

• Descriptive text of a maximum of 250 words. The descriptions or texts may only be in Spanish or English. The image must be rectangular, horizontal, 90 cm (width) x 60 cm (height) in 72 DPI, JPG and no larger than 5 MB so that it can be uploaded into the system. The file name must match the user code assigned at the time of registration [ARQ-27C-XXXX].

No other formats or other forms of delivery of the material will be accepted. Only projects that are uploaded through the system within the established times will be evaluated.

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