Chichen Itzá 2008

Chichen Itzá 2008

Open, international, RfP

Chichen Itzá, Mexico

31 Dec 2007 – Late Registration Deadline

15 Jan 2008 – Submission Deadline

SPONSOR:

ARQUITECTUM

TYPE:

Open, international, RfP

LOCATION:

Chichen Itzá, Mexico

LANGUAGE:

Spanish, English

TIMETABLE:

01 Oct 2007 – Competition Begins

30 Oct 2007 – Questions Deadline

15 Nov 2007 – Early Registration Deadline

31 Dec 2007 – Late Registration Deadline

15 Jan 2008 – Submission Deadline

01 Mar 2008 – Winners Announced

30 Apr 2008 – Exhibition

ELIGIBILITY:

Architecture students and architects who will be able to participate individually or by forming multi-disciplinary teams of artists, engineers, landscapers, urban designers and other related professionals

JURY:

To Be Announced

AWARDS:

To Be Announced

FEE:

To Be Announced

DESIGN CHALLENGE:

Chichen Itzá has been elected one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The “Lodge-Museum” being proposed is intended to be a new model for a prototype for accommodation not yet seen anywhere in the world, one which will prioritise enjoyment of the surrounding landscape and the environment rather than the comfort provided. Within this concept, the “Lodge-Museum” is a place to enjoy the context rather than one in which the infrastructure is enjoyed.

In this way the environment is freed of the polluting waste produced by the heavy turnaround of guests, who will value much more the temporary living experience of the event itself (the observation of the city of Chichen Itzá) than the efficiency and complexity of the installations normally associated with permanent lodging facilities.

The objective of this lodge is to enable tourists –with minimum baggage– to enjoy a hygienic, safe and economical place where they can spend the night and wake up facing the city of Chichen Itzá whilst at the same time, within the installations of the museum itself, they will be able to appreciate the history of Mayan culture.

The “Lodge-Museum” will include a basic program occupying an area no greater than 1,500m2.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

ARQUITECTUM

Av. Conquistadores 1196, of. 402

San Isidro

Lima 27

Peru

Tel: (+51) 4414071

Fax: (+51) 4414065

chichenitza@arquitectum.com

http://www.arquitectum.com