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