Deadline: December 31st, 2007
To mark the election of the Maya city of Chichen Itzá as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World ARQUITECTUM, a company which organizes architecture competitions, is pleased to welcome the world’s architects to the 5th Landscape Architecture Competition “CHICHEN ITZA 2008”, to be held from October 2007 to February 2008.
ARQUITECTUM is the first international enterprise dedicated to the elaboration of open architecture competitions that allow professionals from all over the world to take part and showcase their work in international architectural circles (institutions, publishing houses, governments).
In a desire to offer each year new and exciting locations in which to design and speculate with architecture, has chosen one of the most enigmatic and beautiful places in the world, the Citadel of CHICHEN ITZA, as the setting to collect the best ideas regarding the installation of objects in archaeological scenarios.
Scenarios that because of their mystery and beauty, require a studied and careful intervention, of a profound ecological vision, and above all, of poetic architectural creativity.
This is why they are pleased to invite all architects from around the world to participate in the “CHICHEN ITZA 2008” idea contest. They wish to find the best proposals that envision the installation of a next generation observatory that renews the vision of tourism, and invites the visitor to enjoy a different and new kind of experience such as is spending the night and waking in front of the citadel of Chichen Itza itself.
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. To this end, the “Lodge-Museum” will include a basic program occupying an area no greater than 1,500m2.
Architects from anywhere in the world may take part in the competition as long as they have completed their studies (including bachelors) as well as any “Architecture Workshop” of any Faculty, School or University which runs the “architecture career” which includes at least one professor with these attributes.
Multidisciplinary teams may also take part in the competitions (engineers, artist, etc.) as long as they have an Architect as Team Leader.
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