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The results of the first stage of the Pabellón Eco 2020 have been announced, following the submission of 90 portfolios from different states across the country. The jury selected 5 portfolios that will present a pavilion proposal to be developed in the courtyard of the Museo Experimental El Eco. Read on for the full list:
- ESCOBEDO SOLIZ + Annik Keoseyan
- Departamento del Distrito + Villalobos
- Gabriela Álvarez and Sofía Betancur
- Roberto Michelsen Engell
- TANAT | Diego Rivero Borrell
The snake was one of the symbols with which Mathias Goeritz identified, manifesting as a sculptural element in the museum courtyard that provided a unique scale to the space and accommodated open-air activities. Goeritz experimented with the figure of the snake, which in our pre-Hispanic culture was one of the most deeply embodied symbols: a metaphor, a sacred narrative. Eco Pavilion 2020 seeks to foster environmental thinking in contemporary architectural production, which can be linked to the mythological, the poetic, and the socially affective. Its purpose is to encourage reflection on the place our species chooses to occupy in relation to nature: the intention is not to appeal to nostalgia for origins; on the contrary, architecture is an ideal field to rethink our relationship with the natural world.
With these ideas as a backdrop, this year's open call is set so that the participants of the Eco Pavilion consider the snake of El Eco as a starting point to reflect on zoomorphically inspired architectural elements or on symbols that condense epistemologies; in either case, the importance lies in architectural forms consciously engaging in dialogue with a natural and cultural context.
Javier Senosiain, curator of Eco Pavilion 2020.
For more information, visit the official website of the Museo Experimental El Eco.
This article was written by Mónica Arellano. The translation is powered by AI.
