A design team led by Carlos Marín and José Muñoz-Villers has claimed first prize in Mexico City’s "La Merced" competition for their masterplan proposal to re-conceive the popular marketplace, Plaza Central La Merced. The team’s design, which beat out about 100 other entries, proposed the realization of a new public square to centralize pedestrian activity and to anchor strategies for urban revitalization, such as the reclamation of local heritage sites, the careful manipulation of natural elements, and the installation of urban furniture as a means for placemaking.
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Carlos Marín and José Muñoz-Villers Claim First Prize in Mexico City Urban Planning Competition
The City Of The Books And The Images / Alejandro Sánchez García - Taller 6A
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Architects: Alejandro Sánchez García - Taller 6A
- Area: 25450 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Entorno Taller de Paisaje
Richard Meier Unveils 180-Meter Tower Development in Mexico
Richard Meier & Partners has unveiled the “Reforma Towers,” a 40-story, mixed use development planned for Mexico City’s historic Paseo de la Reforma. Comprised of two high-rise towers, clad in Meier’s signature white concrete, the new development will bring high end office, hotel, and retail space, as well as restaurants and a fitness center to the city’s distinguished Boulevard upon completion in 2015.
Siqueiros Public Art Gallery / Esrawe Studio + arquitectura 911sc
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Architects: Esrawe Studio, arquitectura 911sc
- Area: 75 m²
- Year: 2010
Cervantes Theater / Ensamble Studio
Hegel 516 / FRB Arquitectos Asociados
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Architects: FRB Arquitectos Asociados
- Area: 1400 m²
- Year: 2013
MEXTRÓPOLI: The First International Festival of Architecture & the City
Building upon its 15 years of experience, the Arquine Conference presents MEXTRÓPOLI, a festival that will position Mexico City as an epicenter of architecture and a leader in creative transformation.
MEXTRÓPOLI is a critical project that will encourage and promote culture, urban regeneration, and the artistic heritage of Mexico city.
MEXTRÓPOLI will host over 30 academic, cultural and tourist activities, held principally in the historic center of the city.
MEXTRÓPOLI invites the public to connect to the city in six different ways:
CAP House / Estudio MMX
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Architects: Estudio MMX
- Area: 240 m²
- Year: 2013
Endomédica Corporate Offices / Vicente Alonso Ibarra - PRAXIS Arquitectura
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Architects: PRAXIS Arquitectura
- Year: 2013
Plaza del Servicio a la Patria / La Metropolitana
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Architects: La Metropolitana
- Area: 49406 m²
- Year: 2013
Chedraui Santa Fe / Rojkind Arquitectos
Supermarket stores have become the last link in the linear and out of consumer sight “farm to fork” chain. For the new Chedraui Supermarket Store in Santa Fe, Mexico City, Rojkind Arquitectos proposes that folding the chain onto itself and bringing it into view becomes an opportunity for interactive and educational programs, connection to local markets and a place for community. The proposal comes in response to the company’s desire to launch itself into a new direction offering something more that just groceries and goods; it tries to position the brand in a new market segment not considered to date, to help establish the new sustainable direction the company is trying to achieve and to offer a unique experience to it’s consumers while giving a public space back to the city.
Antonio Solá / Dcpp Arquitectos
Alfonso Reyes 200 / AMBROSI I ETCHEGARAY
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Architects: Ambrosi I Etchegaray
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Grupo JOBEN
Z53 Social Housing / MAP/MX + Grupo Nodus
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Architects: Grupo Nodus, Michan Architecture
- Area: 3650 m²
Mercado Roma / Rojkind Arquitectos
Conceived as a space to house expressions of the rich contemporary and Mexican gastronomic culture, Mercado Roma gives special emphasis to the sense of community and collaboration. Designed by Rojkind Arquitectos and conceptualized by Cadena + Asoc. Concept Design, the space is created to gather selected partners and vendors so they can offer their best products. The space is also designed to favor encounters, exchanges, interactions and relationships making the experience a more meaningful one.