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Architects: Alcaldía de Quito (EPMMOP)
- Area: 14000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Fopadi, Hormipisos, Ideal Alambrec, InmunoMadera, Plastigama, +1



An architect serving as executive director at the Metropolitan Heritage Institute, an architectural photographer with experience throughout Ecuador, an architect and human rights activist, and an architect specializing in professional demolition will be the guests at the first international session of the X FORMAS DE HACER ARQUITECTURA project in Ecuador on Thursday, November 22, at 7:00 PM at TORNO Co Creative.
Known simply as XFORMAS, this is the first international session of the project led in Chile by Fabiola González + Yair Estay (TALLER25) and Nicolás Valencia (ArchDaily), which, in Ecuador, is partnered with the local firm Rama Estudio, led by architects Felipe Donoso, Carolina Rodas, and Carla Chávez.



Soon to become the tallest building in Quito, IQON is Bjarke Ingels Group's first project to be built in South America. Currently undergoing construction, the largely residential building is a curved tower with gradually protruding balconies. Encased between the dense city and the park, the self-dubbed "urban tree farm" aims not only to encompass the surrounding views of the volcanoes and nature beyond but also to integrate the landscape within the building itself.









The 17th Latin American Architecture Seminar (17 SAL.ec) is an academic event dedicated to reflecting on the local and universal circumstances shaping architectural production, the city, territorial transformations, and the landscape of the Latin American continent. Since 1985, it has brought together researchers, educators, and creators to engage with themes defined for each seminar.
