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11th Arquine International Competition “FARO of SATÉLITE”

On the 50th anniversary of the Satélite Towers (1958) designed by Luis Barragán and Mathias Goeritz, now in the process of being catalogued as National Artistic Heritage, ARQUINE announces its 11th International Competition, proposing the design of a “FARO of Satélite” in the plaza where the towers are located.

At a moment when this milestone of Mexican and international modernity runs the risk of an assault by the government of the Estado de México, in the form of a second level of the Periférico ring road, this call for new ideas proposes to depress the lateral circulation along the east of the towers and generate a pedestrian connection with Ciudad Satélite, extending the plaza and installing a parking area for 50 vehicles underneath the extension.

The competition calls for the design of a FARO which would redefine the zone, giving programmatic content to a space that has been rendered incommunicado and generating a new public space.

FARO (Arts and Crafts Factory) OF SATÉLITE dedicated to the production / promotion of:

pop & rock music
graffiti workshops

Program

Recording studio 30 m²
Classrooms 2 × 30 m²
Audio booth 15 m²
Video booth 15 m²
Graffiti workshop 150 m²
Open-air auditorium (dimensions undefined)
Cafeteria 30 m²
Restrooms 20 m²
Administrative offices 30 m²
Storeroom 100 m²

Material to be Submitted

A compact disc with:

Two 90 × 60 cm sheets (A1), digitalized in 300 dpi, in individual PDF files (Acrobat), vertical in format. The sheets must include:

Site plans (scale of 1:500)
Plans (scale of 1:250)
Sections (scale of 1:250)
Descriptive text of no more than 300 words.

A letter-size .doc file (Word) with a registration code and the following documentation in the interior:

Names and contact information of the authors (full address, telephone number, email address)
A description of the material submitted
A team code (2 digits and 3 letters)

* Other forms or formats for the submission of material will not be accepted (USB, FTP, mail, etc.); only compact discs.

Prizes

1st Place (Arquine) P$100,000.00

2nd Place P$ 60,000.00

3rd Place P$ 30,000.00

Registration Period

From 20 October 2008 to 4 February 2009

Registration Fee

From 20 October 2008 to 19 December 2008:

P$ 900.00 (Mexico), US$ 100.00 (International)

This includes a year’s subscription to Arquine in Mexico

From 20 December 2008 to 4 February 2009:

P$ 1,200.00 (Mexico), US$ 120.00 (International)

Registration

You can register at www.arquine.com by submitting the required information together with an email address at which Arquine can confirm your registration once payment of the fee has been made.

Forms of Payment

Referenced deposit (only in Mexico), made in any bank branch, with the reference code provided by the system.

Credit Card (only outside of Mexico): VISA or Mastercard

* Payment by credit card will not be accepted in Mexico.

Jury

Eduardo Vázquez Martín (Mexico City. Writer. Director of the Museo de Historia Natural y Cultura Ambiental, Mexico City; creator of the concept F.A.R.O. Fábrica de Artes y Oficios)

Michel Rojkind (Ciudad Satélite. Architect and musician, Mexico City www.rojkindarquitectos.com)

Dante Busquets (Ciudad Satélite. Architectural photographer, Mexico City www.dantebusquets.com)

Juan Palomar (Guadalajara, Jalisco. Architect. Member of the Urban Planning Commission of the Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara)

Raúl Cárdenas (Tijuana, Baja California. Architect and artist. Director of Torolab, Tijuana - www.torolab.org)

IMPORTANT

For shipments made either from within Mexico or from abroad, the date of submission will be considered that of the postmark. Submissions must not arrive after 20 February 2009.
Under no circumstances can any of the material be returned.
Submissions must arrive at the office of Arquine at Avenida Parque España 3-12, Colonia Condesa, 06140, México, D.F. (tel. 5514-7012). Packages arriving at the post office will not be accepted and ARQUINE will not be responsible for shipment costs or import fees.

In order to avoid customs delays, we recommend the following measures:

Include the indication “Muestra sin fines comerciales” (“Non-commercial sample”) in a visible place on your package
Do not declare a value for your shipment.
Obtain full customs information from your courier service.

Once you have registered, you will receive an email containing information on how to enter ARQUINE’s FTP and download information from the site: photographs, videos, maps, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

Only questions sent by email between November 24th and December 15th to concurso@arquine.com will be answered.

The “Subject” box of the email must read: “DUDAS CONCURSO”. Otherwise the email may be eliminated as spam.

Answers to “frequently asked questions” will be published at www.arquine.com starting 24 October 2008.

Results

The jury will meet in Mexico City during the 10th Arquine International Congress (7, 8, and 9 March 2009), at which the prizes will be awarded for the winning submissions. These will be published in Arquine 48 (Summer 2009 issue) and on the magazine’s webpage.

More information > www.arquine.com