New Orchid Pavilion

We call for the design and production of an Orchid Pavilion that is based on a permanent, innovative and sustainable proposal for the growth of various species of orchids in the Oaxacan coast.

Category Project Competition
Type International, Project, Open, Single-Stage, Anonymous
Genre Pavilion
Country Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
RegDeadline 15 October 2021 GoogleCal iCal
15 October 2021 (via Online)
Eligibility All

Description
Fundación Casa Wabi is a non-profit organization that encourages a dialog between contemporary art and the local communities based on our three locations: Puerto Escondido, Mexico City and Tokyo. The name comes from the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, which believes on finding beauty and harmony in simplicity, the imperfect and unconventional. Our mission is focused on building a social development through art, which in itself is carried on through five core programs: residencies, exhibitions, clay, cinema and mobile library.
Casa Wabi is located in the Pacific coast, 20 minutes away from the Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca airport. Situated between the mountains and the sea, the main location was designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando (Pritzker, 1995) and under the initiative of Mexican artist Bosco Sodi. The main facilities include a multipurpose room, six independent dormitories, two closed studios and another six open studios, a 450 m2 exhibition gallery and various work areas that conform an ideal place to recharge one's energy amongst other artists.
In the past years, the foundation has opened a Clay Pavilion designed by Portuguese Architect Alvaro Siza (Pritzker, 1992), a Guayacan Nursery Pavilion by the Mexican studio Ambrosi Etchegaray, a Chicken Coop by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, a Compost Pavilion by Paraguayan studio Solano Benítez, and recently, the High temperature kiln and gardens by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach.

Jury
A group of architects related to Fundación Casa Wabi compose the jury for this contest.
Tatiana Bilbao
Gabriela Etchegaray
Alberto Kalach
Bosco Sodi
Carlos Zedillo

Prize
Construction

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Announcement of selected project: November 20th, 2021
Beginning of construction: December 1st, 2021
Public opening of Pavilion: February 12th, 2022

Organizer
Fundación Casa Wabi

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