Arquine
Arquine is a leading Latin American architecture and design platform best known for its prestigious international magazine and specialized book publishing. Their annual competition challenges global talents.
Arquine Ateliers Por Artistas 2002
Arquine’s 4th International Architecture Competition (2002) marked a major milestone by expanding into a fully international call, challenging participants to design a complex of Artists' Ateliers in Mexico City. The brief required a flexible hybrid program that seamlessly combined private creative workspaces with residential living and public exhibition areas.
Arquine Museo Graffiti + Música 2007
Arquine’s 9th International Architecture Competition (2007) challenged participants to design a Graffiti + Music Museum in Mexico City. The project aimed to merge urban art with music production and performance spaces, tasking architects with the unique challenge of institutionalizing a traditionally raw, street-level art form.
Arquine Centro Infográfico 2007
Set against one of the city's most symbolic historic sites, Arquine’s 9th International Architecture Competition (2007) challenged participants to design a Metropolitan Infographic Center at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco, Mexico City. The brief required a space dedicated to archiving and showcasing the city's vast graphic history, from pre-Hispanic codices to contemporary digital media.