Yarışmalar-Competitions

Yarışma Özeti(Summary):
The government of Mexico, through the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) and the National Council for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta), has decided to construct the new building for the Biblioteca de Mexico "José Vasconcelos". Accordingly, the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (Fonca), through Conaculta, is pleased to announce an international competition to select the design and architect or group of architects for this new building.

Tip (Type): 
Two-stage

Kimler katılabilir (Open to):
Only architects with ten years or more of professional experience and a license to practice in their country may respond. Architects with under 10 years’ experience may participate in association with architects who fulfill this requirement.

Katılım ücreti (Entry Fee):

Ödüller (Awards):

Juri (Jury):
- Shigeru Ban (Japan). Architect. Designer of the Japanese Pavillion at the Hanover World Fair.
- Aaron Betsky (Netherlands). Architect. Director of the Nrtherlands Architecture Institute.
- José Luis Cortés (México). Architect. Vicepresident of the International .
- Francisco de Pablo (México). Civil engineer.
- Carlos Fuentes (México). Author
- Carlos Jiménez (U.S.A.). Architect.
- Felipe Leal Fernández (México). Architect. Dierctor of the Faculty of Architecture in the National Autonomous University of Mexcio (UNAM).
- Carlos Mijares Bracho (México). Architect.
- Carlos Morales Hendry (Colombia). Architect.
- Elsa Ramírez Leyva (México). Library scientist. Researcher in the Center fo Library Research, UNAM.
- Ricardo Rodríguez Rodríguez (México). Architect. President of the Mexico
City College of Architects.
- Mark Robbins (U.S.A.). Architect.
- Daniel Ruiz (México). Civil engineer.
- Tod Williams (U.S.A.). Architect.
- Jorge von Ziegler (México). Author. Director general of Libraries
(Conaculta)

İletişim Bilgileri (Contact): 
Web: www.conaculta.gob.mx
E-mail: [email protected]  
Phone and fax 5510-3806 and 5521-0950

The government of Mexico, through the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) and the National Council for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta), has decided to construct the new building for the Biblioteca de Mexico "José Vasconcelos". Accordingly, the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (Fonca), through Conaculta, is pleased to announce an international competition to select the design and architect or group of architects for this new building.

The "Biblioteca" will be the central facility of the National Network of Public Libraries, a system of almost 6,500 libraries throughout the country. It will be located in Mexico City, and ultimately house more than 2 million volumes of the world’s greatest reading material. At the same time, the library will employ the latest technology to connect citizens of Mexico, their public libraries, and their rich cultural heritage with the other great libraries of the world. This will be a facility everyone can share and enjoy, a place to encourage literacy, cultural interaction, and personal growth. Mexico has one of the world’s greatest arquitectural patrimonies, and the new "Biblioteca" must contribute to that heritage.

Fonca is now issuing a Request for Qualifications and Ideas (RFQI) and encourages talented architects from around the world to reply. This RFQI will constitute Stage One of a two-stage competition. Competitors must register free of charge at Conaculta’s website: www.conaculta.gob.mx  in order to have access to the Stage One Program (Terms of Competition). Registration and responses to the RFQI are due in Mexico City by June 27. The responses will be reviewed by the following jury of noted architects, engineers, librarians and writers.

This jury will select the 7 finalists who will move forward to the second stage of the competition. The 7 finalists will be announced on July 02 and for Stage Two will propose preliminary designs for the library, which will be reviewed by a jury of renowned experts.

In accordance with these Terms and Conditions, the jury will be made uo of the following members:

- Shigeru Ban (Japan). Architect. Designer of the Japanese Pavillion at the Hanover World Fair.
- Aaron Betsky (Netherlands). Architect. Director of the Nrtherlands Architecture Institute.
- José Luis Cortés (México). Architect. Vicepresident of the International .
- Francisco de Pablo (México). Civil engineer.
- Carlos Fuentes (México). Author
- Carlos Jiménez (U.S.A.). Architect.
- Felipe Leal Fernández (México). Architect. Dierctor of the Faculty of Architecture in the National Autonomous University of Mexcio (UNAM).
- Carlos Mijares Bracho (México). Architect.
- Carlos Morales Hendry (Colombia). Architect.
- Elsa Ramírez Leyva (México). Library scientist. Researcher in the Center fo Library Research, UNAM.
- Ricardo Rodríguez Rodríguez (México). Architect. President of the Mexico
City College of Architects.
- Mark Robbins (U.S.A.). Architect.
- Daniel Ruiz (México). Civil engineer.
- Tod Williams (U.S.A.). Architect.
- Jorge von Ziegler (México). Author. Director general of Libraries
(Conaculta)

In the event that a juror should find it impossible to attend due to unforeseen circumstances, all contestants will be immediately informed of the name of his / her replacement.

The design proposals will be due in Mexico City on October 2 and 3. At the end of that review, the winner of the Stage Two Competition will be announce on October 4.

The competition will begin on May 16 with the publication of the Request of Qualifications and Ideas. Only architects with ten years or more of professional experience and a license to practice in their country may respond. Architects with under 10 years’ experience may participate in association with architects who fulfill this requirement.

For further information, please contact the Competition Commitee
E-mail. [email protected] 
phone and fax 5510-3806 and 5521-0950