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Ecuador: Pan-American Competition - Bienal de Arquitectura
PAN-AMERICAN COMPETITION
Bienal de Arquitectura de Quito
The deadline for receiving entries in Quito has been extended to Friday, September 8, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
Introduction
In a world in which the network geometry predominates, with its logic of transnational interrelations and interconnections, and a concomitant weakened presence of nations as States, cities have emerged as the main nodes of development, and competition among them has drastically increased. It is, therefore, crucial to shed some light upon the current conditions and possible futures of cities in our region. The XV Quito Architecture Biennial has chosen Latin American cities as its main concern.
Latin America is, according to United Nations demographic statistics, the continent with the highest ratio of urban population growth in the world. It is estimated that by the year 2030, approximately 85% of Latin Americans will dwell in cities. Nevertheless, it is also one of the least represented regions in the bibliography of architectural, urban and landscape design at a global scale. Our cities, their plights and proposals are invisible even within our region. (....)
Find more: http://www.baq2006.com/introduction.aspx
Bienal de Arquitectura de Quito
The deadline for receiving entries in Quito has been extended to Friday, September 8, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
Introduction
In a world in which the network geometry predominates, with its logic of transnational interrelations and interconnections, and a concomitant weakened presence of nations as States, cities have emerged as the main nodes of development, and competition among them has drastically increased. It is, therefore, crucial to shed some light upon the current conditions and possible futures of cities in our region. The XV Quito Architecture Biennial has chosen Latin American cities as its main concern.
Latin America is, according to United Nations demographic statistics, the continent with the highest ratio of urban population growth in the world. It is estimated that by the year 2030, approximately 85% of Latin Americans will dwell in cities. Nevertheless, it is also one of the least represented regions in the bibliography of architectural, urban and landscape design at a global scale. Our cities, their plights and proposals are invisible even within our region. (....)
Find more: http://www.baq2006.com/introduction.aspx
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