Pan-American Competition

[ Competitions :: Pan-American Competition ]




El Mirador House, Undurraga & Devés Architects, Santiago, Chile, 2002. International Shared Biennale Grand Prix 2004


Building for Temporary Exhibitions, Bank of the Republic; Juan Carlos Rojas I. & Enrique Triana U.; Bogota, Colombia, 2004. International Shared Biennale Grand Prix 2004

Twenty-eight years ago, the Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Pichincha province, instituted the Pan-American Quito Architecture Biennale (BAQ from the Spanish), its uninterrupted appearance has made it the premier platform for the comparison of built work on the continental Americas. Hundreds of unpublished works from North, Central and South America participate in each release of the BAQ.

The BAQ 2006 invites all design professionals of the Americas to participate in this XV Biennale, to enable us to strengthen our professional network, generate innovative discourses and regional design proposals, compare our works, and prepare for a better future.

All participating projects will be published in the XV Quito Pan-American Architecture Biennale Catalogue and will be part of the BAQ/2006 : Visible Cities exhibition.

Participation Categories and Sub-categories:

Architectural Design
Social Housing
Environmental Design
Interior Architecture
Urban and Landscape Design
Interventions in Historic Sites
Unbuilt Projects
Theory, History and Critique of Architectural, Landscape and Urban Design
Periodical Publications Specializing in Design

Participation Requirements

All works whose construction completion date is between January 1, 2002 and August 2006, are located in the Continental Americas, and are designed by architects from the Americas or abroad who belong to the professional bodies of the countries where they exercise their professions, may participate in the Pan-American Competition.

For the categories of “Theory, History and Critique of Architectural, Landscape and Urban Design” and “Periodical Publications Specializing in Design,” works shall be accepted by architects from the Americas or abroad residing in the Americas, whether published and/or produced on or off the continent.

For the category of “Unbuilt Projects,” works developed within the same period (01/2002 – 08/2006) shall be admitted to competition.

Internacional Jury

Will Alsop, Gran Bretaña
Jorge Benavides, España/Ecuador
Solano Benítez, Paraguay
Ila Berman, Canadá
Josep María Botey, España
Alejandro Crispiani, Chile/Argentina
Brian Healy, EEUU
Jorge Liernur, Argentina
Richard Plunz, EEUU
Marinés Pocaterra, Venezuela
Alfredo Rodríguez, Chile
Joel Sanders, EEUU

National Jury

Boris Albornoz
Alberto Andino
Roberto Moscoso
Gladis Romero