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01 LAS AMÉRICAS 02 SAN PABLO IV 03 SAN PABLO 04 LOMAS DE SAN PABLO
01 LA ESPERANZA 02 CIPRESES 03 LOS ALTOS 04 RIVERA TAMAYO
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IIB 01 Q2000 02 CONSTITUYENTES 03 VILLAS DEL PARQUE
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01 LAS AMÉRICAS PLAZA
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01 LA ESPERANZA 02 CIPRESES 03 LOS ALTOS 04 RIVERA TAMAYO
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PREVIOUSLY ON
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OPENING STATEMENTS [P. 10] OF POWER & PEOPLE [P. 18] DEMOCRACY INC. [P. 32] THE POWER OF SYMBOL, SYMBOL OF POWER [P. 50] THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNING [P. 64] DISTRITO GOBIERNO [P. 80]
OPENING STATEMENTS [P. 10] OF POWER & PEOPLE [P. 18] DEMOCRACY INC. [P. 32] THE POWER OF SYMBOL, SYMBOL OF POWER [P. 50] THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNING [P. 64] DISTRITO GOBIERNO [P. 80]
As the project continues, the decision to further develop the Civic Center at the QRO 2000 Park came naturally, as both an extension of the central thesis of the project and an opportunity to explore the capacity (or lack thereof) of architecture to define how and what we do in the the space and the city. Perhaps as a stretch of the imagination, perhaps as attainable vision for what the city and the thousands of human transactions that occurr in it daily could look like, the project aims to be as much an architectural exploration as an introspective look at contemporary Mexican society.
OPENING STATEMENTS
As the project continues, the decision to further develop the Civic Center at the QRO 2000 Park came naturally, as both an extension of the central thesis of the project and an opportunity to explore the capacity (or lack thereof) of architecture to define how and what we do in the the space and the city. Perhaps as a stretch of the imagination, perhaps as attainable vision for what the city and the thousands of human transactions that occurr in it daily could look like, the project aims to be as much an architectural exploration as an introspective look at contemporary Mexican society.
OPENING STATEMENTS
COLLECTIVE SKEPTICISM
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JUMP-START CHANGE
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COLLECTIVE SKEPTICISM
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JUMP-START CHANGE
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SYNERGY FROM INVOLVEMENT
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A LIGHTNING ROD OF IDENTITY
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SYNERGY FROM INVOLVEMENT
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A LIGHTNING ROD OF IDENTITY
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A LACK OF PUBLIC SPACE & PUBLIC IDENTITY
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TOWARDS A FAIR CITY
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A LACK OF PUBLIC SPACE & PUBLIC IDENTITY
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TOWARDS A FAIR CITY
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Democracy, identity, politics, and society are all born out of dialogue. A complex system involving not two, but a seemingly infinite number of actors. As the ruling class, political powers manage an image, crafted to carry a message, rally people to a cause and effect change. People, in turn, use whatever is available as a canvas for expression, constantly answering, asking, provoking. A democracy can be considered “healthy� to the extent to which effective, bilateral communication is procured. It is possible to understand much about how a system functions by looking not only at what they are, but what they say they are. What language do its actors use? Where do they express themselves?
OF POWER & PEOPLE
Democracy, identity, politics, and society are all born out of dialogue. A complex system involving not two, but a seemingly infinite number of actors. As the ruling class, political powers manage an image, crafted to carry a message, rally people to a cause and effect change. People, in turn, use whatever is available as a canvas for expression, constantly answering, asking, provoking. A democracy can be considered “healthy� to the extent to which effective, bilateral communication is procured. It is possible to understand much about how a system functions by looking not only at what they are, but what they say they are. What language do its actors use? Where do they express themselves?
OF POWER & PEOPLE
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1ST STRA TEGY A civil institution, by definition, must be able to establish channels of communication among its members. In this case, the center will serve as a facilitator of bilateral communication: to and from government and constituents.
COMMUNICATION: A TWO-WAY STREET
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1ST STRA TEGY A civil institution, by definition, must be able to establish channels of communication among its members. In this case, the center will serve as a facilitator of bilateral communication: to and from government and constituents.
COMMUNICATION: A TWO-WAY STREET
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2ND STRA TEGY Public space, and more specifically, civil public space is the ideal stage for congregation, for gathering, for the sharing of big ideas with big crowds. The new center must become a focal point -and by extension a symbol- of effective citizenship and communal efforts for betterment.
PROTESTERS IN OUR BACKYARD
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2ND STRA TEGY Public space, and more specifically, civil public space is the ideal stage for congregation, for gathering, for the sharing of big ideas with big crowds. The new center must become a focal point -and by extension a symbol- of effective citizenship and communal efforts for betterment.
PROTESTERS IN OUR BACKYARD
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Democracy as both a theory of government and a method for it is not a new idea. But it seems to be in Mexico. Still facing the growing pains of developing nations, the country struggles to ensure democratic values are respected. A single-party system has given way to a disarray of oposing political forces, all vying for power, and sadly, all engaging in un-democratic activities that corrupt the ideals on which it is founded. Power can be understood as the degree to which one commands the attention of the public, and therefore is able to guide it. The perception of power is, for all intents and purposes, power itself.
DEMO CRACY INC.
Democracy as both a theory of government and a method for it is not a new idea. But it seems to be in Mexico. Still facing the growing pains of developing nations, the country struggles to ensure democratic values are respected. A single-party system has given way to a disarray of oposing political forces, all vying for power, and sadly, all engaging in un-democratic activities that corrupt the ideals on which it is founded. Power can be understood as the degree to which one commands the attention of the public, and therefore is able to guide it. The perception of power is, for all intents and purposes, power itself.
DEMO CRACY INC.
2010
2000s
BAJA CALIFORNIA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR CAMPECHE
COAHUILA COLIMA
1980s
DURANGO GUANAJUATO GUERRERO HIDALGO
MORELOS
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ZACATECAS
VERACURZ
VERACURZ
TLAXCALA
TAMAULIPAS
TABASCO
SONORA
SINALOA
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
QUINTANA ROO
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NUEVO LEÓN
NAYARIT
MORELOS
MICHOACÁN
JALISCO
HIDALGO
GUERRERO
GUANAJUATO
DURANGO
COLIMA
COAHUILA
NAYARIT
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
MICHOACÁN BOTH CHANGE
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NUEVO LEÓN E T
ONLY ONE CHANGES
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
ESTADO DE MÉXICO MID TERM ELECTION
CHIHUAHUA
JALISCO
CHIAPAS
1970s
CAMPECHE
INDEPE NDENT
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
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BAJA CALIFORNIA
MC
GOVERNOR STATE LEGISLATURE
CHIAPAS
1990s
AGUASCALIENTES
MORENA
2010
PRD
2000s
PRI
1990s
AGUASCALIENTES
Starting in the late nineties, Mexican democracy began to take shape throughout the country; at both the local and state level, the unyeilding grip that the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) had began to loosen. As such, a true democracy is quite new to Mexico. Since then, an atomization of power has played out in all arenas, shifting power back and forth. However, the underpinning structure of power remains the same, all parties simply playing by the rules that were set during almost seventy years of control by one party. PAN
1980s
1970s
THIS WAY & THAT
2010
2000s
BAJA CALIFORNIA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR CAMPECHE
COAHUILA COLIMA
1980s
DURANGO GUANAJUATO GUERRERO HIDALGO
MORELOS
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ZACATECAS
VERACURZ
VERACURZ
TLAXCALA
TAMAULIPAS
TABASCO
SONORA
SINALOA
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QUINTANA ROO
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MORELOS
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JALISCO
HIDALGO
GUERRERO
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ESTADO DE MÉXICO
MICHOACÁN BOTH CHANGE
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NUEVO LEÓN E T
ONLY ONE CHANGES
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
ESTADO DE MÉXICO MID TERM ELECTION
CHIHUAHUA
JALISCO
CHIAPAS
1970s
CAMPECHE
INDEPE NDENT
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
PVEM
CHIHUAHUA
BAJA CALIFORNIA
MC
GOVERNOR STATE LEGISLATURE
CHIAPAS
1990s
AGUASCALIENTES
MORENA
2010
PRD
2000s
PRI
1990s
AGUASCALIENTES
Starting in the late nineties, Mexican democracy began to take shape throughout the country; at both the local and state level, the unyeilding grip that the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) had began to loosen. As such, a true democracy is quite new to Mexico. Since then, an atomization of power has played out in all arenas, shifting power back and forth. However, the underpinning structure of power remains the same, all parties simply playing by the rules that were set during almost seventy years of control by one party. PAN
1980s
1970s
THIS WAY & THAT
BRANDING AS POLITICS BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
SINALOA
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
NAYARIT
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
TAMAULIPAS
JALISCO
AGUASCALIENTES
GUANAJUATO
QUERÉTARO
HIDALGO
COLIMA
MICHOACÁN
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
TLAXCALA
GUERRERO
MORELOS
PUEBLA
VERACRUZ
TABASCO
OAXACA
CHIAPAS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
A COUNTRY WIDE PR MOSAIC
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YUCATÁN
CAMPECHE
QUINTANA ROO
Governments at all levels have embraced a pernicious combination of branding and politics to further individual political ambitions. Politics serve ego and governments buy engagement from their citizens. By any means available, the elected official proclaims the transition of power, begging the question: Are those in power powerful for the same reason a company is successful?
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SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
SINALOA
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
NAYARIT
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
TAMAULIPAS
JALISCO
AGUASCALIENTES
GUANAJUATO
QUERÉTARO
HIDALGO
COLIMA
MICHOACÁN
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
TLAXCALA
GUERRERO
MORELOS
PUEBLA
VERACRUZ
TABASCO
OAXACA
CHIAPAS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
A COUNTRY WIDE PR MOSAIC
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YUCATÁN
CAMPECHE
QUINTANA ROO
Governments at all levels have embraced a pernicious combination of branding and politics to further individual political ambitions. Politics serve ego and governments buy engagement from their citizens. By any means available, the elected official proclaims the transition of power, begging the question: Are those in power powerful for the same reason a company is successful?
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BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
SINALOA
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA BAJABAJA CALIFORNIA SUR CALIFORNIA
SONORA
SINALOA CHIHUAHUA
NAYARIT
ZACATECAS
ARROYO SECO
BAJA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR CALIFORNIA
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
PINAL DE AMOLES
SINALOA CHIHUAHUA
DURANGO COAHUILA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
QUERÉTARO
HIDALGO
BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
NAYARIT SINALOA
MICHOACÁN
ZACATECAS DURANGO
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
SINALOA
GUERRERO
AGUASCALIENTES ZACATECAS
MORELOS
NAYARIT
COLÓN
CADAREYTA DE MONTES
JALISCO
COLIMA AGUASCALIENTES
JALISCO
HUIMILPAN
TEQUISQUIAPAN
PEDRO ESCOBEDO
COLIMA
EZEQUIEL MONTES
SAN JUAN DEL RÍO
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
SINALOA
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
QUERÉTARO JALISCO TAMAULIPAS
HIDALGO AGUASCALIENTES
GUANAJUATO
QUERÉTARO
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
TAMAULIPAS
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
NUEVO LEÓN
SONORA
NAYARIT SINALOA
ZACATECAS DURANGO
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ NUEVO LEÓN
TAMAULIPAS NAYARIT
NAYARIT
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
TAMAULIPAS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ NUEVO LEÓN
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
TAMAULIPAS JALISCO NAYARIT
AGUASCALIENTES ZACATECAS
SAN GUANAJUATO LUIS POTOSÍ
TLAXCALA JALISCO
AGUASCALIENTES
GUANAJUATO
DURANGO BAJA CALIFORNIA
NUEVO LEÓN SONORA
SANGUANAJUATO LUIS POTOSÍ
QUERÉTARO TAMAULIPAS JALISCO
PUEBLA
ZACATECAS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
MICHOACÁN GUANAJUATO
VERACRUZ
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
ESTADO DE MÉXICO QUERÉTARO
OAXACA
CORREGIDORA
SINALOA
TAMAULIPAS
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
YUCATÁN QUERÉTARO
NAYARIT
HIDALGO
SAN JOAQUÍN JALISCO NAYARIT
EL MARQUÉS
NUEVO LEÓN
LANDA DE MATAMOROS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
QUERÉTARO
DURANGO
BRANDING AS POLITICS
NUEVO LEÓN
GUANAJUATO
COLIMA
PEÑAMILLER
DURANGO BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR COAHUILA
BAJA CALIFORNIA
AGUASCALIENTES
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
TOLIMÁN
SINALOA
JALPAN DE SERRA
SONORA
JALISCO
TAMAULIPAS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
COAHUILA
A STATE WIDE PR MOSAIC
AGUASCALIENTES
GUERRERO MICHOACÁN
COLIMA
GUERRERO
GUANAJUATO
MORELOS ESTADO DE MÉXICO
MICHOACÁN
MORELOS
GUERRERO
HIDALGO COLIMA AGUASCALIENTES
MICHOACÁN GUANAJUATO
ESTADO QUERÉTARO DE MÉXICO
CIUDAD DEHIDALGO MÉXICO COLIMA
TLAXCALA MICHOACÁN
TABASCO COLIMA
CAMPECHE MICHOACÁN
QUINTANA ROO ESTADO DE MÉXICO
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
TLAXCALA
TAMAULIPAS SINALOA
CIUDAD DE HIDALGO MÉXICO
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN JALISCO
AGUASCALIENTES
COLIMA
TLAXCALA GUERRERO MICHOACÁN
ESTADO DEMORELOS MÉXICO
PUEBLA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
CHIAPAS
GUERRERO
MORELOS
PUEBLA
QUERÉTARO NAYARIT
HIDALGO ZACATECAS
PUEBLA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
ESTADO DE MÉXICO JALISCO
PUEBLA
MORELOS
VERACRUZ TLAXCALA GUERRERO
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO AGUASCALIENTES
OAXACA VERACRUZ
PUEBLA COLIMA
OAXACA
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
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TABASCO
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VERACRUZ MICHOACÁN
QUERÉTARO
CAMPECHE
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GUANAJUATO
QUERÉTARO
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TABASCO MORELOS
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TABASCO
MICHOACÁN
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
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CHIAPAS TABASCO
OAXACA
CHIAPAS
HIDALGO GUERRERO
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CIUDADCAMPECHE DE MÉXICO
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SINALOA
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA BAJABAJA CALIFORNIA SUR CALIFORNIA
SONORA
SINALOA CHIHUAHUA
NAYARIT
ZACATECAS
ARROYO SECO
BAJA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR CALIFORNIA
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
PINAL DE AMOLES
SINALOA CHIHUAHUA
DURANGO COAHUILA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
QUERÉTARO
HIDALGO
BAJA CALIFORNIA
SONORA
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
NAYARIT SINALOA
MICHOACÁN
ZACATECAS DURANGO
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
SINALOA
GUERRERO
AGUASCALIENTES ZACATECAS
MORELOS
NAYARIT
COLÓN
CADAREYTA DE MONTES
JALISCO
COLIMA AGUASCALIENTES
JALISCO
HUIMILPAN
TEQUISQUIAPAN
PEDRO ESCOBEDO
COLIMA
EZEQUIEL MONTES
SAN JUAN DEL RÍO
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
SINALOA
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN
QUERÉTARO JALISCO TAMAULIPAS
HIDALGO AGUASCALIENTES
GUANAJUATO
QUERÉTARO
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
TAMAULIPAS
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
NUEVO LEÓN
SONORA
NAYARIT SINALOA
ZACATECAS DURANGO
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ NUEVO LEÓN
TAMAULIPAS NAYARIT
NAYARIT
ZACATECAS
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
TAMAULIPAS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ NUEVO LEÓN
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
TAMAULIPAS JALISCO NAYARIT
AGUASCALIENTES ZACATECAS
SAN GUANAJUATO LUIS POTOSÍ
TLAXCALA JALISCO
AGUASCALIENTES
GUANAJUATO
DURANGO BAJA CALIFORNIA
NUEVO LEÓN SONORA
SANGUANAJUATO LUIS POTOSÍ
QUERÉTARO TAMAULIPAS JALISCO
PUEBLA
ZACATECAS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
MICHOACÁN GUANAJUATO
VERACRUZ
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
ESTADO DE MÉXICO QUERÉTARO
OAXACA
CORREGIDORA
SINALOA
TAMAULIPAS
CHIHUAHUA
COAHUILA
YUCATÁN QUERÉTARO
NAYARIT
HIDALGO
SAN JOAQUÍN JALISCO NAYARIT
EL MARQUÉS
NUEVO LEÓN
LANDA DE MATAMOROS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
QUERÉTARO
DURANGO
BRANDING AS POLITICS
NUEVO LEÓN
GUANAJUATO
COLIMA
PEÑAMILLER
DURANGO BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR COAHUILA
BAJA CALIFORNIA
AGUASCALIENTES
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
TOLIMÁN
SINALOA
JALPAN DE SERRA
SONORA
JALISCO
TAMAULIPAS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
COAHUILA
A STATE WIDE PR MOSAIC
AGUASCALIENTES
GUERRERO MICHOACÁN
COLIMA
GUERRERO
GUANAJUATO
MORELOS ESTADO DE MÉXICO
MICHOACÁN
MORELOS
GUERRERO
HIDALGO COLIMA AGUASCALIENTES
MICHOACÁN GUANAJUATO
ESTADO QUERÉTARO DE MÉXICO
CIUDAD DEHIDALGO MÉXICO COLIMA
TLAXCALA MICHOACÁN
TABASCO COLIMA
CAMPECHE MICHOACÁN
QUINTANA ROO ESTADO DE MÉXICO
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
TLAXCALA
TAMAULIPAS SINALOA
CIUDAD DE HIDALGO MÉXICO
DURANGO
NUEVO LEÓN JALISCO
AGUASCALIENTES
COLIMA
TLAXCALA GUERRERO MICHOACÁN
ESTADO DEMORELOS MÉXICO
PUEBLA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
CHIAPAS
GUERRERO
MORELOS
PUEBLA
QUERÉTARO NAYARIT
HIDALGO ZACATECAS
PUEBLA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
ESTADO DE MÉXICO JALISCO
PUEBLA
MORELOS
VERACRUZ TLAXCALA GUERRERO
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO AGUASCALIENTES
OAXACA VERACRUZ
PUEBLA COLIMA
OAXACA
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
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TABASCO
CAMPECHE
MORELOS
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TLAXCALA GUANAJUATO
CHIAPAS TABASCO
VERACRUZ MICHOACÁN
QUERÉTARO
CAMPECHE
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GUANAJUATO
QUERÉTARO
YUCATÁN VERACRUZ GUERRERO TLAXCALA
TABASCO MORELOS
VERACRUZ
TABASCO
MICHOACÁN
ESTADO DE MÉXICO
QUINTANA ROO YUCATÁN OAXACA VERACRUZ
CHIAPAS TABASCO
OAXACA
CHIAPAS
HIDALGO GUERRERO
YUCATÁN MORELOS
QUINTANA ROO OAXACA
CIUDADCAMPECHE DE MÉXICO
CHIAPAS
QUINTANA ROO TLAXCALA
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HIEROGLYPHS BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA
BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA
Throughout the city, it is possible to find hidden symbols of bygone governors and mayors. Unable to explicitly sign their public works, the “brand” serves as a stand-in for the individual. Look under almost any bridge and overpass in the city and there you will find it, cast in concrete.
BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
Architecture is therefore revealed to be a political tool; a play for legacy. Unlike social programs and legislature, the built environment can remain so for a long time, giving silent testimony of its creator and their vision. In a political landscape of partisanship, any and all available surfaces must announce the “new” powers. But architecture is harder to change than the colors on a logo.
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA
BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT MANUEL GONZÁLEZ VALLE
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT MANUEL GONZÁLEZ VALLE
BUILT BY GOVERNOR JOSÉ CALZADA ROVIROSA
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HIEROGLYPHS BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA
BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA
Throughout the city, it is possible to find hidden symbols of bygone governors and mayors. Unable to explicitly sign their public works, the “brand” serves as a stand-in for the individual. Look under almost any bridge and overpass in the city and there you will find it, cast in concrete.
BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
Architecture is therefore revealed to be a political tool; a play for legacy. Unlike social programs and legislature, the built environment can remain so for a long time, giving silent testimony of its creator and their vision. In a political landscape of partisanship, any and all available surfaces must announce the “new” powers. But architecture is harder to change than the colors on a logo.
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ARMANDO RIVERA
BUILT BY GOVERNOR FRANCISCO GARRIDO
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT MANUEL GONZÁLEZ VALLE
BUILT BY MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT MANUEL GONZÁLEZ VALLE
BUILT BY GOVERNOR JOSÉ CALZADA ROVIROSA
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3RD STRA TEGY Architecture must be timeless, free from the political tug-of-war. It must be a constant bedrock from which a new style of governing can arise. Though political parties and their politicians may come and go, improvement is only possible when we cooperate across time. The center must be a reflection of a civil society and government committed to furthering shared goals. YEARS
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3RD STRA TEGY Architecture must be timeless, free from the political tug-of-war. It must be a constant bedrock from which a new style of governing can arise. Though political parties and their politicians may come and go, improvement is only possible when we cooperate across time. The center must be a reflection of a civil society and government committed to furthering shared goals. YEARS
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Fig. 1: Olympic stadium, Beijing
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Fig. 2: Monumento a la Revoluciรณn, Mexico City
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Fig. 1: Olympic stadium, Beijing
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Fig. 2: Monumento a la Revoluciรณn, Mexico City
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Fig. 3: Germania, the Third Reich’s plan for Berlin
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Fig. 4: Panam Building, New York
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Fig. 3: Germania, the Third Reich’s plan for Berlin
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Fig. 4: Panam Building, New York
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4TH STRA TEGY FROM: THE PEOPLE TO: THE PEOPLE
It is far too easy to cynically interpret new government offices simply as a self-aggrandizing, disconnected gesture for a self-serving government. A new status symbol and even a personal victory for whichever governor embarked on the project. But since its inception, the new civic center will be made for the people, to facilitate an otherwise fraught relationship between government and constituents and serve as the focal point for a variety of civil activities.
A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
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4TH STRA TEGY FROM: THE PEOPLE TO: THE PEOPLE
It is far too easy to cynically interpret new government offices simply as a self-aggrandizing, disconnected gesture for a self-serving government. A new status symbol and even a personal victory for whichever governor embarked on the project. But since its inception, the new civic center will be made for the people, to facilitate an otherwise fraught relationship between government and constituents and serve as the focal point for a variety of civil activities.
A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
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Power employs symbols to further establish itself, like a snake devouring its tail. A ourobros of semantics and meaning. It cloaks itself in pageantry and inscrutable veils and survives by decades on that alone. But in criticizing symbols as a tool wielded by the powerful is to ignore the inherently democratic value they bring to our common spaces. As a collective, we speak in symbols. Our shared experiences cement symbols, both figurative and abstract, as indellible imprints in our identity. The only way to speak to one another is by that which we have agreed upon, either consciously or unconsciously.
THE POWER OF SYMBOL, SYMBOL OF POWER
Power employs symbols to further establish itself, like a snake devouring its tail. A ourobros of semantics and meaning. It cloaks itself in pageantry and inscrutable veils and survives by decades on that alone. But in criticizing symbols as a tool wielded by the powerful is to ignore the inherently democratic value they bring to our common spaces. As a collective, we speak in symbols. Our shared experiences cement symbols, both figurative and abstract, as indellible imprints in our identity. The only way to speak to one another is by that which we have agreed upon, either consciously or unconsciously.
THE POWER OF SYMBOL, SYMBOL OF POWER
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5TH STRA TEGY What does “Mexican� architecture look like? What is that perfect vessel for identity, both empty and full, both an expression and a creator of it? Symbolism is a double-edged sword, able to legitimize and stagnate growth, and must therefore be used carefully. Whatever feels too distant and foreign will be uninviting for appropriation and self-expression. It is perhaps easier to understand what not to do as an entry point to a new proposal. Ergo, the Anti Civic Center.
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5TH STRA TEGY What does “Mexican� architecture look like? What is that perfect vessel for identity, both empty and full, both an expression and a creator of it? Symbolism is a double-edged sword, able to legitimize and stagnate growth, and must therefore be used carefully. Whatever feels too distant and foreign will be uninviting for appropriation and self-expression. It is perhaps easier to understand what not to do as an entry point to a new proposal. Ergo, the Anti Civic Center.
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6TH STRA TEGY As people change, society changes, and governments change, the built environment must be able to dynamically adapt to these transformations. After all, governments are a reflection of their ever-changing societies, and so must be its seat.
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6TH STRA TEGY As people change, society changes, and governments change, the built environment must be able to dynamically adapt to these transformations. After all, governments are a reflection of their ever-changing societies, and so must be its seat.
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What is the “size� of the government? In day-to-day life, how can we understand the complex relationship between individual and government, with all its subtleties and in all its glory? After all, its most immediate and practical matters reveal the loftier promise of effective governance. Operating with the notion that space is able to give shape to this relationship, it is of vital importance to map these transactions. How many. Where. How well.
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNING
What is the “size� of the government? In day-to-day life, how can we understand the complex relationship between individual and government, with all its subtleties and in all its glory? After all, its most immediate and practical matters reveal the loftier promise of effective governance. Operating with the notion that space is able to give shape to this relationship, it is of vital importance to map these transactions. How many. Where. How well.
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNING
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SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN
SECRETARÍA DE LA JUVENTUD
SECRETARÍA DEL TRABAJO
ARCHIVO HISTÓRICO DEL ESTADO
S. DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO S. DE DESARROLLO URBANO
S. DE PLANEACIÓN Y FINANZAS
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA
SECRETARÍA DE TRANSPORTES
STATE MINISTRIES AND OFFICES
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SECRETARÍA DE DESARROLLO SOCIAL
STATE MINISTRIES AND OFFICES
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SECRETARÍA DE SEGURIDAD PÚBLICA
OFICIALÍA MAYOR
SECRETARIA DE SALUD
SECRETARÍA DE CONTRALORÍA
SECRETARÍA DE TURISMO
S. SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA PALACIO DE GOBIERNO
SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO
C. COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL
S. DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE
SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN
SECRETARÍA DE LA JUVENTUD
SECRETARÍA DEL TRABAJO
ARCHIVO HISTÓRICO DEL ESTADO
S. DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO S. DE DESARROLLO URBANO
S. DE PLANEACIÓN Y FINANZAS
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA
SECRETARÍA DE TRANSPORTES
STATE MINISTRIES AND OFFICES
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SECRETARÍA DE DESARROLLO SOCIAL
STATE MINISTRIES AND OFFICES
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EDUC ACI ÓN
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The involvement with the government usually comes in form of administrative procedures and engagement in organizations, but as the secretariats come in many shapes, some may feel closer to the citizen, defining hierarchies and relationships. By understanding this it is possible to manage the operations and behaviors in which the secretariats may work altogether, within the city and with the people.
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CEI
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The involvement with the government usually comes in form of administrative procedures and engagement in organizations, but as the secretariats come in many shapes, some may feel closer to the citizen, defining hierarchies and relationships. By understanding this it is possible to manage the operations and behaviors in which the secretariats may work altogether, within the city and with the people.
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COMISIÓN ESTATAL DE INFRAESTRUCTURA
SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA
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SECRETARÍA DE PLANEACIÓN Y FINANZAS
SECRETARÍA DE CONTROLARÍA
SECRETARÍA DE DESARROLLO URBANO Y OBRAS PÚBLICAS
SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN
SECRETARÍA DE SALUD
CITY DECOUPAGE
OFICIALÍA MAYOR
SECRETARÍA DE TURISMO
SECRETARÍA DE DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO
INSTITUTO QUERETANO DE TRANSPORTE
SECRETARÍA DE TRABAJO
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COMISIÓN ESTATAL DE INFRAESTRUCTURA
SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA
72
SECRETARÍA DE PLANEACIÓN Y FINANZAS
SECRETARÍA DE CONTROLARÍA
SECRETARÍA DE DESARROLLO URBANO Y OBRAS PÚBLICAS
SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN
SECRETARÍA DE SALUD
CITY DECOUPAGE
OFICIALÍA MAYOR
SECRETARÍA DE TURISMO
SECRETARÍA DE DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO
INSTITUTO QUERETANO DE TRANSPORTE
SECRETARÍA DE TRABAJO
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7TH STRA TEGY Currently, ministries and government offices are dispersed around the city, and more specifically, in the historic downtown area. This encroaches on both; government offices are kept separate and inefficient and the city center must provide a space for thousands of civil servants and all the infrastructure state government entails. Neither benefits from the exchange. By bringing together the disparate, it is possible to re-establish the way in which government operates and bring it closer to its citizens. Clarity instead of confusion, accesibility instead of distance.
TOWER OF BABEL
7TH STRA TEGY Currently, ministries and government offices are dispersed around the city, and more specifically, in the historic downtown area. This encroaches on both; government offices are kept separate and inefficient and the city center must provide a space for thousands of civil servants and all the infrastructure state government entails. Neither benefits from the exchange. By bringing together the disparate, it is possible to re-establish the way in which government operates and bring it closer to its citizens. Clarity instead of confusion, accesibility instead of distance.
TOWER OF BABEL
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It is possible to begin to provide a sense of scale when weighing three factors regarding state ministries: the number of departments they encompass, the number of services they provide, and the number of prodcedures available to the constituents. Hierarchies arise from this exercise, enabling the formulation of programmatic connections. Some departments deal with the government’s internal managmente, making them less immediately accessible to the citizen. Though not the only way to understand their constribution to the business of governing, it is useful to view the government through the lense of the ordinary citizen, and arrange and design accordingly.
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A RÍ LO RA NT O C
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It is possible to begin to provide a sense of scale when weighing three factors regarding state ministries: the number of departments they encompass, the number of services they provide, and the number of prodcedures available to the constituents. Hierarchies arise from this exercise, enabling the formulation of programmatic connections. Some departments deal with the government’s internal managmente, making them less immediately accessible to the citizen. Though not the only way to understand their constribution to the business of governing, it is useful to view the government through the lense of the ordinary citizen, and arrange and design accordingly.
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8TH STRA TEGY With transparency as the cornerstone for effective governance, the new seat of government will be fluid and accessible. What once was kept away is brought to the forefront. Architecture cannot be complicit any longer in the systematic corruption that pervades all levels of government. Instead, it will encourage the free flow of information and ideas.
PANOPTICON
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8TH STRA TEGY With transparency as the cornerstone for effective governance, the new seat of government will be fluid and accessible. What once was kept away is brought to the forefront. Architecture cannot be complicit any longer in the systematic corruption that pervades all levels of government. Instead, it will encourage the free flow of information and ideas.
PANOPTICON
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And now, for the fun part.
DISTRITO GOBIERNO
And now, for the fun part.
DISTRITO GOBIERNO
1ST STRA TEGY
COMMUNICATION: A TWO-WAY STREET
PROTESTERS IN OUR BACKYARD
3RD STRA TEGY
PERMANENCE & CONTINUITY
A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
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2ND STRA TEGY
4TH STRA TEGY
5TH STRA TEGY
7TH STRA TEGY
CECI N’EST PAS UNE GOVERNMENT OFFICE
YES, AND
6TH STRA TEGY
PANOPTICON
8TH STRA TEGY
COME TOGETHER
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1ST STRA TEGY
COMMUNICATION: A TWO-WAY STREET
PROTESTERS IN OUR BACKYARD
3RD STRA TEGY
PERMANENCE & CONTINUITY
A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
82
2ND STRA TEGY
4TH STRA TEGY
5TH STRA TEGY
7TH STRA TEGY
CECI N’EST PAS UNE GOVERNMENT OFFICE
YES, AND
6TH STRA TEGY
PANOPTICON
8TH STRA TEGY
COME TOGETHER
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SDUOP
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Furtherance
Development
Quality of Life
Education+Culture
City
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SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA
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Acoording to their function, size, and openness, it is possible to arrange the different offices to form a collective. Beyond compartmentalization, this arrangement finds new possibilities for better governance.
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Acoording to their function, size, and openness, it is possible to arrange the different offices to form a collective. Beyond compartmentalization, this arrangement finds new possibilities for better governance.
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A CENTER FOR GOVERN MENT As with any project, the program interacts with its surrounding on different levels. Programmatic relations are discerned with its immediate context. In this case, the art musuem, business hub and park provide a spatial framework for the project, as well as a sounding board for it. connections can be established further afield; directly connected to the rest of not only BQ but the city via the tram line, the new civic center serves as a central point for it, catalyzing more projects around it.
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PARK
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BU HU SINE B SS
A CENTER FOR GOVERN MENT As with any project, the program interacts with its surrounding on different levels. Programmatic relations are discerned with its immediate context. In this case, the art musuem, business hub and park provide a spatial framework for the project, as well as a sounding board for it. connections can be established further afield; directly connected to the rest of not only BQ but the city via the tram line, the new civic center serves as a central point for it, catalyzing more projects around it.
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900m
Ă L AM O S
D G IST O R BI I ER TO N O
M DE US AR EO TE
720m
THE CON NECTED CITY The tram project, integral to the master plan is set to become part of the district by crossing through and adding stops in it. The isochrones in the map measure the ideal walkability by evaluating distances and times between tram stops. Each ripple represent a distance in meters starting from 50 m and ending in 500 meters.
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900m
Ă L AM O S
D G IST O R BI I ER TO N O
M DE US AR EO TE
720m
THE CON NECTED CITY The tram project, integral to the master plan is set to become part of the district by crossing through and adding stops in it. The isochrones in the map measure the ideal walkability by evaluating distances and times between tram stops. Each ripple represent a distance in meters starting from 50 m and ending in 500 meters.
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2020
A CONTI NUOUS EVOLUTION
2025
2030
2035
2040
MUSEUM
CENTRAL PARK
DISTRITO GOBIERNO
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2020
A CONTI NUOUS EVOLUTION
2025
2030
2035
2040
MUSEUM
CENTRAL PARK
DISTRITO GOBIERNO
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