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RUINAS DE QUILMES – ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

Ruinas de Quilmes invites architects and designers to rethink the experience of the Sacred City through the creation of a contemporary Open-Air Museum. The competition calls for the design of a new Visitor Centre, conceived as the main gateway to the site, alongside a series of small-scale architectural and landscape interventions aimed at improving accessibility and enriching the visitor journey.

The project goes beyond the design of a single building. Participants are asked to develop an integrated strategy that connects architecture, landscape and heritage, transforming the ruins into a coherent and engaging narrative. From pathways and viewpoints to informational devices and resting areas, every element should contribute to enhancing the understanding and perception of this unique cultural landscape.

Special attention should be given to the relationship between new and existing structures, as well as to the sensitive integration of the intervention within the natural and archaeological context. The scale and impact of the proposal remain open, encouraging a wide range of approaches – from discreet and minimal solutions to more expressive and iconic interventions.

Ultimately, the competition seeks visionary proposals capable of strengthening the connection between past and present, offering a renewed way to experience one of Argentina’s most significant ancestral sites.

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28.04.2026 – 17.07.2026
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17.07.2026 – 18.09.2026
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18.09.2026 – 16.10.2026
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Two A1 Panels 594 x 841 mm (horizontal)
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16.10.2026
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16.11.2026
12:00 pm CET

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Jury

AGOSTINA GIUSTO

UNS
[Bahía Blanca, Argentina]

Agostina María Giusto is an architect graduated from UNLP and holds a PhD in Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell’Architettura from Sapienza Università di Roma. She works in both academic and professional fields, participating in projects of various scales, from single-family…

JAIME FONT

Mesura
[Barcelona, Spain]

Jaime Font graduated in Building Engineering in 2008 and Architecture in 2010 from La Salle School of Architecture in Barcelona, where he later earned an advanced degree in Architecture and completed his PhD at TU-Wien in 2022. He combines his role as creative director at…

IRINA SHMELEVA

Henning Larsen
[Copenhagen, Denmark]

Irina is a practicing architect and urban designer based in Copenhagen. As part of Henning Larsen, she is a design lead of complex urban planning projects with a focus on urban regeneration; she is working closely with local contexts and heritage while constantly…

LEONARDO LOSADA

LCarq /FAPyD – UNR
[Rosario, Argentina]

Graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario in 2012, and currently a lecturer at the FAPyD UNR, teaching courses related to the Theory and Practice of Architectural Design. Co-founder, together with architect Federico Castellani, of Castellani Losada Arquitectura…

TOMMASO MICHIELI

MichieliZanatta
[Udine, Italy]

Tommaso Michieli is an architect and co-founder of michielizanatta, a studio based between Udine and Treviso. He graduated with honours from IUAV Venice in 2004, and has developed a practice spanning landscape and infrastructure, public architecture, research and writing…

İNCI SHOAINIA

Spika Architecture
[Ankara, Turkey]

İnci Shoainiaİnci Shoainia is an architect and co-founder of Spika Architecture, based in Turkey. She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture and currently leads design studios at Ankara Medipol University. Her work focuses on competition-based design as…

YANG FEI

Field Object Lab
[Boston, USA]

Yang Fei is the founder and director of Field Object Lab, an architecture and landscape design consultancy based in Boston and New York City. With a career spanning six years, he holds a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and served as a project designer…

JUAN JOSÉ VARGAS CASTILLO

TAP Arquitectura
[Medellin, Colombia]

Juan José Vargas is a Colombian architect graduated from the Pontifical Bolivarian University in 2020 and founder of TAP Architecture. His professional trajectory stands out for his involvement in landscape, urban, and residential projects. In his…

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