Pavilion of Mexico... Concept and Architecture

 

Theme "Mexico, the Seed for the New World: Food, Diversity and Heritage"

The Concept

Mexico is home to a wide variety of plants, animals and ecosystems: a true cradle of biodiversity. This wealth is tied closely to an ancient culture and to one of the most diverse, sophisticated, and assorted gastronomies of the world, so much so that in 2010 Mexican cuisine was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Its history is made up of flavors, a cultural model that harmonizes and combines agricultural activities, rituals, traditional practices, wisdom, techniques and culinary habits, unique tools - such as the metate or the molcajete - and communal activities.

In joining Expo Milano 2015, Mexico seeks to show visitors the wealth of its natural resources and biodiversity, and its commitment to finding solutions for a world free from hunger, malnutrition and unsustainable food production practices. It also seeks to present its contribution to the global production of a large number of foods with healing properties.

Pavilion Architecture

Since its first participation in a Universal Exhibition (Philadelphia in 1876), Mexico has always delivered an impressive pavilion that captures the imagination. The fundamental theme of Expo Milano 2015 is sustainability, being as much a driving principle for feeding the world's population, as a criteria for architectural design, in terms of eco-friendly materials, ease of construction and dismantling, and fulfilling proposed programs.The architect Francisco López Guerra Almada, together with Jorge Vallejo and consulting biologist Juan Guzzy, designed the winning proposal of the international competition based on the most typical Mexican food: corn.

Indeed, its large external structure, inspired by the shape of a big corn cob, covers the 1,910 square-meter pavilion, set in a prime location at the intersection of the two main avenues. The interior offers an all-encompassing exhibition of typical produce, edged by a stream of water that gives life to the gardens and takes visitors along spiral ramps, to explore the gastronomic, ecological and cultural riches of Mexico.

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Mexico pavilion... the Logo !

The "X"... logical logo for Mexico pavilion... Nice !

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History - Expo 1904 Saint-Louis - The marvellous Palace of Mexico !

Mexican pavilion at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair -

Louisiana Purchase Exposition

The president of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz, farsighted as he is, took great interest in the Exposition from the very inception of the enterprise, and the country set aside a handsome sum to secure a proper representation of their industries and progress at this World's Fair.

The Mexican commissionner, Senor Albino R. Nuncio, ably represented his government.


The mexican industrials nobly responded to the encouragement thus held out to them, they participated
largely, and a highly creditable and partly even brilliant exhibibition was the result.

The pavilion of the Mexican Goverment occupied a place between the British Building and the French Trianon, and was a hospitable spot, not only for mexicans, but for the people of many nations.

Place of Mexican pavilion inside the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Winning proposal for the Mexico Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015

Since the first official participation of Mexico in Philadelphia Expo 1876, the Mexican pavilion has always given much to talk about; and now after 75 days of knowing the jury's National Competition Architectural Design of the Mexico Pavilion at the upcoming World Expo in Milan in 2015, he finally got to know the winning proposal designed by architect Francisco López Almada War together with Chef Jorge Vallejo and biologist John Guzzy, who based his proposal in a typical Mexican food, "corn" (in the words of the architect).

Projects were 39 participants in this competition and were first three places and two honorable mentions. The criteria taken into account to give the final verdict was: Form and Function of the architectural project, level of sustainability, ease of construction and dismantling and Compliance program and budget.

This national competition jury had the Mexican architects, Mauricio Rivero Borrell, president of the College of Architects of Mexico; José Luis Cortés Delgado, Director of Continuing Education and former Director of the School of Architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana; Marcos Mazari Hiriart, Director of the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM; José Fernando Vigil Herrera, president of the Luis Barragan Foundation, among others.

According to the notice of competition, the Milan Expo 2015 has as one of its principal axes "sustainability" both the principle of how to feed the world population in a more sustainable manner, even in the design of the master plan of the fairgrounds Universal Exhibition; and carrying the title "Feeding the Planet, Energy for life".

The location of the Mexican pavilion in this edition is privileged, located at the crossroads of great importance as the master plan and with an area of 1910 m2. From this premise was as each of the contestants he developed his proposal which will see the May 1 to October 31, 2015 in the city of Milan, Italy.

The results

More details about the Mexican pavilion

Mexico... que pasa por aqui ?

Theme "Mexico, the Seed for the New World: Food, Diversity and Heritage"

The Concept

Mexico is home to a wide variety of plants, animals and ecosystems: a true cradle of biodiversity. This wealth is tied closely to an ancient culture and to one of the most diverse, sophisticated, and assorted gastronomies of the world, so much so that in 2010 Mexican cuisine was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Its history is made up of flavors, a cultural model that harmonizes and combines agricultural activities, rituals, traditional practices, wisdom, techniques and culinary habits, unique tools - such as the metate or the molcajete - and communal activities.

In joining Expo Milano 2015, Mexico seeks to show visitors the wealth of its natural resources and biodiversity, and its commitment to finding solutions for a world free from hunger, malnutrition and unsustainable food production practices. It also seeks to present its contribution to the global production of a large number of foods with healing properties.