COMPETITION: 15 JULY, First International Architecture Crowdsourcing Contest, MAD PROJECT
Mendoza Art District (MAD) is a new and creative concept, an innovative way of understanding art and its relationship to nature. Its aim is to alter our perceptive and creative approach to things.
The Province of Mendoza, Argentina, in South America, has been chosen as the privileged location to launch the first real-estate crowdsourcing project as a tribute to its winemaking heritage.
We are planning to create a unique space, a resort that will enhance the power of its surrounding natural beauty in the stunning setting of the Cordillera de los Andes and the vineyards, in one of theeight wine capitals of the world,. This traditional landscape is an essential spot for any visitor coming to the province.
The most important cities worldwide are recognized and remembered for their symbols. MAD seeks to create a trademark that combines the regional spirit with the spontaneous creations of the global man in order for it to become a representative icon of this wine producing land.
The core of the MAD Project is creative freedom. We are looking to find a radical and disruptive proposal.
The project offers several options for the participation and integration of ideas and it is open to creative people in the fields of Architecture, Design and Art.
Our first task is to organize a contest of architectural ideas and crowd design to build the first stage of the project, which comprises a restaurante, a meeting place and a work of art for both venues.
Welcome to a brand new experience.
Conceptualization
Mendoza, one of the wine capitals of the world, is our source of inspiration for a major project that celebrates its history, nature and culture and that stems from a disruptive and ground-breaking ideato create a space for architectural dialogue and new relationships.
This project represents a promise capable of establishing itself as an icon of a place and as artistic expression in communion with its surroundings. Our mission is to build a resort complex where each person searching for food, accommodation and/or viticultural experience is the protagonist, and where each component offers memorable experiences that evoke pleasant sensations, feelings and thoughts.
http://www.madmendoza.com/pages/conceptualizacion-1365812655
PRIZES
STAGE 1
US$ 1000 to each finalist
The Jury will present 10 (ten) Special Mentions.
STAGE 2
US$ 15,000 to the winning project
(restaurante and meeting place)
Should the jury select 2 (TWO) DIFFERENT PROPOSALS,
US$ 10,000 will be awarded to each of them.
http://www.madmendoza.com/pages/premio-del-concurso
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