Bacalar Ecopark: Observatory of the Mangrove, the Lagoon and the Stars

Gabriela Carrillo; Carlos Fascio; José Amozurrutia; Israel Espin; Eric Valdez

doi:10.4067/S0717-69962023000200106

ARQ (Aug 2023)

Bacalar Ecopark: Observatory of the Mangrove, the Lagoon and the Stars

Gabriela Carrillo,
Carlos Fascio,
José Amozurrutia,
Israel Espin,
Eric Valdez

Affiliations

Gabriela Carrillo: Member of the Sistema de Creadores de Arte since 2019 and a full member of the Academy of Architecture of Mexico since 2021. She co-founded Reconstruir MX and Colectivo C733. She has been an academic at UNAM since 2003. She has been directing her studio (Taller Gabriela Carrillo) since 2019.
Carlos Fascio: Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). He received the scholarships FONCA in the “Young Creators” program (2018-2019) and National System of Art Creators (2022). Together with José Amozurrutia he founded the architecture studio TO in 2015. He co-founded Colectivo C733 in 2019.
José Amozurrutia: Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2008. Master in Intervention of Contemporary Architecture in Historical Heritage, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2012. He is a tenured professor at the same university. Together with Carlos Facio he founded the architecture studio TO in 2015. He co-founded Colectivo C733 in 2019.
Israel Espin: Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). In 2018 he founded his own architecture studio which has focused on housing, public, and cultural space projects. He co-founded Colectivo C733 in 2019.
Eric Valdez: Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2006. Currently pursuing a Master's degree at the same university, where he is also a faculty member. He is the founder of labg, a company dedicated to the design and construction of lightweight structures. He is a partner of Colectivo C733.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-69962023000200106
Journal volume & issue: no. 114
pp. 106 – 113

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Conceived as an efficient structural system, a 200-meter square wooden dock with variable height integrates social and ecological programs, promoting both communal recreational use and the regeneration of a fragile ecosystem.

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ISSN: 0716-0852 (Print); 0717-6996 (Online)
Publisher: Ediciones ARQ
Country of publisher: Chile
LCC subjects: Fine Arts: Architecture
Website: https://edicionesarq.com/ARQ-Journal

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