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| Arquine | |
|---|---|
| Title | Arquine |
| Category | Architecture, Design, Urbanism |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Firstdate | 1984 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish, English |
Arquine
Arquine is a Mexico City–based architecture and design magazine and platform that engages with contemporary architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture, and cultural heritage across the Americas and beyond. Founded in the mid-1980s, the publication has become associated with critical dialogues among practitioners, theorists, institutions, and public agencies such as the World Monuments Fund, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and municipal bodies in Mexico City. Arquine’s editorial remit bridges built-environment practice and discourse, intersecting with festivals, biennials, universities, and professional associations like the International Union of Architects.
Arquine was established in 1984 during a period of architectural debate that included figures from the Modern Movement, responses to late-Modernism in Latin America, and the rise of postmodern practices associated with architects such as Álvaro Siza Vieira, Luis Barragán, and Rogelio Salmona. Early issues featured dialogues with regional practices tied to institutions like the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura and academic programs at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Over successive decades Arquine curated thematic issues that engaged with events and platforms such as the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the São Paulo Biennial, the Bienal de Arquitectura de México, and exhibitions at venues including the Museo Tamayo and the Museo Nacional de Antropología. The magazine evolved alongside policy shifts in Mexico and Latin America, intersecting with commissions, competitions run by organizations like the Comisión Nacional de Cultura y las Artes, and public works tied to municipal administrations in Guadalajara and Monterrey.
Arquine’s editorial profile emphasizes critical photography, project monographs, manifestos, and interviews with practitioners and scholars. Contributors have included critics and architects linked to universities such as the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the École des Beaux-Arts, and the Universidad Iberoamericana. Issues commonly present dialogues referencing built works by offices like Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Herzog & de Meuron, Toyo Ito, Ricardo Legorreta, and practices emerging from Latin American contexts including Taller de Arquitectura, S-AR, and independent collectives associated with cultural centers like Casa Luis Barragán. Arquine publishes essays that situate architectural projects in relation to exhibitions at institutions such as the Getty Research Institute, the Smithsonian Institution, and archival collections at the Biblioteca Nacional de México. The magazine’s visual program has involved collaborations with photographers connected to publications like Domus, Architectural Review, and El Croquis.
Arquine has produced monographic issues and special editions devoted to architects, urban projects, and themes that corresponded with major events: retrospectives akin to exhibitions at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, surveys intersecting with the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and compilations addressing adaptive reuse projects exemplified in work at sites such as Palacio de Bellas Artes and urban corridors in Puebla. Notable publications include curated dossiers on transit-oriented projects referencing the Mexico City Metro, landscape interventions similar to those in Chapultepec Park, and catalogues accompanying lectures and symposia with participants from the Architectural Association School of Architecture and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Arquine has also mounted competitions and awards in conjunction with academic partners like the Tecnológico de Monterrey and cultural venues including the Centro Cultural Universitario.
Arquine’s circulation among practitioners, curators, and institutions has influenced curatorial decisions for exhibitions at museums such as the Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico City), programming at festivals like Mextrópoli, and scholarly agendas within departments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Critical reception has compared Arquine’s role to that of internationally recognized magazines such as Architectural Record, Casabella, Lotus International, and regionally focused journals like Bitacora. Reviews and citations appear in academic conferences tied to organizations including the International Federation for Housing and Planning and in proceedings of symposia hosted by the Latin American Studies Association. The platform’s projects have sparked debate in public forums involving cultural ministries, preservation bodies like the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, and NGOs active in urban regeneration such as Habitat for Humanity.
Arquine operates through an editorial team that has collaborated with curators, designers, and academics affiliated with institutions including the School of Architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana, the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and research centers like the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas. Leadership has engaged partners across foundations, galleries, and municipal cultural programs; guest editors and contributors have originated from networks tied to the Museum of Modern Art, the Bauhaus, and Latin American cultural centers. The magazine’s administrative and production relationships extend to printers, distributors, and festival organizers in cities such as Mexico City, New York City, Barcelona, São Paulo, and London.
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