Ecuador Scraps National Museum Design After Public Petition
Ecuador's government has abandoned the competition-winning design for the new National Museum in Quito after more than 20,000 citizens signed a petition against it. The proposal, by Spanish firm Studio Campo Baeza and Ecuadorian studio MAODA, was criticized as resembling "corporate real estate." The government will now seek alternative plans for the museum, which aims to house the country's national art collection. The original design was selected in 2022 but faced mounting public opposition over its lack of cultural sensitivity and integration with the historic city center.
Key facts
- Over 20,000 Ecuadoreans signed a petition against the museum design
- The design was by Studio Campo Baeza and MAODA
- Critics likened the proposal to 'corporate real estate'
- The government revealed new plans after public rejection
- The museum is intended to house Ecuador's national art collection
- The original design was selected via competition in 2022
- The site is in Quito's historic center
Entities
Artists
- Alberto Campo Baeza
- Rafael Moneo
- Arata Isozaki
- Rafael Viñoly
- Mario Cucinella
- Handel Guayasamin
- Renzo Piano
- Richard Rogers
- John Mead Howells
- Raymond Hood
- Adolf Loos
- Walter Gropius
- Ludwig Hilberseimer
- Bruno Taut
- Campo Baeza
- Handel Guayasamín
Institutions
- Studio Campo Baeza
- MAODA
- National Museum of Ecuador
- Ecuadorian government
- Infrastructure Ministry
- Culture Ministry
- College of Architects
- MCM+A
- SANAA
- Caá Porá Arquitectura
- Estudio A0
- Jerome Haferd Studio
- Taller Capital Landscape
- Moneo Brock
- Marvel
- MEC ARQ
- Martinez Arquitectura
- Diez Muller
- NietoSobejano RFS
- Intemperie Studio
- EMPTY
- ARUP
- B720 Architecture
- LERA
- Najas Architects
- Bermúdez, Endara Architects
- Associated Architects
- Mario Cucinella Architects SURL
- Undurraga Deves Architects
- Diego Patricio Oleas Serrano
- Brazil Architecture
- Rafael Viñoly Architects
- Aires Mateus III, LDA
- Architectural Newspaper
- Museo Nacional de Ecuador
- MAODA (Metrópoli Andina Oficina de Diseño Avanzada)
- Colegio de Arquitectos de Pichincha
- PRODUCTORA
- Centre Pompidou
- Chicago Tribune
- Arquine
- El País
- ArquitecturaViva.com
- Campo Baeza
- MAODA (Metrópoli Andina Oficina de Diseño Avanzado)
- Museo Nacional del Ecuador
- Empresa Pública de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano
- Presidencia de la República del Ecuador
- Vicepresidencia de la República del Ecuador
- Ministerio de Cultura de Ecuador
- Ministerio de Infraestructura y Transporte de Ecuador
- Colegio de Arquitectos
- Nobis
Locations
- Ecuador
- Quito
- La Carolina Park
- Paris
- France
- Chicago
- United States
- New York
- Sydney
- Australia