Arquine No.28 Competition Results: MEXTRÓPOLI 2026 Pavilion Winners Announced
On May 5, 2026, a jury convened in Mexico City for the Arquine No.28 | MEXTRÓPOLI 2026 Pavilion competition. Comprised of experts including Alba Cortés and Pavel Escobedo, the panel evaluated 553 proposals submitted by registered teams. The competition offered awards including five honorable mentions, a third place, two runners-up, and one grand prize. The top honor was awarded to a team from Juiz de Fora, Brazil, led by Pedro Perez Barroso, celebrated for their visionary approach. Honorable mentions recognized contributions from teams in Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, Mexico City, and New York, while Jiaojiao Miao claimed third place.
Key facts
- Jury met on May 5, 2026, in Mexico City.
- 652 teams registered; 553 proposals received.
- First place: Pedro Perez Barroso, Ismael Torrano Montes de Oca, Márcio Flávio Motta Ribeiro, Naiara Valéria Barbosa Correa, André Miguel Coronha Lima Vieira (Juiz de Fora, Brazil).
- Third place: Jiaojiao Miao (Hong Kong).
- Second places: Luis Mendoza Valenzuela (Mexico City) and Jorge Fuentes Galván, Mauricio Orozco Meza, Juan Bonilla Olmos (León, Guanajuato).
- Honorable mentions: roam (Hong Kong), Estudio RARE (Córdoba, Argentina), Beatriz Harriet De Santiago and Álvaro Parraguez Montecinos (Santiago de Chile), Nicolás Fueyo Borja, Ruy Berumen Benítez, Andrés Padilla Pérez (Mexico City), Zhongyuan Liu (New York).
- Winning proposal transforms a wall symbol into a permeable connection in the Alameda.
- Competition organized by Arquine for MEXTRÓPOLI 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Alba Cortés
- Pavel Escobedo
- Sana Frini
- Pablo Landa
- Emmanuel Ramírez
- Tania Tovar
- Fermín Espinosa
- Pedro Perez Barroso
- Ismael Torrano Montes de Oca
- Márcio Flávio Motta Ribeiro
- Naiara Valéria Barbosa Correa
- André Miguel Coronha Lima Vieira
- Timothy Wong
- Maria Jones Delgado
- Adrian Lee
- Victoria Echegaray
- Iván Gabriel Ferrero
- Milagros Miretti
- Manuel Saharrea
- Giulana Seculini
- Agustin Willnecker
- Beatriz Harriet De Santiago
- Álvaro Parraguez Montecinos
- Nicolás Fueyo Borja
- Ruy Berumen Benítez
- Andrés Padilla Pérez
- Zhongyuan Liu
- Jiaojiao Miao
- Luis Mendoza Valenzuela
- Jorge Fuentes Galván
- Mauricio Orozco Meza
- Juan Bonilla Olmos
Institutions
- Arquine
- MEXTRÓPOLI
- Estudio RARE
Locations
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Laguna
- Hong Kong
- Córdoba
- Argentina
- Santiago de Chile
- Chile
- New York
- United States
- León
- Guanajuato
- Juiz de Fora
- Brazil
- Alameda
Sources
- Arquine —