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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | June 2005 
Winner Announced for Design of Mexican Guggenheim
 Wire services
| | Enrique Norten's concept of a brilliant white spire over the Jalisco capital is the winning design for the satellite Guggenheim museum to begin construction in the coming year. |
Foundation council members declared last Friday Mexican architect Enrique Norten the winner to develop a conceptual design for the proposed Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara.
"Enrique Norten won what was a hotly divided contest," said one source, who preferred not to use their name.
Norten is the director and senior partner of the "Ten Arquitectos" firm. His plan defeated those of Jean Nouvel of "Atelier Jean Nouvel" and the proposal of Lise Anne Couture and Hani Rashid with "Asymptote."
It is now up to Norten to create a feasibility study that will determine how the construction can take place logistically and outlay the budget.
Should all go according to plan the museum will be the first satellite museum created by the New York City based Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in Latin America.
According to the process, the city of Guadalajara has up to eight months to begin construction on the project which will have a tentative cost of US250 million. |
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