International Architectural Competition

International Architecture Competition

Master Plan 2017
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Tafer Hotels & Resorts

TAFER is a forward thinking leisure and hospitality company with an ever-growing and evolving collection of award-winning hotels, resorts and boutique villas. Tafer’s founders have launched this competition because their brands rely on excellent design as well as being at the forefront of what is happening in the field of architecture and design.

The Site

The site that is open for intervention neighbors Tafer’s existing Garza Blanca luxury beach resort development, contouring the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountain range and fronting a sandy Pacific Ocean beach. Taking these factors into consideration, the site is open to a vast range of opportunities for commercial and residential use.

Innovation

Participants are asked to create ground-breaking and inventive projects with the intention of provoking and questioning our perceived notions of hospitality.

The proposal can range in size, form and function and is therefore open to any number of creative projections, including but not limited to: a series of pavilions, a collection of buildings, a thematic park, a residential project, urban landscapes and more.

Prizes

  • 1º Prize$5000 USD
  • 2º Prize$3000 USD
  • 3º Prize$2000 USD
  • 4º Prize$1000 USD

The Winners

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1st Prize

Competitor
TC-TN427Q
Project
Coral Forest Society

2º Prize

Competitor
TC-M82F3T
Project
Eco Life
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3º Prize

Competitor
TC-MQT2G4
Project
Las Islas Club
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4º Prize

Competitor
TC-2YN7RK
Project
Vertical Landscape

Honorable Mentions

Competitor
TC-TP7RDZ
Project
Boat Towers
Competitor
TC-7FD9X6
Project
Natural Terraces
Competitor
TC-BM10TW
Project
Eco Resort Park
Competitor
TC-3SHZ5X
Project
Pause/Moment
Competitor
TC-K8S20X
Project
Frozen Clouds
Competitor
TC-BRE58C
Project
Samsara Wheel
Competitor
TC-LJ8PNM
Project
Horizontal Landscape
Competitor
TC-YKX7EQ
Project
Sky Journey
Competitor
TC-3NWVZ1
Project
Nature Creates

FINALISTS

The Jury and Tafer Hotels & Resorts would like to thank all of the candidates who submitted entries for the competition and to commend participants for their creativity and ingenuity.

  • TC-1FEB40
  • TC-2Y0S3C
  • TC-3O1YXF
  • TC-4MPEW8
  • TC-4NKWHY
  • TC-5RO9DJ
  • TC-6H8PMJ
  • TC-6MUSH7
  • TC-7DJVAS
  • TC-8X31KI
  • TC-9VQ130
  • TC-15T9ER
  • TC-21QIDL
  • TC-920A4W
  • TC-BEKOIJ
  • TC-C3DRFT
  • TC-DQ25WL
  • TC-DUEIV4
  • TC-F705B2
  • TC-FTJAOU
  • TC-GI4V8O
  • TC-H9I8LW
  • TC-IM7SR2
  • TC-JRITA9
  • TC-KP6ISO
  • TC-LYPW17
  • TC-MDCBUH
  • TC-O2E3PL
  • TC-QHW8C9
  • TC-RUXK48
  • TC-SBF39C
  • TC-SYTQ2R
  • TC-TL49G7
  • TC-UEVHX9
  • TC-V0PMDT
  • TC-VEA83H
  • TC-W2EN7M
  • TC-WMBYGI
  • TC-XIG4V0
  • TC-Y5XAS6

The Jury

Calendar

  1. Opening October 22, 2016
  2. Registration - phase 1 October 23 to 30, 2016 - FREE!
  3. Registration - phase 2 October 31, 2016 to Jan 5, 2017 - Students: $1 USD | Profesionals: $50 USD
  4. Submissions deadline January 31, 2017
  5. Jury summoning February 7, 2017
  6. Winners announcement February 8, 2017
  7. Publications and prizes February 16, 2017
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COMPETITION CLOSED

Thanks to all of the candidates who submitted entries for the competition.