TAC! 2023 winning pavilions

21/06/2023

‘Mediterráneo’, de Manuel Bouzas

TAC! Is an annual festival of urban architecture that holds is second edition in Valencia (14 September – 16 October) and Donostia-San Sebastián (10 October – 13 November). Organized by Spain’s Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) and the Arquia Foundation, the festival promotes innovation and experimentation in architecture through the construction of temporary pavilions. This year it seeks to highlight architecture’s capacity to transform the urban environment and mitigate the effects of climate change. The two winners of the ideas competition that was held for the purpose will each receive a prize of 12,000 euros.

‘Mediterráneo,’ the project for the Valencia Pavilion that was submitted by the Pontevedra-based architect Manuel Bouzas, was selected for “its uniqueness in introducting domestic strategies in public spaces,” quoting from the jury’s verdict. It is a tribute to the Mediterranean blind.

‘Lost Forest,’ the proposal drawn up by the Madrid architects Julia Ruiz-Cabello Subiela and Santiago Del Águila for Donostia-San Sebastián, was chosen for its inclusion of a currently highly relevant topic on the ecosocial agenda: forest fires and their consequences on the current climate crisis. A modular system makes the pavilion a place of transit and contemplation at the same time.

Iñaqui Carnicero chaired the jury and the other members were Nuria Matarredona, Sol Candela, Javier Peña, Benedetta Tagliabue, and João Luis Carrilho da Graça.