Ruin architecture

In 2017, Mexico City-based Tatiana Bilbao Estudio was invited to design a building that should resemble an aquarium, provide a new landmark space in the seaport city of Mazatlán, Mexico, and represent the Sea of Cortez (a UNESCO World Heritage Site dubbed the “Aquarium of the World”). The studio designed a truly surreal edifice: a place imagined like a ruin — a building from the past or future — that has been reclaimed by nature. It arises from the understanding that humans do not control nature — instead, we are a part of it and must find ways to reconnect with our environment. With construction completed in 2023, the new building now serves as an educational and research center for the Sea of Cortez.... More