Mexico City-based firm LOCUS, in collaboration with Studio Météores and Philippe Rahm Architectes, has been awarded fourth place in the single-stage international competition for the renovation of the National Museum of Carthage for its project titled "Byrsa, Topographies of an Act of Reparation." The Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia announced the results of the competition, which was organized by the UIA, the OAT, UNESCO, Expertise France, and Patrimonie 3000.
The project proposes a series of strategies that respond sensitively to the context—from its historical occupations, geography, and climate as a unified ecosystem, to its contemporary state and sociopolitical implications. The architectural proposal commits to using earth as a construction material through a progressive structural system, creating lightweight geometries that highlight the pre-existing structures and enhance the natural landscape.
