CAMP | About

A point of centripety

At a southernmost

promontory

on Mexico's ' last coast,' Original People considered

'… of Nahuatl origin, Cipolite or Zipolite [sē·pō·lē·te] means "where snails abound."'

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Zipolite

to be an underworld of sorts. Since 1970, when transformational travellers pioneered to the then-deserted beach to meet a rare

Zipolite, 7 March 1970

total solar eclipse

, Zipolite emerged as a point of

A gyral force toward a fixed point of attraction (from Latin centrum, 'centre' and petus, 'seeking').

centripety

for new culture.

Mission

CENTRO DE CULTURA, ARTE, MOVIMIENTO Y PARTICIPACIÓN PARA LA PAZ

CAMP

aims to be a welcoming and caring episodic home and cultural location to inspire

'The action in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before.' Poiesis is etymologically derived from the ancient Greek term ποιεῖν, which means 'to make.'

poiesis

and connect residents with themselves, each other, the local context, and natural surroundings.

Composition

Architecture creates the framework of our lives, it can either open or hinder possibilities, encounters, and connections. The organizing thought, or parti , of CAMP prioritised the use of

'Social architecture is the design of an environment that encourages a desired range of social behaviors leading towards some goal or set of goals.'

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social architecture

to support amongness.

Regeneration

Inspired by vernacular structures of coastal Oaxaca, CAMP construction integrates clay, stone, bamboo, palm, and fast-growing sustained-yield

'The Guanacaste Tree – A Role Model for Sustainable Wood Design in Mexico?'parotas.org

guanacaste

timber. More than 20 trees were locally

'Deforestation is responsible for about 11% of climate change.'

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reforested

for each tree harvested to construct the centre. CAMP is water and energy efficient, with systems and devices to conserve both; and five-stage aerobic digesters that convert wastewater for irrigation and indirect potable water reuse. Twilight lumination reduces CAMP's contribution to

'Light pollution is the easiest of all environmental problems to solve … with little cost: light shades, downward-facing light sources low to the ground, and dim lighting can reduce the total amount of light, as well as the artificial light scattered in the atmosphere … "The light of reason makes searchlights and lighthouses; the love of darkness asks us to adjust our eyes and egos sufficiently to see as owls do. Seek light in the morning; accept the night when it comes. Then call it a day."'

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light pollution

Cocreation

Founders

Anthony

, architect,

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Maybel

, transdisciplinary artist, and

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Daniel

, doctor, are sourcing a body of knowledge to design

A realistic opposite to dystopia. It is a state that is better than today, if only by a small amount – a direction, not a destiny.

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protopia

anchored in wholeness; coleading and learning with culture architects who drive social change and define new models and perspectives in response to this world.