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This architectural rendering depicts "Living Strata" (Estratos Vivos), the winning design for the new National Museum of Ecuador (MuNA) in Quito. An upward-looking view inside a striking, spiraling vertical courtyard that opens directly to the sky. Multiple stacked circular tiers are completely lined with dense green vegetation, wildflowers, and flying butterflies, creating a vibrant hanging-garden aesthetic. Visitors stand at the bottom level, looking up through the monumental green vortex toward a bright blue sky filled with scattered clouds. A low-angle, upward-looking perspective captures an indoor architectural space shaped like a massive spiral structure. The spiral narrows as it ascends toward a circular opening, revealing a bright blue sky with thin white clouds. Each tier of the curved ramp is heavily covered with lush green grass, wild plants, small flowers, and occasional butterflies. Four individuals—an adult woman on the left, a young boy near the center, and a young woman and an adult woman on the right—stand along the base of the structure, gazing upward at the light and foliage above.

Ecuador's Government Scraps Its Own Museum Competition After 20,000 Citizens Revolted Online

A SANAA-led team replaces Campo Baeza's contested "Ecos del Sol" design for the $100M National Museum of Ecuador, after a petition, memes, and two official resignations forced an unprecedented do-over

Kamil DadAUG 4, 2026

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Ecuador's Government Scraps Its Own Museum Competition After 20,000 Citizens Revolted Online

Kamil Dad
This architectural rendering depicts "Living Strata" (Estratos Vivos), the winning design for the new National Museum of Ecuador (MuNA) in Quito. An upward-looking view inside a striking, spiraling vertical courtyard that opens directly to the sky. Multiple stacked circular tiers are completely lined with dense green vegetation, wildflowers, and flying butterflies, creating a vibrant hanging-garden aesthetic. Visitors stand at the bottom level, looking up through the monumental green vortex toward a bright blue sky filled with scattered clouds. A low-angle, upward-looking perspective captures an indoor architectural space shaped like a massive spiral structure. The spiral narrows as it ascends toward a circular opening, revealing a bright blue sky with thin white clouds. Each tier of the curved ramp is heavily covered with lush green grass, wild plants, small flowers, and occasional butterflies. Four individuals—an adult woman on the left, a young boy near the center, and a young woman and an adult woman on the right—stand along the base of the structure, gazing upward at the light and foliage above.

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