Article source: Zaha Hadid Architects

Designed in response to its natural surroundings, Alai marries ecological considerations, engaging design and a reinterpretation of local architectural tradition.

The number of visitors to the Mayan Riviera is increasing by over 10% each year—surpassing 20 million arrivals in 2016, while its residential population has almost doubled since the year 2000. Welcoming more international visitors than any region in Latin America, it has become an important centre of business, tourism and transport. The outstanding natural beauty, rich Mayan history and tropical climate of the Yucatan Peninsula continue to attract greater numbers of visitors from around the world every year.

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• Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects
• Project: Alai
• Location: Mayan Riviera, Mexico
• Photography: MIR and GrossMax
  
• ZHA Design: Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
• ZHA Project Director: Juan Ignacio Aranguren
• ZHA Project Associate: Maurizio Meossi
• ZHA Project Architect: Arya Safavi

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