Foro Boca in Veracruz, Contemporary Mexican Building Development, Boca del Rio Architecture Photos
Foro Boca in Veracruz
Veracruz Music Venue in Boca Del Rio, Mexico ? design by Rojkind Arquitectos
8 Feb 2018
Foro Boca
Design: Rojkind Arquitectos
Location: Boca Del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico
Foro Boca

During recent years there has been a clear enrichment of the musical and cultural life of Boca del Rio, Veracruz. In 2014, the Boca del Rio Philharmonic Orchestra was formed, and through its performances it has attracted diverse musical expressions, local and foreign musicians, making it the heart of the cultural life of the city.

The philharmonic orchestra is unique not only in Mexico, but worldwide. Through three lines of action, consisting of a yearly season of Orchestral Concerts, as well as monthly Chamber Music performances, and finally, an after-school social development program for low-income children named ?Orquestando Armonia?, which focuses on choral and orchestral education fostering values and a sense of excellence for the children and the community. The dynamics and activities of the orchestra have had a successful social and cultural development, and have demonstrated the need to create a new social enclosure to serve as the new home for the orchestra and its programs.
Foro Boca fits within a master plan that seeks to revitalize an urban area that is currently deteriorated. It is located in the estuary of the river, location that not only gives name to the local...