The major purpose of this thesis is to present a proposal for a Kurdish Tourism Center complex designed on the present site of two of Chicago’s most famous parks. These parks are the Washington Park and the Jackson Park located near the center of this famous city. Moreover, this thesis attempts to offer some new ideas about Kurdish architecture which blend ideas of bio morphism and critical regionalism into the overall design of Center Complex. Thus, much of this thesis offers a discussion of issues related to trying to define Kurdish identity in the 21st century and seeks to include these ideas into the architectural designs of the projects. For example, Kurdish people, by and large, love and treasure the many famous Kurdish poets who have written throughout the centuries until the present day. Overall, Kurdish people love the outdoors and nature. They love flowing water falls and often escape to the mountains with their families to enjoy picnics and have celebrations. Moreover, Kurdish people love music and they love to dance. These are just some of the things that have been translated from ideas into architectural designs for this project. In addition, the Kurds are one of the largest populations of “ethnic” people’s in the world that do not have their own recognized country or nation. Consequently, much of Kurdish identity is about this struggle for freedom and autonomy and the desire to have a country they can call their own. These themes are explored in both the architectural designs for this project and in the accompanying “programing” that might be presented and housed at a Kurdish Tourism/Cultural Center Complex in Chicago, Illinois.

El presente trabajo tiene el objetivo desarrollar un centro enoturístico y bodega vitivinícola en la región de Ica. Dicha región posee la tradición vitivinícola más antigua del país, que perdura hasta el día de hoy, y que ha presentado un boom en las últimas décadas tanto a nivel de producción per cápita, como en el turístico. Es así como diversas bodegas de la región han aplicado un nuevo enfoque en el turismo vivencial denominado enoturismo, cuyo objetivo es visibilizar y potenciar la riqueza vitivinícola de las bodegas regionales mediante la asociación con otros agentes turísticos como hospedajes, spa, restaurantes, museos, etc. Es en este contexto donde se planta realizar un proyecto que implemente procesos de producción eficientes y novedosos; y espacios para la difusión y concienciación de la cultura vitivinícola de la región. Mediante la aplicación de la mímesis como énfasis, donde se busca una lograr armoniosa relación entre los componentes físicos de la arquitectura y aquellos que se encuentran en el imaginario colectivo que da sentido y valoración a dicha arquitectura en un contexto social y cultural determinado. / The objective of this work is to develop a wine tourism center and winery in the region of Ica. This region has the oldest wine tradition in the country, which continues to this day, and which has experienced a boom in recent decades both in terms of per capita production and tourism. This is various wineries in the region have applied a new approach to experiential tourism called enotourism, whose objective is to make visible and enhance the wine wealth of regional wineries through association with other tourist agents such as lodgings, spas, restaurants, museums, etc. It is in this context where it is planned to carry out a project that implements efficient and innovative production processes, and spaces for the dissemination and awareness of the region's wine culture. Through the application of mimesis as an emphasis, where a harmonious relationship between the physical components of architecture and those found in the collective imagination that gives meaning and value to that architecture in each social and cultural context. / Trabajo de investigación