Phantom Ranch

This article is part of [Sí] , a personal project curatedby Marta López García where she wills to shed light on a twice silenced reality. The goal remains to recover and spread pieces of architecture displaced to the periphery; although this time focused on the work of female architects. Este artículo es parte de la serie [Sí] , comisariada por Marta López García que busca ofrecer una vision sobre una realidad doblemente silenciada. El objetivo es recuperar y difundir obras de arquitectura que han sido desplazadas a la periferia, teniendo como punto de partida proyectos de mujeres arquitectas. There are not many landscapes as impressive as Grand Canyon, not only regarding its scale, but also its morphology and dramatism. Phantom Ranch was built in 1922 at the very bottom of the gorge carved by the Colorado River and it has been an oasis for those adventures and visitors who dare descent to the riverside. Existen pocos paisajes tan impresionantes como el Gran Cañón, no sólo por su escala sino también por su morfología y dramatismo. Phantom Ranch – el Rancho Fantasma- fue construido en 1922 en lo más profundo del Cañón del Colorado y desde entonces ha sido un oasis para los viajeros y visitantes que se aventuran a descender hasta la orilla del río. The project was designed by Mary Colter, known as the architect of the Grand Canyon, who had already seen erected three out of six of her projects built in the Nation Park: Hopi House (1905), Lookout Studio and Hermit´s Rest (both in 1914). What is different about these projects is their location at the edge of the South Rim, about 1500 meters over the place where Phantom Rach sits, being only accessible on foot, by mule or along the river. El proyecto es obra de Mary Colter, la arquitecta del Gran Cañón, quien para entonces ya había visto construidos tres de sus seis proyectos en el Parque Natural: Hopi House (1905), Lookout Studio y Hermit´s Rest (ambos en 1914).