Currently, project production within universities in Mexico is immense, and we believe it is the perfect time to showcase some of their best work. Many undergraduate theses—also known as graduation projects—address truly interesting and valuable topics for our country. Unfortunately, the vast majority remain stored on library shelves or in a computer folder, missing the opportunity to drive real change in our cities and the way we inhabit them.
If you believe your graduation project is good enough to be published on our site, and that your effort deserves to be known (and recognized) by the rest of the world, do not hesitate to submit it using the form at the end of this article.
How to Apply
Fill out the form at the end of this article, along with a link to a Google Drive folder containing only the following material:
- Photographs/3D Visualizations/Renders of your graduation project or thesis in a maximum of 10 files.
- Main drawings/plans of your project in a maximum of 10 files.
- Brief description of your project in a maximum of 200 words.
Our editorial team will evaluate the submitted projects. After notifying the selected authors, we will publish a curated selection during the month of February on ArchDaily en Español.
When is the deadline?
Submissions close on Monday, January 21, 2019, at 12:00 PM (Mexico time).
What is the format?
- Photographs/3D Visualizations/Renders and drawings: .jpg, .jpeg, or .png. Each image must be at least 2000 pixels on its shortest side. We do not accept PDFs.
- Project description and credits: .doc, .docx, or Google Docs.
What are the requirements?
- Unbuilt projects must stem from individual or group work carried out at architecture schools in Mexico during the final degree project.
- Submissions must be made solely via Google Drive. No other formats will be accepted.
- Before sharing your proposal with us, make sure to configure the permissions of your Google Drive folder to Anyone with the link can edit / Cualquiera con el vínculo puede editar.
- Do not upload compressed files (.zip, .rar), as we will review your proposal online without downloading the content.
- Proposals that do not comply with these conditions will be automatically disqualified.
- Unless otherwise specified, the photographs you submit will have a caption reading "Image courtesy of". If your image credits must be attributed to someone else, please include a document in the folder with the necessary details to assign the corresponding copyright.
Tips
- We prefer individual images of your project rather than presentation boards/panels.
- As you can imagine, we expect to receive a high volume of proposals, so we advise you to be brief and concise with your written explanation.
- Your written explanation must be submitted, at least, in Spanish.
- Unless otherwise specified, the photographs you submit will have a caption reading "Image courtesy of". If your image credits must be attributed to someone else, please include a document in the folder with the necessary details to assign the corresponding copyright.
* The cover reference image corresponds to the project U’UNNYA (2015) by Mexican architect Lizzette López Martínez, a graduate of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro.
This article was written by Mónica Arellano. The translation is powered by AI.
