We spoke with Mexican architect Lucía Villers about her interest in understanding time in architecture through projects and research focused on transformation and restoration. Her work is divided between architectural practice and research projects. Time is an obsession Lucía has had since childhood. “When I went on road trips and watched the landscape, I would suddenly notice that a mountain moved slower, while what was close to me seemed to go faster. I always had many questions about the perception of time. Sometimes it seems to pass very quickly, and then very slowly.”
One thing that particularly catches her attention is how brief architecture can seem. “The temporality of architecture is incredibly brief. You see things disappear; suddenly there is a house, and suddenly it is in ruins for some reason. There is no continuity of form. This academic idea that architecture is forever is proven wrong the moment you go outside and look at your city.”
