Author: Cristina Cruz | ArchDaily

How Art Week 2022 Was Experienced in Mexico City

Cristina Cruz — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

During this year's Art Week, which took place in Mexico City during the second week of February, there was a vibrant surge of cultural events drawing massive crowds, as extensively documented on social media. Evidence of this was the significant turnout prior to the opening of Zona Maco, as well as at Salón Acme, where guided groups of collectors and prospective buyers packed the rooms. To our surprise, after nearly two years of quarantine, the lineup was filled with new projects already planning their second editions. Here, we share a roundup of events we had the opportunity to attend, which will remain open for the rest of February and March. Read on for the full list.

The Right to Habitat: Other Worlds in Southwestern Mexico

Cristina Cruz — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000

During the 1980s, NGOs and other organizations interested in housing highlighted the urgent need to address the housing issue comprehensively—seeking a dignified home and environment for vulnerable populations, particularly in Latin America, which was already the world's most urbanized region by the turn of the 21st century. Eight megacities concentrated 14% of the global population, including Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro, among others. Furthermore, urban areas have expanded so rapidly that they have outpaced population growth, driven by the construction of residential complexes, shopping malls, and industrial parks.

Care and Feminism: The Role of Design in 2021

Cristina Cruz — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

This article is part of a collaboration with the website coolhuntermx, and was originally published under the title "Cuidados y feminismo, la labor del diseño en 2021."

Decolonial practice: other ways of designing are possible

Cristina Cruz — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

This article is part of a collaboration with the website coolhuntermx, and was originally published under the title "Decolonial Practice in Design."

On Housing Production in Rural Areas of Mexico

Cristina Cruz — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000

This article is part of a collaboration with the website coolhuntermx and was originally published under the title "Housing Production in Rural Mexico."

What kind of city do we want, and what are we going to do to achieve it?

Cristina Cruz — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0000

This article on housing in Mexico aims to understand the city we have experienced. The guidance of specialists was crucial to grasping some of its complexity. Special thanks to Josefina McGregor, Andrés Sañudo, and Rosalba Loyde for sharing their knowledge for the realization of this article.