As it does every year, the National Academy of Architecture, Monterrey Chapter, hosts a forum to address urbanism and city-related topics. This year marks the ninth edition, themed "The City in Transformation: New Contexts in Architecture and Urbanism."
Conjuntos Empáticos is a non-profit association founded in 2012 with various objectives, including: disseminating work developed in the fields of architecture, art, and pedagogy; stimulating the development of these areas of knowledge; encouraging citizen participation in architecture across all scales, from the domestic to the infrastructural; executing installations, site-conditioning projects, renovation processes, and educational initiatives; promoting the revitalization of contested spaces; incentivizing research; sharing knowledge in architecture, art, education, and new technologies; and promoting best practices in these fields.
Established in 1984 by the Graduate Studies Division of the Faculty of Architecture, the Federico E. Mariscal Extraordinary Chair is awarded to architecture professionals in Mexico in recognition of their outstanding high-level performance in the field. It is not required for the recipient to be an active faculty member at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). This recognition is granted by the Technical Council of the Faculty of Architecture.
On Wednesday, August 11, at 5:00 PM (Mexico City time), Igor Zotti, General Manager of Soprema Mexico, and Adilene Gutiérrez, Technical Specifier at Soprema Mexico, will present an introduction to PMMA and PU liquid waterproofing systems for bridges and parking structures.
The climate crisis is driving architects to integrate solar energy as an essential component of architecture right from the start of the design process. Consequently, companies have been prompted to develop new products that go beyond conventional photovoltaic panels installed on roofs or additional support structures.
Summit Digital Urrea is a space designed for professionals in the construction industry, offering relevant and innovative content. We reinforce our philosophy through conferences and panels featuring speakers who specialize in areas such as design, architecture, sustainability, and technology, among many others.
On June 17 at 5:00 p.m., join us for a discussion on Urban Design, Culture, and Habitat—core topics of the Undergraduate Program in Urban Design and Habitat Management. The event will feature distinguished guests: Alejandro Echeverri, Natalia Castaño, Jean Pierre Crousse, and Teddy Cruz.
As part of the Fábrica de Ciudad activities scheduled for the second half of 2021, we are pleased to present the fifth cycle of the Viernes de Fábrica lecture series. We remain convinced that, now more than ever, academia must be linked to social issues by creating School+Community projects. With over 1,500 students, architects, and professors from 20 countries having participated in the 28 sessions held to date, we invite you to continue contributing to this initiative. We are now announcing the fifth cycle of Viernes de Fábrica, the second lecture series of 2021, which will take place from July 30 to December 3.
On Wednesday, February 10, at 5:00 PM (Mexico City time), Igor Zotti, General Manager of Soprema Mexico, and Jorge Echeverría, Commercial Manager of Soprema Mexico, will provide an introduction to synthetic, asphalt, and liquid waterproofing systems for green roofs.
Tezontle, formed by Lucas Cantú and Carlos H. Matos, presents an intervention at LIGA that highlights their recent work: Sinseñalismo (No-Signalism). This project investigates the concepts of digital disconnection and deceleration, aiming to uncover the relationships between these ideas within architecture and art. Through this experience, they promote and demonstrate a reconnection with the elemental essence of humanity.
On April 27 at 5:00 p.m., a discussion on Landscape Design, Habitat, and the Tropics will be held as part of the launch activities for our Undergraduate Program in Urban Design and Habitat Management, featuring Brigitte Baptiste, Belinda Tato, Anita Berrizbeitia, and Juan Luis Mejía.
We are pleased to present a new Fábrica de Ciudad Update Seminar (SAC-FAB), a digital space designed to foster encounters between architects, students, and professors with a focus on reflecting on architectural thought.
This research originated within the Scuola di Dottorato Iuav, following the interests established by the Architectural Composition curriculum by interpreting the work through the lenses of innovation, tradition, and reconstruction. The study examines the work of Peruvian architect Juvenal Baracco, specifically his project for the Peruvian Air Force Officers' School (1981–1984) in Lima, by deconstructing the architectural elements and analyzing their specific characteristics in depth.
The second edition of the What Design Can Do festival in Mexico City at the Ángela Peralta (open-air) theater is almost here! Join the global community of creatives who are moving the world on October 28th and 29th.
"Tlatelolco Ciudad Museo" is a project of photography, experimental museography, and shared memory that showcases the cultural, social, architectural, and historical diversity of the Nonoalco-Tlatelolco Urban Complex through the art pieces that exist—and have existed—within it.