The Monterrey Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO) –located on a key corner of the Macroplaza and flanked by the Cathedral and the Municipal Palace– was designed to integrate into the urban landscape, drawing on the traditional layout of Mexican houses structured around a central courtyard surrounded by arcades that lead to the galleries.
LECTURE by Gabriela Carrillo, titled "Architecture: Processes"
Mexican architect, graduated with honors from the UNAM Faculty of Architecture. She develops public and private architectural projects of varying scales, as well as historical restorations, ephemeral interventions, and exhibition designs. Her work has been published and featured in national and international magazines, books, and exhibitions. She has collaborated with Mauricio Rocha since 2001, and in 2011, they partnered to form Taller |Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo|. In 2016, they designed the exhibition layout for "The Great Animal Orchestra" at the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the pavilion for Hermès at the Milan Furniture Fair. She has delivered lectures, led workshops, and taught postgraduate courses at various universities in Mexico, the United States, and several South American countries. She has received awards at the Mexican, Ibero-American, and Pan-American Architecture Biennials. In 2012, the UNAM Faculty of Architecture awarded them the Federico Mariscal Chair, the university's highest recognition for professional practice. She was a recipient of the 2014 Emerging Voices Award from The Architectural League of New York and was named "Architect of the Year 2017" by the international Architectural Review and Architects' Journal award.
Session 251. "Recent Works" with Julio Amezcua.
The work of Julio Amezcua, director of AMEZCUA Estudio de Arquitectura, is defined by its consistently contemporary, creative, and inherently harmonious nature. A masterful use of space and the thoughtful application of materials lend a solid character to the work, which seeks to improve the quality of life for its inhabitants and the cities it occupies.
The ultimate aspiration of architecture is to offer its users universes that confront them with different dimensions of the world: starting with physical reality, traversing history through time and space, and arriving at symbolic aspects that express art, mysticism, and the mystery of the human condition. For society in the information age, it is essential to cultivate a connection with art through the presence of its works in daily life and within the city.
We are beginning the year with an engaging lecture featuring Juan Miró of Miró Rivera Architects, visiting from Austin, TX. Together with architect Alejandro Ibarra Aragón of Ibarra Aragón Arquitectura SC, they are developing a series of projects in Monterrey that will transform key areas of the city center. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, January 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Colegio de Arquitectos de Nuevo León.
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