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La Quebradora Water Park / Taller Capital + UNAM + Manuel Perló

Paula Pintos — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Mexico City, the fifth-largest city in the world, faces severe problems that make it increasingly precarious and difficult to inhabit. One of the city's main issues has historically been water management. In a paradoxical situation of water stress and excessive rainfall, the Basin of the Valley of Mexico presents serious problems for both the urban and natural environments and its inhabitants.

Ecatepec Bicentennial Park / Taller Capital

Paula Pintos — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000

Bicentennial Park is a twenty-hectare intervention in Ecatepec, the second most populous municipality in Mexico and part of the metropolitan area of Mexico City. It’s built on a formerly enclosed and abandoned public space. Its transformation combines soft infrastructure strategies for water management through public space, addressing social and environmental needs.

Butterfly Garden in Papalotla / Taller Capital

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

This project is part of a group of strategic interventions, established within an action plan for several municipalities in the State of Mexico. The Papalotla Natural Butterfly Garden and Public Space, located at the head of the municipality of Papalotla, with a population of 3,963 inhabitants, is relevant as it seeks to restore the character of this town through a public space project.

Xicoténcatl Park / Taller Capital

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Parque Xicoténcatl was built over a former debris-filled ravine, located on the outskirts of Tijuana. This informally urbanized area is characterized by cardboard and cinder block constructions, usually roofed with a corrugated metal sheets or very simple concrete slabs, standing over steep slopes.