The MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival extends its calendar of activities with a program that begins in April and ends in September. In times of crisis, it is necessary to reinvent itself so as not to stop offering the best activities that allow citizens to think about the present and the future of architecture and cities.
Like every year, MEXTRÓPOLI is an idea detonator that seeks to include voices that come from various disciplines and practices. Architects, urban planners, designers, but also writers, artists, and public officials are invited to a reflection that becomes much more necessary in current conditions. Cities are still inhabited and designed: the construction of culture through architecture cannot stop.
Activities in May:
May 1, 10am CDT: “Lighting Design in Latin America” [virtual panel]
In alliance with Lutron and the Guatemalan Lighting Association, we will be talking with Juan Pablo García, Liliana González, and Paulina Villalobos about the presence of the lighting designer in Latin America and their responsibility in promoting the knowledge and importance of light in the development of a architectural project and the effects on society and the environment.
May 6, 6:45pm CDT: “Pura Arquitectura—Rumbo a la BIALIMA” [virtual panel]
In alliance with the Lima Architecture Biennial, Mauricio Rocha and Jorge Arvizu from the MMX office, moderated by Andrea Griborio. They will talk about their presence at an event of great importance for Latin American architecture.
May 13, 5pm CDT: “Contemporary Chilean Architecture” [virtual panel]
Within the framework of the exhibition Winter: Images of Chilean Architecture, presented at the Museum of Mexico City in partnership with the Chilean Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage. The architects Mathias Klotz, Cecilia Puga, and Sofía von Ellrichausen will talk about the practices of women in Chile, one of the most relevant sites of contemporary architecture. The panel will be moderated by Miquel Adrià.
May 20, 1pm CDT: Flores & Pratts Conference [virtual]
The Catalan office Flores & Prats will give a tour of its most relevant projects, such as the Sala Beckett, and the lines that direct its work, among which are the exhaustive documentation of each project and the restoration.
May 28, 7pm CDT: Teodoro en Concreto [streaming]
Urban planner and architect, Teodoro González de León played an important role in the construction of Mexico City, with a work that ranges from the first modernity in Mexico to projects made in the 21st century. The documentary Teodoro en Concreto captures his life and work in an intimate and rigorous way.
*All activities will be in Spanish.
