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EDUCATION

2018–2019 | Royal College of Art, London
Masters in Research: Architecture
Mapping Microcosms: Community endurance and contested value in urban change

2008–2014 | UNAM, Architecture Faculty
Architecture BA / Honours, Mexico City
Urban Constellations: contributions to architectural theory through and from collective space

Sept 2011–Feb 2012 | École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Belleville

1990–2008 | Comunidad Educativa Tomás Moro
Merit-based scholar, Mexico City

2003–2006 | National Conservatory of Music
Professional piano studies, Mexico City



ACHIEVEMENTS

2019 | Abierto Mexicano de Diseño: Orden de Columnas, with Inés Benítez

2019 | Contour 9 Biennial / LFA 2019 programming: MRes RCA

2019 | Interdisciplinary collisions symposium

2018 | Beca Arquitecto Marcelo Zambrano CEMEX Award

2018 | FONCA-CONACYT Postgraduate studies scholarship

2017 | SEDATU-Mextropoli 1st award in public space innovation: project with TBE in Miravalle, Mexico City.

2016 | Graham Foundation Grantee: at TBE, researching collective housing in Mexico City

2014 | CASA UNAM, Solar Decathlon Europe: 1st place in Urban Design, Affordability & Transportation; 3rd place in Sustainability

2014 | Architecture graduate with Honours, UNAM

2012 | International Federation of Housing and Planning: 1st price for the Ideas for Morro Santa Teresa, Porto Alegre, Brasil



INDEPENDENT PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS

2020 | estudio estudio

2019 | re(s)public collective
Co-founder

May 2018 | El Centro del Espacio
Co-coordinator of community knowledge platform

May 2013– Jul 2014 | alterritorios | }hiato{
Co-founder : Multi-disciplinary workshops for urban research and spatial intervention in public space; various locations in Mexico City

2015 |  Anthropology of everyday
Blog co-founder, with Andrea Klabanova

2017 |  Reconstruction
Semi-permanent classrooms co-design; Immediate projects for the reconstruction in Ecatzingo, Edo. Mex., after the 2017 earthquake.  
In collaboration with Claudia Rodríguez, Lara Becerra, and Brenda Solano

2017 |  Sobremesa
Design for kitchen lab, Colonia Roma, Mexico City

2016 |  Un cuarto más
 
Architectural project for progressive housing growth in Mexico, for infonavit.
In collaboration with Inés Benítez and Antna

2017–18 / Casa San Simón
Architectural project for mountain house in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
In collaboration with Inés Benítez and Omar Vergara



WORK EXPERIENCE

August 2020– | teacher at Ibero
(2020–) Architecture Studio 1
(2023–) Cátedra Blanca (Studio 9–10)

May 2020–ongoing | architecture collaborations

    Project in Valle de Guadalupe
    with Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodríguez

    Timber construction and forest management: 
    Reserva El Peñón, with Luis Gil
    Valle Paralelo, with Luis Gil and Javier Sánchez Corral

Feb 2018-May 2018 | Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo
Temporary exhibition production and planning assistant

2014–today | Freelance projects and collaborations & researcher

Jan-Apr 2018 | UCLA-UAM / Urban Humanities Initiative
Research assistant for History, Commons, and Borders in Mexico City with Dr. Maria Carranco at UAM-C y UCLA

Taller Nuevo Norte
Workshop for migrants, with Rodolfo Samperio, Pablo Landa, Miguel Buenrostro and Luis Gil
Jan 2018 | Mexico City. Laboratorio para la Ciudad
Aug 2018 | Oaxaca. Centro de Artes San Agustín Etla
Mar 2020  | Virtual session across the country.

Nov 2015– Jul 2017 | Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
Senior architect, research & press co-manager

Sep 2014–Sept 2015 | The Museum of Modern Art, New York
One Year Internship Program, Architecture & Design Department

May 2013– Jul 2014 | CASA UNAM
Coordinator of  Urban Design, Transportation and Affordability, and Communication projects
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, Mexico City and Versailles, France

Jun 2013– 2015 | Interfictios
art collective member

Jan 2013– Jul 2014 | Architecture Faculty, UNAM Adjunct Teacher in architectural research in 3rd and 4th year

Jun 2012– Apr 2013 | Editorial FA, UNAM
Editorial Assistant in Architecture Faculty



SKILLS
_Problem solving, proactivity, complex research, creative-thinking, diligence and efficiency, Teamwork and collaborative capacities, workshop design and planning, fieldwork coordination.
_Illustration, data visualization and analysis, graphic design, editorial design, photography.
_Proofreading, copy-editing, social media management. _Cello, sketching and ceramics practice


LANGUAGE
Spanish (native), English (IELTS 7.5), French (inermediate B2)

IT
_BIM: AutoCad 2D and 3D, V-Ray, SketchUp Pro, Rhinoceros.
_Mac OSX, Windows, Microsoft Office, Keynote, Pages
_Graphic software: Adobe Master Creative Suite
_Code: Processing, SuperCollider / Data management: CMS, newlook, NVivo



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Mark