SELECTED RESEARCH

P.C.P.
Panamerican Cooperation Project
This research project represents a one year long thesis as a the culmination of my Master studies at Cornell University (MS. AAD 24). The thesis explores the role of the architect and architecture as a discipline in the ongoing migration crisis in the Americas. Through various disciplines and speculative design, this research presents multiple efforts around migration as evidence of what can be done.
Price of Passage
Public online surveying tool
This website focuses on the relationship between migration, criminal rates, and cartel violence. By mapping out the hardships migrants face, including the number of territories, climates, and cartel-controlled zones they must navigate, the project illustrates how deeply intertwined these issues are. The site visually depicts correlations between migrant deaths, migration routes, crime hotspots, and the distribution of shelters and support infrastructure across Mexico.
S.T.R.
The Spacetime of “Race” and Nationality:
From Colonial Mexico to The Latin America Diaspora
The cultural encounter between America and Europe reshaped the world, giving rise to coloniality, which extends beyond epistemological and cultural realms to include spatial dimensions, particularly through race. This essay examines how race shaped colonial Mexico's spaces and its enduring impact on the Latin American diaspora, where nationality and race remain key factors in migration experiences. It highlights the continuity of racial classification systems, comparing “El Sistema de Castas” with modern migrant categories. By analyzing artworks like Las Castas and using Hein de Haas’s definitions, it critiques contemporary classifications, showing their parallels with colonial-era racial ordering systems.
Re: Housing Futures
Research done at HiLab, Cornell AAP
Re: Housing Futures is a collaborative initiative of Cornell AAP's Housing Innovation Lab, Regenerative Architecture Lab, Circular Construction Lab, and Environmental Systems Lab. It explores innovative and sustainable ways of retrofitting and improving NYC’s residential buildings in response to Local Law 97 which requires carbon neutrality by 2050.