3rd AULA Latin American Architecture Symposium

 

The NEW Mexico

13-15 September, 2012

 

Important changes are underway in both Mexico and those parts of the United States that were once part of Mexico. Thirty years ago, Joel Garreau identified MEXAMERICA as one of the nine distinct cultural regions of North America. Since then, the Latino population in the USA has exploded and significant scholarship is emerging on the fast-growing Latino built environments in the USA. The word AMEXICO describes the considerable changes that have taken place in large parts of Mexico since the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Contemporary Mexican cities offer ample evidence of increased American mercantile presence.  While in the cultural realm, the most prominent Mexican artists and architects have reacted to 70 years of introspective work with an enthusiastic embrace of international currents.

 

Following the success of the first two AULA conferences at Harvard University (Import/Export: Latin American Urbanities) and Tulane University (En el AULA), The NEW Mexico: Third AULA Latin American Architecture Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on the built environments of AMEXICO and MEXAMERICA bringing together prominent scholars and practitioners from both sides of the border to the University of New Mexico. Mexico Cit y

Participants:

DANIEL ARREOLA

TEDDY CRUZ

DEREK DELLEKAMP

LUIS CARRANZA

JOSE CASTILLO

GABRIEL DIAZ MONTEMAYOR

ARMANDO FLORES SALAZAR

STEPHEN FOX

CAROLYN E. GONZALES

MOISES GONZALES

FERNANDO LARA

SARAH LYNN LOPEZ

JUAN MIRO

FIAMMA MONTEZEMOLO

FRANCISCO JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

SAIDEE SPRINGALL

 

Chairs:

ROBERT ALEXANDER GONZALEZ

GERALDINE FORBES ISAIS

RAFAEL LONGORIA

All events free an d open to the public an d will ta ke place at the Auditorium of the UNM Architecture & Planning Buil ding