Design Matters
Urban Architecture: Searching Spatial Dignity
Urban Architecture: Searching Spatial Dignity
Join SAPL in welcoming Gabriela Carrillo as she visits from Mexico City. The lecture explores the convergence of global and local design strategies in creating architectural interventions tailored to specific contexts. It reflects how these interventions address societal challenges within diverse scenarios, and envision a world where Spatial Dignity is universally recognized as an fundamental right.
Gabriella Carrillo
Gabriela Carrillo started her eponymous Studio in 2019, as a collaborative and interdisciplinary space for architectural work.
She is a co-founder of Colectivo C733, dedicated to developing public projects in Mexico.
Previously, she was a partner at Taller Rocha Carrillo for over nine years.
With over twenty years of experience, she has received numerous accolades, including the Emerging Voices Award in 2014, the Federico Mariscal Chair, the highest recognition for professional practice by the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM, and the Médaille d'OR from the French Academy of
Architecture.
She was named "Architect of the Year" by Architectural Review in London in 2017 and by Architectural Digest Mexico in 2020 and 2023, and was granted The Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2023.
Gabriela has also been a member of the National System of Art Creators and since 2021, an academic member of the Academy of Architecture of Mexico, Mexico City chapter.
Gabriela Carrillo has been an academic at the Faculty of Architecture, UNAM, since 2003, and she currently leads the research and graduation seminar Estudio RX. She has taught at prestigious institutions such as Harvard GSD, Kent State University, and the WAVE program in Venice, Italy, among others. Her work has been exhibited and honored in various national and international biennials, and featured in renowned publications like Domus, Casabella, Arquitectura Viva, and Architectural Review, among others.
Gabriela Carrillo has been an academic at the Faculty of Architecture, UNAM, since 2003, and she currently leads the research and graduation seminar Estudio RX. She has taught at prestigious institutions such as Harvard GSD, Kent State University, and the WAVE program in Venice, Italy, among others. Her work has been exhibited and honored in various national and international biennials, and featured in renowned publications like Domus, Casabella, Arquitectura Viva, and Architectural Review, among others.
Date: Wednesday,April 3, 2024
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. (MT)
Location: City Building Design Lab, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. (MT)
Location: City Building Design Lab, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary
The event is free to attend, however registration is required.
Please contact [email protected] with questions.
SAPL is proud to partner with the University of Calgary Alumni team to bring you this Design Matters Lecture.
