On Timing and Resilience
English + Español
Back in my homeland of Venezuela, I became interested in urban resilience, the public realm and how the values of society are represented in the urban fabric as I carried out my architecture studies
Theme: Urban Design and Planning
The Pandemic and Informal Settlements
English + Español
Quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic is a new and unexpected experience in our lifes. I am writing to you at the middle of an academic year in which the world in which we operate is fundamentally different. The covid 19 epidemic has caused the loss of lives…
Building Trust and Connecting Dreams
I remember very vividly that in third grade, I lived at a walking distance from my school, and I used to walk with my classmates. We took the time to catch up on the homework and show off our new soccer players cards. It was a nice 10-minute walk. However, twice a week, we had to face a quite interesting obstacle: There was a train station near the school. Every other day, a cargo train parked there…
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On Being Bilingual
In urban classrooms throughout Mexico, migrant and resident indigenous students with a heritage of several indigenous languages sit side-by-side with children who speak only Spanish. Multicultural classrooms can include children from different ethnic groups such as…
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Crisis and Caregiving
In December 2017, I visited Managua, Nicaragua, to give a public talk at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) about my recently published book, Care Across Generations: Solidarity…
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