Ciudad Futura

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Gustavo Lipkau introducing us to Ciudad Futura, a project of new urban development in the West zone of Mexico city, specialized in micro urbanism tactics and critical analysis of urbanism.

Ladron

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LADRÓN is an alternative space based in the automotive district, founded in 2015 by Mexico City-based artists Wolfryd and Marco Aviña, now co-run with artist Wendy Cabrera Rubio

Work by Orlando Ortiz /// Feral Gloster
This project explores the possibilities of feralization of four specimens of domestic canary (Serinus canaria domestica), including the gloster canary, by altering its surrounding world.

Mipa Alta with Fernando Palma

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Mexican artist Fernando Palma guides us through the environmental issues in the district of Milpa Alta, located in the south of Mexico City. Alongside with his family, Fernando has founded Calpulli Tecalco, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the restoration of the natural environment, history, and culture of the original peoples of the region.

Teotihuacan

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Visit to the Teotihuacan, site of the pyramids of the sun and the moon. Session organised in collaboration with Science History professor Miruna Achim: looking at the distribution of water in Mexico City from ancient times to colonial times to better understand the sustainability conundrum of the city.