Wavemaker
Loreta Castro Reguera
"(The public space) has the possibility of acting, let's say, vertically, not only as an urban surface, but also in mitigating environmental problems (...) If we look at the urban sprawl of the most important cities in the world, it is impressive how these cities are expanding irregularly and without a structure, with no places to connect , to meet, to talk, to hang out, to catch the rain, or to recycle garbage, for example. That represents plenty of work for all the architects in the world, no? I think that (the public space) is a place where we must set our eyes as architects, as urban designers, if we really want to transform the cities in which we liv"
How are they making waves?
Loreta Castro Reguera’s work focuses on the design of infrastructural public spaces to better manage water through urban design.
Loreta studied Architecture at the School of Architecture of UNAM, has a Master in Architecture from Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, and a Master in Urban Design with Distinction from the Harvard GSD. She has been awarded with several scholarships and prizes for both her trajectory and her independent work such as a Fulbright scholarship, and the CEMEX Marcelo Zambrano scholarship. As a result of focusing her research on water and design she received the 2010 Druker Traveling Fellowship Award and later the Global Gold Prize and Latin America Gold Prize of the 5th emission of the Lafarge Holcim Awards for La Quebradora, where she was design director and general coordinator. Loreta is a member of the National Creators System of Mexico and teaches a thesis design seminar at UNAM. She has written the book “The image of water in the city,” published by Arquine and Fundación ICA, and has written essays for several magazines and books. Since 2018 she is part of the National Creators System of Mexico.
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Loreta Castro Reguera’s work focuses on the design of infrastructural public spaces to better manage water through urban design.
