Loreta Castro Reguera

Loreta Castro Reguera

Loreta Castro Reguera is an architect based in Mexico City. She holds a bachelor’s degree from UNAM, a Master’s in Architecture from the Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio, and a Master’s in Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her work focuses on integrating the water cycle into daily urban life through infrastructural public spaces. As a professor at the School of Architecture UNAM, Loreta coordinated the design of La Quebradora Hydrological Park, which won the Regional and Global Gold Prizes at the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction in 2017. In addition to her teaching at UNAM, she has been invited as a professor to teach at several universities worldwide. Co-founding Taller Capital in 2010 with José Ambrosi, she emphasizes designing projects that stitch the territory together through contextual observation. The firm has gained national and international recognition, winning awards such as the MCHAP Emerge 2022 and the Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League of New York. Their work has been featured in prominent publications, including Casabella, The Architectural Review, Arquine, and A+T.