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.
Andrés Jaque
Professor Andrés Jaque is an architect, writer and curator. He is currently the dean of the Columbia University GSAPP and founder of architecture practice OFFPOLINN.
Anupama Kundoo
Professor Anupama Kundoo is an architect, writer and researcher with a strong focus on materials research who built a substantial body of work in the experimental town of Auroville in Puducherry, India.
Mariam Issoufou
Mariam Issoufou is a Nigerien architect. She founded the architecture and research firm atelier masōmī in 2014. The firm tackles a wide range of public, cultural, residential, commercial and urban design projects.
Floris Alkemade
Floris Alkemade is an architect and urban designer. He served as the Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands. He combines his work with teaching, lecturing, and being part of various professional juries.
Joumana El Zein Khoury
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Joumana El Zein Khoury is the executive director of the World Press Photo Foundation. She has over fifteen years of experience in international cultural exchange, programme development and talent promotion.