Program Overview

Program Overview

The aim of this workshop is to analyze different living typologies in detail to incite change to the current building codes which determine individuals’ domestic life. This summer studio is a four-week analysis and design workshop located in Mexico City, where students live and work. We confront and compare housing projects that are rooted in Mexican culture with housing projects that speak to foreign design ideas. The purpose of this intensive research is to be able to create a critical framework for a substantial critique on the current mode of production and policy making.

Course Details

• Course Title: Housing: The Constitutional Right
• Instructors:
  • Tatiana Bilbao, Karolina Czeczek (Summer 2024)
  • Tatiana Bilbao, Andrei Harwell (Summer 2025)
  • Tatiana Bilbao, Daisy Ames (Summer 2022)
• Semester offered:
  • Summer 2024
  • Summer 2025
  • Summer 2023
  • Summer 2022
• Credits: 3

Program Structure

The program is structured as a four-week analysis and design workshop, where students will engage in intensive research and critical analysis of housing projects. The workshop is located in Mexico City, allowing students to immerse themselves in the local culture and design context.

Research Areas

The program focuses on the analysis of different living typologies, with the goal of creating a critical framework for a substantial critique on the current mode of production and policy making. The research areas include:

• Housing projects rooted in Mexican culture
• Housing projects that speak to foreign design ideas
• Current building codes and their impact on individuals’ domestic life

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