Celebrando Latinx
Celebrating LatinX Design & Architecture: Bridging the Gap
AIA San Diego presents a celebration of LatinX Heritage Month through the lens of art, culture and architectural design. These conversations are important to all of us living and working in this cross-border region. Hear from diverse voices and perspectives from throughout the design community. View these dynamic interviews, discussions and conversations featured on our website at any time.
EXAMINING OUR BORDER THROUGH THE LENS OF ART, CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE.
Panel Discussions
Browse our featured diverse panel of designers, artists and architects from both sides of the border as they discuss issues in our cross border region with respect to art, culture and architecture.
Celebrando LatinX | Chapter 5 - Integrating Art, Landscape & Architecture
Rocio Gertler
Principal, Design Director
LPA Design Studios
Meet Rocio Gertler! Principal and Design Director of Landscape Architecture at LPA design Studios, she is a leading advocate for a collaborative, research-based approach to landscape architecture in our region. Rocio also has a background in architecture, giving her the rare ability to connect outdoor environments to the built environment.
“To do our best work, we need to understand the user, the site, the surroundings and the client, and that requires research and collaboration.” - Rocio Gertler on design
In this panel she will discuss how the confluence of art, architecture and landscape architecture can work together for true place making.
This event was made possible by LPA Design Studios and Daltile.
Moderators
Jamie Intervalo
Architect at LPA Design Studios and AIA San Diego Director of Equity, diversity, inclusion and justice
Ozzie Tapia
Associate Architect at LPA Design Studios and AIA National 2020 Young Architect of the Year
Designer Highlights
Celebrating the passion of architecture across our border
As part of the month celebration, our chapter also reached out to architecture students from both sides of the border. Newschool of Architecture, Woodbury University School of Architecture, Escuela Libre de Arquitectura and Tecnologico de Monterrey. We asked students to share a video response to one question “Why are you passionate about pursuing architecture?”
Tune in here as we release their responses daily through October 15th
Project Highlights
This month’s project highlights are from our Celebrando LatinX speakers. Hear about them in the panel interviews and read more about it in the links here!
Thank you to our event sponsors
The Laura Shinn Diversity in Architecture Scholarship
This months celebration benefits the Laura Shinn Diversity in Architecture Scholarship, to support pre-professionals (women, minorities) who are currently underrepresented in our profession. to learn more about the cause, visit the link below.
