Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Projects 2023
MycoSolutions
FINALIST TEAM
Darío Morán García, Isaac Juarez Jacobo
Through bioluminescent lighting, mycelial bioremediation, and installations, such as chairs made from mycelium, MycoSolutions uses natural energy sources in urban public spaces to promote mental health and increase collaboration with nonhuman species.
ACERTA
Itzel García Noriega, Carlos Antonio Sotelo Recilla, Valeria Gamiño Noriega, Luis Manuel Pérez Calles, Belem Isabel Porras Lechuga, Jatsiri Quetzalli Perea Hicks
Acerta is a service that offers the capability to create and visualize highly accurate scenarios that reflect the environment, with the aim of predicting patterns, changes, and future events in real time using artificial intelligence and advanced predictive analysis algorithms. This provides users with the opportunity to explore and visualize various alternatives before making important decisions.
ARACNEA, Fashion in Motion
Isis Contreras Montes
ARACNEA is a system that offers different circular fashion services to people across ages and social groups. Its objective is to deconstruct the relationship that exists between clothing and people through the dissemination of different circular fashion, upcycling, cutting and sewing workshops, a biomaterials laboratory, and a public catwalk fashion show.
MOD4
Irvin Rodrigo Yañez Brand, Cecilia Itzel Pérez Bárcenas, Josué Ruiz Flores, Osiris Elizabeth Ramírez Lazos
MOD4 is a program that addresses the problem of secondhand textile waste through a five-phase initiative to encourage people to rethink the process of getting rid of clothing. These phases include community outreach through communication, recollection, workshops, open activities, and donations.
XIO
Diego barrera paredes, kevin alexander ortega cuenca
XIO proposes modular stages in public spaces that integrate with the local environment for public events and use across age groups.
Toska
Giselle Yamile Chávez García, Álvarez Medina Aranza Karime, Florentino Caricio Aron, Vargas Zallas Ángel Jesús, Peréz García María Fernanda
The project envisions a designed sensory space where people can engage in activities, such as virtual reality meditations, nature walks, and wellness meals, in order to improve public health.
(Oa)sis
Araceli Arizmendi, Gabriela Córdova, Karla Delgado, Karen Duarte, Karen Irala, Luz Rodríguez
OA is a space made by and for the community where active and passive rest is combined with different activities. Through three immersive spaces that combine the beauty of nature with technological elements, the team seeks to provide tools and strategies for self-knowledge, inviting the inhabitants of cities to explore, interact and discover more about themselves and their community.
Instructors 2023
Sergio Dávila is a professor, researcher, and industrial designer convinced that design can have a positive impact on the evolution of our society. He studied his bachelor's degree in Mexico and received a combined master's degree from Finland and the Netherlands. He has presented his work at Design Week in Milan, design museums in Helsinki and Amsterdam, Dutch Design Week, and FORMA Biennial in Cuba. He was an invited panelist at Seattle Design Fest 2017 and 2018. His research is focused on social activation, integral design, and transitional design. Until 2021 he coordinated the Bachelor of Industrial Design, making major updates to the curriculum and driving student talent to international stages and competitions.
Marco Ferruzca is a Research Professor at UAM-Azcapotzalco, where he has held various management positions. He has a bachelor degree of Indistrual Design and a PhD in Multimedia Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico. Marco has more than 15 years of professional and research experience in the design, development, and exploitation of multimedia spaces. He has published investigative articles in different national and international media. His research activity is focused on design and innovation of products and services.