Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

PROJECTS 2024

Mujeres al Viento

Finalist Project

Dulce Karina Cárdenas García, Fátima Lagunas Sánchez

Mujeres al Viento merges biodesign with fashion design to create a support tool aimed at women survivors of domestic violence. Through specialized workshops, Mujeres al Viento provides training in shelters for these women, offering them not only a safe space but also the opportunity to acquire valuable skills that will enable them to generate income in the future, creating biotextiles that symbolize and materialize healing and resilience.

Methamorphosis Urban of Basílica of Guadalupe

Luis Alberto Morales Aparicio, Jacqueline López Castillo

Methamorphosis Urban of Basílica of Guadalupe is a strategic design for a change based on tactical urbanism and the prospection of an urban environment with complex problems such as the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

Ascend

Jorge Arturo de la Rosa Ramírez, Luis Fernando Guillen Mora

The Ascend project aims to transform people's relationship with money to improve their financial well-being and quality of life. The financial situation in Mexico is alarming: poverty rates have increased in recent years, and household indebtedness is a growing problem. The lack of financial education and the taboo culture surrounding money aggravate this situation, leading many people to a life of financial stress and limited decisions.

Apapacho

Ninive Pérez, Lluvia García

Apapacho aims to provide support spaces and services to the families of hospitalized patients in Mexico City. Addressing the issue of lack of rest areas and shelter for families of hospitalized patients, Apapacho is an app that connects resources to these populations.

TizaPielago

Diana Margarita Rio Rosas, Gerardo Samuel Yañez Nuñez

TizaPielago is a project that seeks to give an identity to a new generation of young people who do not have the best opportunities. The project focuses on the city of Tizayuca, specifically in the Rancho Don Antonio neighborhood, where there are currently mental health problems among many young people. The government is working on refurbishing the spaces and giving more importance to new activities (in parallel with a mental health clinic). This project is a proposal for representatives to take actions beyond words and strive to make new spaces possible, with a strategic plan for short, medium, and long-term development.

Novus Orbis

Tzitzabil Ha Ziyanil Santiago Barragán, Gabriel Maximiliano Valerio Hernandez

"Novus Orbis" is a social innovation initiative formed by 3 young Mexican designers who believe it is high time to change the consumption habits of our society. Aware of the complexity of a capitalist society, the Novus Orbus initiative aims to primarily alter people's behavior patterns towards their material culture through empathy, trust, and creativity by reimagining fixed concepts such as stores into community centers.

MIKO

María Fernanda García Tovar, Ximena Guadalupe Gutiérrez Cortés, Sidney Avila Angeles, Gerardo Jonathan Jurado Ortiz

MIKO emerges as a response to the growing disconnection between human society and nature, seeking to foster a greater appreciation for ecosystems. It is a space that promotes collaboration between humans and mushrooms, creating a multifaceted environment where creativity, community, and nature intertwine to participate in interdependence of species. From researching the benefits of mushrooms and nature to implementing sustainable practices and environmental education, the project aims to catalyze positive changes in individual and collective behavior towards a more conscious, connected, and sustainable lifestyle.

Sergio Davila 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, and Tallin Design Fest 2022. His research is focused on social innovation, BioDesign, 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.

Johann Mathieu studied "Applied Microbiology in Agri-Food" (UFR SVTE) in Mirandes, Dijon, France and completed his "Graduate program“at the School of Agriculture and Food Science," at the UCD, Dublin, Ireland, before coming to Mexico called by a spiritual need to understand how sacred mushroom rituals were practiced for millennia as a healing practice. After 4 years with his teacher in Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca He cofounded "Micológica 360" project initiating in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico in 2010.He provides technical training in cutivation and processing of functional mushrooms (Gourmet and Medicinal) adapted for farmers in marginalized areas, including the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, Mixteca, Sierra Mixe, and Guerrero, among others. Johann is involved in developing accessible programs and pedagogical manuals in applied mycology as training tools for cultivators and instructors. He has contributed to the development of a Mushroom products line called: "Sinergia Optima" as so as ecotouristic approach of Bioluminescent mushrooms cultivation. Since 2019, he’ been coordinating the Training Center for Applied Mycology (CEMICAP) in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. He published his work on Mushroom Cultivation and processing with the University of COLPOS PUEBLA for the last 10 years. Johann is an Expert on how to cultivate, spawn and keep the bioluminescent fungi