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The Authors

Bettina Cetto

Is an independent researcher focusing on architectural history, especially that of the twen-
tieth century, and Mexican art. She studied economics at the National Autonomous Uni-
versity of Mexico (UNAM) and the New School for Social Research in New York, where
she received an MA in Economics. She further is a translator by El Colegio de México,
and a certified Conaculta cultural promotor and manager. She has extensive experience
in translating specialized academic texts from German and English into Spanish and
from the latter into English. She has written many essays on art in Mexico in specialist
and general magazines, as well as in the cultural supplements of local newspapers in the
state of Quintana Roo, where she has lived for 35 years, and in the following Mexican
architectural journals: Bitácora Arquitectura, Arquine, Obras Web and the blogs Fundarq and
Nexos magazine’s La Brújula. She publishes her personal blog, Entre el Mar y Coyoacán, at
www.blog.casaestudiomaxcetto.com. Beneficiary of the Program for the National System of
Art Creators’ (Fonca) Cultural Projects and Coinvestments Promotion Program, 2019 issue.

Daniel Escotto

Is a professor, lecturer, columnist and editor of publications on architecture and urban culture.
He studied architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and has
an MA in the History and Theory of Art and Architecture from the Polytechnic University
of Catalonia, Barcelona. In his professional practice, he primarily engages in public space,
regeneration and urban mobility projects. He was part of the committee that put together
the bid for the UNAM’s central campus to be declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site and is
the founder and director of Agencia de Movilidad y Arquitectura, A.C., dedicated to design,
construction, consulting and management for public space and urban mobility. His work
on public space and urban mobility projects has been recognized through several awards
at national and international biennials and, from 2018 to 2020, he led the Sedatu Urban
Improvement Program at the national level.

Juan Manuel Heredia

Is an associate professor of architecture at Portland State University. He studied and prac-
ticed architecture in Mexico before moving to the United States in 1999 to pursue his
graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his PhD in 2008. His
research focuses on architectural theory and history, especially that of the twentieth century.
He is the author of the book The First Modern Building in Mexico (Arquine, 2020), coeditor

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