News & Events
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2026 MCI Symposium
2026 MCI Symposium The 2026 Mexican Cities Initiative Symposium took place on Monday, April 13, bringing together research and design addressing Mexico’s urban and environmental futures. The program included opening remarks from DRCLAS Co-Chair and Faculty Committee on Mexico Diane…
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Hablemos de Mexico
Hablemos de Mexico First Mexican Graduate in Urban Planning from the GSD Returns to Harvard to Reflect on His Experience Challenges of Urban Planning in an Imperfect Democracy: Making What We Plan Happen: 50 Years of Experience from Roque González…
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Event: MCI Symposium on Urban Futures
2025 MCI Symposium Each year, MCI funds a select number of students to carry out innovative research over the summer to investigate the transformation of Mexico’s complex urban landscapes over the next decades. In this year’s symposium, the 2024 summer…
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Event: Distant Neighbors or Regional Partners? Reflecting on US-Mexico Relations Under Two New Administrations. A Two-Day Symposium
Event: Distant Neighbors or Regional Partners? Reflecting on US-Mexico Relations Under Two New Administrations. A Two-Day Symposium Though the newly elected presidents of Mexico and the United States started their terms mere months apart, both signaled the importance of the…
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Event: Delving into Mexican Cities Complexities: A Conversation with Diane Davis
Delving into Mexican Cities Complexities: A Conversation with Diane Davis Mexican cities face enormous urban challenges. From acute water shortages to housing crises and the surge in violence, these demand immediate attention. Join the Harvard University Mexican Association of Students…
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Conference: Mexico + H2O = Challenges, Reckonings, and Opportunities
Conference: Mexico + H2O = Challenges, Reckonings, and Opportunities Last year, “Mexico + H2O: Challenges, Reckonings, and Opportunities” brought together policy makers, scholars, and activists to discuss how lack and abundance of water, contaminated and privatized as well as communal,…
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Mexican Cities Initiative Scholars Discuss Mexico City’s Vecindades
Mexican Cities Initiative Scholars Discuss Mexico City’s Vecindades Diane E. Davis is the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). Jose Castillo, former GSD instructor, is a practicing architect & urban…
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Book Presentation: “Ciudad de México. Inercias urbanísticas y proceso constitucional”
Book Presentation: “Ciudad de México. Inercias urbanísticas y proceso constitucional” Dr. Diane Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism at Harvard and director of the Mexican Cities Initiative, participated in a discussion about the book Ciudad de…
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Aron Lesser Chats with Lorenzo Rocha about Public Spaces and Urban Planning Trends in Mexico City
Aron Lesser Chats with Lorenzo Rocha about Public Spaces and Urban Planning Trends in Mexico City Lorenzo Rocha is an architect focused on the experimental use of urban spaces. Lorenzo has published two books, Essays on Photography and Architecture (Diamantina,…