News – GSD Alumni Awarded Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 Latin America
GSD alumna wins award for her work on publicly accessible water infrastructure in Mexico City. Loreta Castro (MAUD 10’) took the Gold Award for the 2017 Latin America LafargeHolcim competition on sustainable construction.
Loreta Castro and co-author Manuel Perló won the 2017 Gold Award for their project, “Parque Hídrico Quebradora.” Another GSD alumna, Elena Tudela (MAUD 12’), is also on the team. The proposal addresses water infrastructure in Iztapalapa, a water-scarce borough within the federal district of Mexico City. Loreta and her team designed a water retention and treatment complex that intermingles public buildings and green spaces with flood basins. The multifunctionality of the complex would reintroduce water to the civic realm and create a stronger social fabric.
For more information on the award, click here. A detailed overview of the proposal is available here, and a short video is available here.
