{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"MCI","provider_url":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/mci","author_name":"Aron Lesser","author_url":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/mci\/author\/01292d248875a0b3harvard-edu\/","title":"Avocado Urbanisms - MCI","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M2tKqVc77Y\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/mci\/avocado-urbanisms\/\">Avocado Urbanisms<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/mci\/avocado-urbanisms\/embed\/#?secret=M2tKqVc77Y\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Avocado Urbanisms&#8221; &#8212; MCI\" data-secret=\"M2tKqVc77Y\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/mci\/files\/2022\/03\/avocado-urbanisms.png","thumbnail_width":1461,"thumbnail_height":1182,"description":"Gerardo Corona is pursuing a Master of Architecture in Urban Design at Harvard GSD. He is an architect trained in Mexico with experience in projects across a variety of scales. Gerardo&#8217;s current interests range from the political economy of space to the dichotomy of natural and built environments. Avocados from M\u00e9xico: A Designed Landscape for Extraction It is possible to read into contemporary societies through their relationships to food &#8211; its origins, how it is sourced and who produces it. With the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the \u201cfetishization of commodity\u201d became stronger, particularly in food [&hellip;]"}