A CAMPUS FOR THE 21ST CTHE PURISIMA ALAMEDA DISTRICTAdvisor Felipe CorreaResearch Associate Location: Monterrey, Mexico
This research examines the current role of academic institutions as sites of experimental architectural and urban projects within the contemporary city. Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in Mexico. The city is anchored to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the base of many significant international corporations. The Universidad Regiomontana (U-ERRE) was privately founded in 1969 with the support of local leading multinational corporations.The university is dedicated to educating students in an atmosphere of freedom and humanism, and providing students hands-on experience in their field of study. Its urban campus across 15 de Mayo street in Monterrey further stimulates the city’s vibrant economy and attracts many working professionals who complement and enrich the academic experience. A large scale urban design strategy is to connect two major open spaces across the city by re configuring 15 de Mayo into a pedestrian walk with high quality landscape details. The university, in this sense, plays a central role for preparing historical fabric for the 21st century efficiency.