The Mexican chapter of INTBAU is organizing the 2025 edition of the Mexico Summer School in the state of Oaxaca, which will take place from June 22 to July 5. The Summer School is composed of a series of theoretical-practical workshops with internationally renowned professors.

For this edition, the workshops emphasize the vernacular and traditional architecture and urbanism of the southern region of Mexico. The summer school offers a great opportunity to learn about local traditions of building construction and urban planning; local construction traditions are the key to the sustainable development of a modern society.

The curriculum is composed of visits and classes aimed at understanding the Oaxacan region, with the aim of making different proposals: improving public space, interior spaces (patios, atriums, parking lots, etc.), and exterior spaces (facades, streets, plazas, alleys, etc.).

Students will have the opportunity to generate new architectural proposals inspired by traditional and vernacular typologies of the region, with the help of professors and professionals from abroad and from the interior, for example: the University of Notre Dame, Rome Global Gateway, Fairfax & Sammons, Patronato Pro Defensa y Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural de Oaxaca, etc.

The motivation to create a summer school in Oaxaca arose from current problems in the construction industry. Due to constant seismic emergency and society generational changes, traditional construction techniques and classic or traditional urban design have been forgotten. This neglect has resulted in the degradation of several public spaces of Oaxacan neighborhoods, including private and commercial buildings.

INTBAU MEXICO firmly believes that the re-incorporation of local traditions in current construction will create highly functional, durable, and attractive buildings and places.

Those interested in participating must: send a motivation letter to INTBAU MÉXICO before May 3, 2025, to the following address: intbaumexico@gmail.com.

• To participate in the selection process, the applicant must send a motivation letter of at least 2 pages. In this document, the applicant must include the reasons why he or she wishes to attend the Summer School.
  
  
• In addition, it is recommended to send a 10-page portfolio demonstrating drawing and design skills.

If accepted, the resolution will be sent two weeks after the application, and the student must sign a letter of responsibility and have medical insurance.

If the student requires financial support, he or she should mention it in his or her motivation letter.

Organizing Team

Nadia Samir Rincón (Project Director)
Andrea Gonzalez Guzman (Communications Director)
Ali Lebrija (Finance Director)

Council

Flavio Díaz Mirón Rodríguez, LASCAS Bureau of Urban Design and Planning
Esteban Martínez Hernández, INTBAU Cuba
Edward McGrath, McGrath Architects
Rodrigo Bollat ​​Montenegro, Rodrigo Bollat ​​Montenegro Architecture & Design
Jonathan Weatherill, University of Notre Dame