Regine May 13, 2010 architecture, events, Postopolis

Postopolis Mexico DF

Mark your calendars and join us in Mexico City! From 8-12 June 2010, Storefront for Art and Architecture, in partnership with Museo Experimental El Eco, Tomo and Domus Magazine, will host the third edition of Postopolis!, a public five-day session of conversations curated by bloggers from the fields of architecture, art, urbanism, landscape, art, music and design.

Museo Experimental El Eco

Gosh i’m so happy to be part of the Postopolis! adventure again. The first edition was held in NYC at Storefront’s gallery space. Last year we had a stellar cast (will definitely miss Bryan, Dan, Geoff, David and David who could not make it this time) and were freezing our typing fingers on the rooftop of the spectacular and very chichi Standard hotel in downtown Los Angeles. This year, it’s the courtyard of the Museo Experimental El Eco that will host our informal discussions, interviews, slideshows, presentations, films and panels focusing on an interdisciplinary approach of architecture and urban space.

Here we were happy and chilled to the bone in LA

Every evening we will be interviewing some of Mexico Cityʼs most influential thinkers and practitioners – including architects, city planners, artists and urban theorists but also military historians, filmmakers, photographers, activists and musicians. The talks will be conducted in either Spanish or English, and translations will be available.

After each session some of Mexico Cityʼs most influential music bloggers will host an after-party.

The Postopolis crew this year is:
Cassim Shepard from Urban Omnibus , Daniel Hernandez from Intersections, Ethel Baraona Pohl from DPR Barcelona, Gabriella Gomez-Mont from Toxico Cultura, Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa at Tomo, Jace Clayton aka DJ /rupture of Mudd Up! whom i first met last year at Postopolis LA (super happy he’s going to be there again), Nicola Twilley of Edible Geography fame, Sam Jacob who writes one of my favourite blogs Strangeharvest, Wayne Marshall from Wayne & Wax and me.

Join us on June 8-12 June at the Museo Experimental El Eco, located on Sullivan 43, Col. San Rafael, Mexico City. Follow our progress over here.

Ah! a thank you to our beloved and esteemed sponsors: Mexicana, the British Embassy, Urbi VidaResidencial, UNAM, Difusión Cultural UNAM, el Museo Experimental El Eco, Cityexpress and XXLager (i take it we’ll get free drinks then?)

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Mo Roberts on May 15, 2010 at 7:36 am

How does one get in on the next Postopolis? Would love for y’all to come to my city.
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regine on May 17, 2010 at 5:30 pm

hi Mo Roberts,
sorry it took me so long to answer you.
maybe you could start by telling me what your city is?
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ANDREA MUÑIZ on July 21, 2010 at 9:57 pm

A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE CITIES
The National Mexican Green Roof Association invite you to participate at THE WORLD GREEN ROOF CONGRESS MEXICO CITY October 7 – 9, 2010.
For the first time the World Green Roof Congress will be held in a Latin American city: Mexico City (Federal District).
• Mexico is one of the leading Latin American countries in terms of providing incentives for the development of green roofs. Evidence of this includes:
1.The existence of a specialized national green roof association that participates in research and development of green roofs and green urban infrastructure at an international level
2.The presence of experimental green roofs on the campus of the University of Chapingo, where research on plant and substrate selection is carried out
3.The presence of the first accredited rooftop botanical garden in Latin America, located in Mexico City in the Centro de Información y Comunicación Ambiental de Norteamérica A.C. (North American Center for Environmental Information and Communication)
4.The remarkable development in green roof construction over the past decade, led by construction companies in some of Mexico’s most important cities – notably, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City
5.The government of Mexico City’s creation of the environmental standard NADF-013- RNAT, which establishes the technical specifications for the installation of green roof systems and is the first of its kind in Latin America
6.The distinction of being selected as the first Latin American country to host the World Green Roof Congress.
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•The event is being promoted by Mexico City’s government and the World Green Infrastructure Network’s International Committee, of which AMENA is a founding member.
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