An exhibition for the National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is being showcased until October 15 in the Charlotte and Richard McNeel Gallery in Giles Hall.
Every year since 2020, a group of undergraduate researchers in the School of Architecture work together under the guidance of School of Architecture Associate Professor Silvina Lopez Barrera to create an exhibition. This year’s exhibition focuses on materiality in modern and contemporary LatinX and Latin American architecture.
“The exhibition concentrates on material strategies architects use to balance environmental concerns with their architectural visions,” said Arturo Hernandez, vice president of the organization. “The goal of this exhibition is to contribute to ongoing discussions about transactional connections throughout the Americas.”
Students’ research focused on seven building materials: brick, concrete, cinderblocks, adobe (rammed earth), bamboo, Palma (dried palm leaves) and wood.
Undergraduate researchers this year included:
- Jacqueline Enriquez (President- 4th Year)
- Arturo Hernandez (Vice President- 4th Year)
- Jamie Ferreras (Director Emeritus- 5th Year)
- Yuria Sloane (Secretary- 4th Year)
- Iliana Ramos (Treasurer- 4th Year)
- Jo Aguilar (Social Media Coordinator- 3rd Year)
- Paulina Fernandez Urbina (4th Year)
- Michael Gonzalez (4th Year)
- Billy Guevara-Gonzalez (4th Year)
- Danna Balderrama (3rd Year)
- Shiloh Martinez (1st Year)
