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鈥檚 exhibition focuses on materiality in modern and contemporary LatinX and Latin American architecture.
鈥淭he exhibition concentrates on material strategies architects use to balance environmental concerns with their architectural visions,鈥 said Arturo Hernandez, vice president of the organization. 鈥淭he goal of this exhibition is to contribute to ongoing discussions about transactional connections throughout the Americas.鈥
Students鈥 research focused on seven building materials: brick, concrete, cinderblocks, adobe (rammed earth), bamboo, Palma (dried palm leaves) and wood.
Undergraduate researchers this year included:
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Jacqueline Enriquez (President- 4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Arturo Hernandez (Vice President- 4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Jamie Ferreras (Director Emeritus- 5th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Yuria Sloane (Secretary- 4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Iliana Ramos (Treasurer- 4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Jo Aguilar (Social Media Coordinator- 3rd Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Paulina Fernandez Urbina (4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Michael Gonzalez (4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Billy Guevara-Gonzalez (4th Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Danna Balderrama (3rd Year)
鈥傗傗傗傗傗- Shiloh Martinez (1st Year)
