Angélica Oteiza S.                2023    




Angélica Oteiza is a Mexican designer based in Cambridge, Ma.

She is interested in the multiscalar interacions between natural and human systems, with a focus on climate adaptation and resiliency strategies.

Her practice explores design as research method in a variety of mediums, ranging from writing and exhibition design to landscape architecture and planning. 

She Holds a Master in Landscape Architecture (2023) from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor’s in Architecture (2017) from Tecnológico de Monterrey. She has practiced across the private and public sectors, employing the power of design for innovation projects, mostly on multidisciplinary teams.


Selected Work:


01. Design

       1.1 Recharge +
1.2 Unveiled City 
1.3 Negotiating Resiliency
1.4 Wastescapes

02. Exhibition & Experience  

        2.1 Yes, But Also...
        2.2 Manchamanteles
        2.3 Participatory Design

03. Research 

        3.1 The Bricks of Harvard
        3.2 MCI Fellowship (Under Construction)
        3.3 Pennywhite Fund (Under Construction)
     

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Participatory Design


Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico

2019-2021

Collaboration:
Hola Vecino NGO
Public Innovation Department, City of San Pedro Garza G.
Design, production and implementation of different participatory design, and interactive installations, all with a focus on the improvement of streets, parks, neighborhoods, and the city. 

Each workshop was designed and crafted for the particular context and audience, and executed in colaboration with pertinent citizen and government stakeholders.

Some of the projects include:

-Over 40 Neighbor Co-Creation Workshops for the Public Budgeting Program, City of San Pedro, Monterrey.

-Design  evaluation workshops for 3 metropolitan scale parks, for the city of San Pedro, Monterrey.

-Collective walks and mapping for neighborhood improvement, city of San Pedro

-Neighbor-led placemaking projects for Placemaking Latinoamerica 2019

-Street Safety Interventions