Bacalar Ecopark: Observatory of the Mangrove, the Lagoon and the Stars
Gabriela Carrillo,
Carlos Fascio,
José Amozurrutia,
Israel Espin,
Eric Valdez
Affiliations
Gabriela Carrillo
Member of the Sistema de Creadores de Arte since 2019 and a full member of the Academy of Architecture of Mexico since 2021. She co-founded Reconstruir MX and Colectivo C733. She has been an academic at UNAM since 2003. She has been directing her studio (Taller Gabriela Carrillo) since 2019.
Carlos Fascio
Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). He received the scholarships FONCA in the “Young Creators” program (2018-2019) and National System of Art Creators (2022). Together with José Amozurrutia he founded the architecture studio TO in 2015. He co-founded Colectivo C733 in 2019.
José Amozurrutia
Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2008. Master in Intervention of Contemporary Architecture in Historical Heritage, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2012. He is a tenured professor at the same university. Together with Carlos Facio he founded the architecture studio TO in 2015. He co-founded Colectivo C733 in 2019.
Israel Espin
Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). In 2018 he founded his own architecture studio which has focused on housing, public, and cultural space projects. He co-founded Colectivo C733 in 2019.
Eric Valdez
Architect, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2006. Currently pursuing a Master's degree at the same university, where he is also a faculty member. He is the founder of labg, a company dedicated to the design and construction of lightweight structures. He is a partner of Colectivo C733.
Conceived as an efficient structural system, a 200-meter square wooden dock with variable height integrates social and ecological programs, promoting both communal recreational use and the regeneration of a fragile ecosystem.
