The three-day event begins today and offers unusually direct access to major Spanish-speaking practices inside buildings by Manuel Tolsá, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Rafael Mijares, Félix Candela and Mies van der Rohe. The live ticketing window makes this an immediate attendance decision.
Location
Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Museo de Arte Moderno and the BACARDÍ complex in Tultitlán, Mexico City and State of Mexico, Mexico
Organizations
Instituto Español de Arquitectura — Organizer; Festival de Arquitectura en Español — Event producer; Museo Nacional de San Carlos — Venue; Museo de Arte Moderno — Venue; BACARDÍ — Venue host
The September 9 talk provides timely access to curator Brenda Fernández and a major design exhibition comprising 212 objects and archival works, creating a practical reporting opportunity in a priority geography.
Location
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Organizations
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey — Organizer and venue; Eames Office — Exhibition collaborator and lender; MillerKnoll — Exhibition sponsor and furniture lender; Daltile — Exhibition sponsor; Consulate General of the United States in Monterrey — Exhibition supporter
A noteworthy Mexican cultural project in a region dominated by private resort development. Its below-grade public gallery uses architecture, desert climate and coastal light as active curatorial conditions rather than treating the building as a sealed exhibition container.
Location
Ánima Village, Cabo del Sol Tourist Corridor, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Organizations
Sordo Madaleno — Architect; SOMA — Client; Arte Abierto — Client and cultural operator; Artec Creo Lab — Collaborator and adviser; Abraham Cruzvillegas — Opening installation artist
Mexico City's major architecture festival begins September 17 with a concentrated international lineup and substantial public-space programming. Tickets are already on sale, routes will require registration and press outreach should happen now.
Location
Multiple venues across Mexico City, including Colegio de San Ildefonso, Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Alameda Central, Laguna, Museo Experimental El Eco, Museo de Arte Popular and Centro Cultural de España
Organizations
MEXTRÓPOLI — Festival organizer; Arquine — Organizing cultural and editorial platform; Secretaría de Cultura, Government of Mexico — Public supporter through PROFEST; LANZA Atelier — Keynote participant and 2026 Serpentine Pavilion designer
The four-day Mexico City festival provides a concentrated reporting opportunity around Latin American architecture, public-space installations and urban debate. The newly published program includes building tours, exhibitions and routes focused on O’Gorman, Candela, Goeritz and González de León.
Location
Multiple venues including Alameda Central, Colegio de San Ildefonso, Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Museo Experimental El Eco and Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City, Mexico
Organizations
MEXTRÓPOLI — Festival; Arquine — Festival organizer; Secretaría de Cultura, Government of Mexico — Institutional supporter through PROFEST; Colegio de San Ildefonso — Opening venue; Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris — Main conference venue
The award is directly relevant to practices in Spain, Brazil and Mexico and is unusual in judging built architecture substantially through film and lived experience. The September 14 nomination deadline creates an immediate service opportunity for eligible studios and filmmakers.
Location
International call covering Europe, Brazil, Mexico and Morocco; programme based in Barcelona, Spain
Organizations
Simon — Award founder and organizer; Fundació Mies van der Rohe — Curator; Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize — Official award platform
