Lecture Series | COMMON(S) with Rozana Montiel

COMMON(S) takes as its starting point what is held in common: space, resources, systems, futures. Architecture, design andfashion have long celebrated the singular author and the exceptional object. This series asks what happens when we shift the frametoward the collective, the ordinary, and the mutual. How do our disciplines operate within shared social, ecological, digital andpolitical systems? And what does it mean to design not for, but with? COMMON(S) opens a space to think about collective agencyand shared futures.

Biography: Rozana Montiel is a Mexican architect and the founder of Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura, an interdisciplinary practice recognized for its socially engaged, community-centered, and sustainable approach to architecture. Her work ranges from small-scale objects to urban interventions, focusing on the transformation of public space through participatory design. Her projects have been exhibited internationally, including at the Venice, São Paulo, and Rotterdam Biennials, and she has received major awards such as the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (2019), the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture (2017), and the Emerging Voices Award from The Architectural League of New York (2016). In addition to her professional practice, she serves on the editorial board of Arquine magazine and has taught architecture at several universities.

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