CV Pamela Duran

I am a Spanish-Mexican architect and urbanist, trained at the Architecture Schools of Barcelona and Monterrey.

I received my Architecture degree with honours and my doctoral thesis was awarded with a mark of Excellent. As a posdoctoral researcher in Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, I coordinated specialization cours-es and workshops with students from Mali, China, United States, Mexico and Spain, among others.

Currently, I am the International Coordinator of the Master in Land Management and Land Tenure at Technische Universität München.

I am a member of Talented Mexicans Abroad Network (Red de Talentos Mexicanos en el Exterior), Talentia Red Global MX. I have been a guest lecturer and speaker in Seminars, Congresses and Universities around the world.

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15.07.1981 Saltillo (Mexico)

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+34 617.448.457

Torrent de l’Olla 31 2o 08012 Barcelona, Spain

[email protected]

Education

Postdoctoral fellowshipGinna Kanda Research Group of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona).Research: “Sustainable management criteria for extreme cultural landscapes (hypo/hyperdevelopment): Mali, China and Mexico”.Advisor: Miquel Vidal Pla, PhD

PhD UrbanismUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona)Dissertation: “The river as the territorial and urban backbone. San Marcos river in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico”. Advisor: Carles J. Llop i Torné, PhDAwarded a mark of Excellent

MSc UrbanismUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona)Dissertation: “Sustainable urbanism and development, a utopia? Barcelona–Ciudad Victoria”. Advisor: Miquel Vidal Pla, PhD

Specialization in Urban DesignInstituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico). GPA: 92,5 out of 100

BS ArchitectureInstituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico)GPA: 90 out of 100Graduated with Honourable Mention

2015

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Aditional training

Educational Innovation in Architecture JIDA’15Workshop to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the fields of Architecture and UrbanismUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona)

Communication Seminar for Young WomenSeminar for developing communication skillsGeneralitat de Catalunya, Departament d’Empresa i Ocupació (Barcelona)

From smart city to easy cityAtelier for the design and management forcontemporary cities Consorci Universitat Internacional Menéndez Pelayo de Barcelona, Centre Ernest Lluch (Barcelona)

Projects for sustainable development in extreme cultural landscapesSpecialization course to study the intangibles in hypodeveloped landscapes in Mali Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (Barcelona)

2014

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2015

www.researchgate.net/profile/Pamela_Duran

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Professional skills

Languages

AUTOCAD

MICROSTATION

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

ADOBE INDESIGN

ADOBE FLASH

3D STUDIO MAX

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Teaching Experience

International coordinatorInternational Master Programme in Land Management and Land Tenure.

Technische Universität München (Munich).

LecturerAssignment: “History of Urbanism in Barcelona”

Barcelona Architecture Center (Barcelona) in collaboration with Texas A&M University, Clemson University, Penn State University, Roger Williams University (USA), UdeM and ITESM (Mexico).

Professional Development Coach“Leaders of Tomorrow” program

ITESM (Mexico)

Academic coordinatorPostgraduate course “Barcelona-Beijing. Reconciling critical developments and sustainable identity in the globality”.

Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC (Barcelona).

Academic coordinator, assistant professor and lecturerWorkshop “BCN: The market of intangibles”. Barcelona, Spain (November 2015).Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and Architecture School of Tsinghua University

Workshop “Changing the sites, rethinking the identi-ties”. Beijing, China (September 2015).Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and Architecture School of Tsinghua University

Workshop “Identity, memory and technology; deconstruction and creativity II”. Beijing, Huangtupo, and Wuhan, China (December 2014).Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, School of Archi-tecture of Tsinghua University, and China University of Geosciences

Workshop “Identity, memory and technology; deconstruction and creativity I”. Barcelona, Spain (November 2014).Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, School of Archi-tecture of Tsinghua University, and China University of Geosciences

Workshop “Cultural landscapes as drivers for development”. Barcelona, Spain (July 2014). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and Ecole Superieure d’Ingenierie, d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Bamako

Assistant Professor Miquel Vidal Pla, PhD

Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (Barcelona)

2016

2015

20142016

Personal skills

MANAGEMENTTEAMWORKCOMMUNICATIONCREATIVITY

SPANISH

ENGLISH

FRENCH

CATALAN

ITALIAN

PORTUGUESE

GERMAN

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Professional Experience

Interior designerNdos Arquitectura (Barcelona)Development of all phases in the design process, from initial concepts to final drafts in projects such as hotels, clinics and shops.

Draftsman Inypsa (Barcelona)Collaboration in the Civil Engineering Department for the final drafts of infrastructural projects such as roads, highways and irrigation ditches.

Editorial DirectorRevista CardusCollaboration in the profile design of the electronic magazine of architecture and urban studies in Mexico, Germany and Spain. In charge of call for papers, search for new contacts and authors, selection and correction of publishing articles.

DraftsmanMaster de Ingeniería y Arquitectura (Barcelona)Collaboration in the Electrical Installation Department for the constructive plans of power lines in great infrastructures such as El Prat airport.

DraftsmanIngeniería de Trazados y Estructuras S.A. (Barcelona)Development of all phases in the design process in the Architecture and Urbanism Department for large scale engineering and infrastructural projects, such as train and tram stations, highways, ponds and pumping stations.

Head of the Territorial Planning DepartmentDirección de Obras Públicas, Desarrollo Urbano, Vivienda y Ecología del Municipio de Victoria (Mexico)In charge of the planning of the Great Strategic Projects of the city council. Management and tracing of the public meeting demands, and control of informal settlements.

InternshipSecretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología del Gobierno Municipal de Monterrey (Mexico)Collaboration in the land use survey of the Obispado area, analysis and synthesis plans of the surveyed information.

InternshipRoldán+Berengué (Barcelona)Draft of the constructive details and plans for Barcelona Activa project in the Construction Department.

InternshipConstructora Sangarza (Mexico)Drafting from scheme design to executive projects in the Architectural Design Department for single-family housing and shops. Public attention of clients and suppliers. Construction management tasks.

2007

2005

2004

Books2014. “Landmarks and intagibles made tangible”Coauthor Vidal Pla, M. Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, UPC press, ISBN in process.

2014. “Geography as the structure of historical records”Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, UPC press, ISBN in process.

2014. “Tenochtitlan: the identity in territory representations”Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, UPC press, ISBN in process.

2014. “The river as a territorial and urban backbone. San Marcos river in Ciudad Victoria”Ayuntamiento de Victoria, ISBN in process.

Peer-reviewed articles2016. “Memorias de Barcelona: narraciones de la identidad”Chapter of the book “Barcelona: Guía rápida para empresarios y estudiantes”. EXATEC Cataluña and Red Global MX. ISBN: 978-84-608-1390-3

2016. “Extreme cultural landscapes in the context of globalisation: China, Mali and Mexico”Chapter of the book “The future of professional fields. Views from the Mexican diaspora in Europe”. Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, Red Global MX. ISBN-13:978-1514173947

2014. “La vertebración urbana a partir de las geografías del agua: el paisaje como un elemento de identidad”International Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities SOCIOTAM, Centro Multidisciplinario de Investiga-ciones Regionales, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Jan-June 2014. ISSN 1405-3543

2012. “Análisis morfogenético del Bósforo como un Borde”XXXV Jornades Internacionales sobre la Intervenció en el Patrimoni Arquitectònic, Barcelona

2011. “La reivindicación del río como espacio urbano. El río San Marcos en Ciudad Victoria, México”IV Seminario Internacional de Investigación en Urbanismo (Vol. 2), Departament d’Urbanisme i Ordenació del Territori, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ISBN 978-84-615-1968-2

Other publications2013. “Análisis morfogenético del Bósforo como un borde”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 4, Num. 72012. “Paisajes culturales extremos y la presencia de lo intangible”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 3, Num. 62011. “Fotoensayo: Espacio público/Espacio privado”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 2, Num. 52011. “Menos ruido y más energía solar. Pantallas acústicas con paneles fotovoltaicos”. Ecoconstruc-ción Revista de Construcción Sostenible, Energética XXI, Num. 1082010. “El Pliegue”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 1, Num. 32010. “Dicotomía urbano/rural. La mirada desde el objeto físico”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 1, Num. 22010. “Identidad en crisis”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 1, Num. 22010. “Morfogénesis urbana de la ciudad mediter-ránea y la ciudad latinoamericana. Barcelona vs. Ciudad Victoria”. Cardus Revista de Estudios Urbanos, Year 1, Num. 1

Geography as the structure of a historical narrativeLecture for Sociedad Tamaulipeca de Historia, Geografía y Estadística de Matamoros, A.C. (Matamoros, Mexico)

Water and identity: materialising intangiblesLecture for the ordinary session of Rotary Matamoros Sur Club (Matamoros, Mexico)

Water as the narrative voice of identityLecture for the International Craft Show “Identidad Latina” at Consorçi de Comerç, Artesania i Moda de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)

Sustainable criteria for extreme cultural landscapes: Mali, China and MexicoLecture for the V Simposium of CONACyT Fellows in Europe at the European Parliament (Strasbourg, France)

Palimpsest: Building Barcelona over timeLecture at the Workshop “BCN: The market of intangibles” in Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)

Around the world in 7 markets: narratives of dynamic identitiesLecture at the Workshop “Changing the sites, rethinking the identities” in the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University (Beijing, China)

The river as a vertebration axisKeynote lecture at the School of Architecture of Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Tampico, Mexico)

Art, creativity and developmentLecture in the ordinary session of Rotary Tamaholipa Club (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

Landscape as an agent for developmentLecture for Psychology students at Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

Landscapes of identityLecture in the ordinary session of Rotary Victoria de Escandón Club (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

Mapping memory and identityLecture in the ordinary session of Rotary Tamaholipa Club (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

The identity in the representation of the territoryLecture at the Workshop “Identity, memory and technology: Deconstruction and creativity” in the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University (Beijing, China)

The river as the sculptor of the city. San Marcos river in Ciudad VictoriaKeynote lecture at the conference series Conocer para Mejorar Victoria to sign an agreement of collaboration between the Town Hall of Victoria and Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

The importance of San Marcos river in the urban structureKeynote lecture at Universidad La Salle (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

San Marcos river as the urban backbone of Ciudad VictoriaLecture in the ordinary session of Rotary Tamaholipa Club (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

Art and human developmentLecture for Psychology students at Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico)

Morphogenetic analysis of the Bosphorus as an edgeCommunicator at XXXV Jornades Internacionals sobre la Intervenció en el Patrimoni Arquitectònic del Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)

The vindication of the river as an urban space. San Marcos river in Ciudad VictoriaLecture at IV Seminario Internacional en Urbanismo de la Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)

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References

Dr. Miquel Vidal PlaHead and founder of Ginna Kanda Research Group

Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de BarcelonaUPC

Avda. Diagonal 649 08028 Barcelona, Spain

[email protected]

Arch. Miguel Roldán AndradeHead of BAC and R+B architects

Barcelona Architecture Center

Carrer Bruc 59, Local 1 08009 Barcelona, Spain

[email protected]

Dr. Carles Llop i TornéHead of Departament d’Urbanisme i Ordenació del Territori

Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de BarcelonaUPC

Avda. Diagonal 64908028 Barcelona, Spain

[email protected]

Dr. José Alberto Ramírez de LeónHead of Support Programs

Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

Matamoros 8 y 9 SNCol. Centro C.P. 87000, Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

[email protected]

Dr. Héctor Cappello GarcíaHead of Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Regionales

Centro Universitario Adolfo López Mateos

Edificio Centro de Gestión del Conocimiento 4º piso C.P. 87149, Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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