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All this with the purpose of presenting their vision and discussing about new strategies for change that can boost the welfare of our cities and their population. Museum of Immortality II, designed by German architects Nikolaus Hirsch and Michel Müller, was displayed at Design Week Mexico 2016 . Image Courtesy of Design Week Mexico present a program consisting of international signature events and a local agenda with academic, cultural and design activities. The signature events will be implemented in collaboration with World Design Organization, during March, April and October, meanwhile the local program will take place simultaneously throughout the year. The exhibitions, conferences, urban interventions and educational projects will be guided by six transversal sub-themes relating to urban challenges of the 21st Century: people, mobility, city identity, environment, public space and creative economy. THE SIGNATURE EVENTS The World Design Capital Mexico City 2018 Opening Ceremony will was held on March, 3rd. at Espacio y Arquitectura CDMX, the WDC headquarter in Mexico City, along with an exposition named “City – Achitecture- and Design”, that will include the 10 exponents of the 21st century: Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Roosegaarde, Weiss/Manfredi, Coop Himmelblau, Ateliter Van Lieshout, Studio Libeskind, Gaetano Pesce, Coop Himmelblau, Rex, OMA, Morphosis. WDC International Design Policy Conference, which then took place on March, 5 & 6 at Palacio de Bellas Artes with the theme 'The Future of Our Cities: a social approach to the challenges of the first urban century'. The Conference emphasized on the axes of design, sustainability, education, culture and innovation through an exchange of ideas between a select group of professionals, academics and international guests. It will also promote the reflection of how we reinvent our cities immersed in continuous state of growth, how we choose to change form a design perspective, and the notion of expansion and infrastructure to rethink urban growth and resilience of the megacities. The WDC International Design Policy Conference program united 13 renown Architects, Designers, Urbanists and Artists that analyzed the challenges, regulatory policies and opportunities that cities face in current times, regarding to public space, mobility, waste management, clean energies for the environment, etc. The personalities who participated at the International Design Policy Conference included: Thom Mayne, Pritzker Award 2005 and American Institute of Architects Gold Medal 2013; Daniel Libeskind, director of Libeskind Studio, multi-awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects, and 1985 Gold Lion by the Venice Biennial; Wolf D Prix, director of Coop Himmelblau, pioneer of the deconstructivist architecture movement and winner of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Award; Patrick Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects, pioneer of the parametricism movement, winner of the Stirling Prize 2010 & 2011, and the Structural Steel Design Awards in 2010, Shohei Shigematsu, director of OMA New York; and founder architect of REX and winner of the AIA National Honour Award 2005 and 2011. Other participants were Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, directors of Weiss/Manfredi, winners of the International Architecture Award by the Chicago Athanaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and twice winner of the AIA Quality United Architectural Design Award; Gateano Pesce, Italian architect and industrial designer, recognized as the Designer of the Year by A&W Architektur und Wohnens, and Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaem Museum of Architecture and Design; Stefan Sagmeister, graphic designer, founder of Sagmeister & Walsch Inc., Grammy Award winner in 2005 and 2010, and National Design Award for Communications from the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum; Daan Roosegaarde, Dutch artist, founder of Roosegaarde Studio with exhibitions at the Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the London Design Museum, winner of the London Design Innovation Medal in 2016; Wade Graham, historian and landscaper, among his published books are: “Dream Cities”, “American Eden” and “Braided Waters”; Charles Montgomery, Canadian urbanist, author of the books “Happy City” and “The Last Heathen”, winner of the Charles Taylor Prize, Hubert Evans Prize and Writers Trust of Canada Prize; Atelier Van Lieshout, Dutch artist winner of the Prix de Rome Award, Stankowski Award, and Kurt Schwitters Award. More information about the local design agenda, including dates and venues will be communicated via the WDC Mexico City 2018 website. This calendar of events occurring in Mexico City throughout the year will highlight the joint efforts of the cultural, educational, government and commercial sectors. The program will include events such as Design Week Mexico, celebrating its 10th edition and heading the organization and activities of World Design Capital Mexico City 2018. For further information about World Design Capital Mexico City 2018, you can visit the site www.wdccdmx2018.com Press enquiries Paola Galvan, Communications [email protected] | [phone] Andrea Springer, WDO Communications [email protected] |+ 1 514 448 4949 ext. 232 May - June 2019 | D E S I G N A