MÉXICO CITY
APRIL 10, 2026
This year, the forum will explore and address common challenges shared by housing production in Mexico City and Los Angeles, taking into account the unique characteristics and complexities of each context.
Under the theme "The City We Inhabit: Housing and Community", the forum seeks to reflect on housing and its potential as a starting point for community building and a sense of belonging.
2026
Purpose & Objective
01
Share ideas and knowledge about housing production in the city.
02
Increase networks of contact in the professional and academic sectors.
03
Build connections to potentialize projects and future collaborations.
Panel 1: The Rules that Shape the City:
Public Policy or Structural Barrier?
Panel 2: Financing a Common Good:
Innovation in Housing Management and Production
Keynote: USMCA at the Crossroads of the Mexico-United States Relationship
Pía Taracena
Pía Taracena is currently a PhD candidate in History, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, a Master’s degree in History, and all from Universidad Iberoamericana.
She has completed three specializations: one in U.S. Society and Government from the University of Southern California in San Diego, another on Basque Migration to Latin America from the University of Deusto and Universidad Iberoamericana, and training in Defense Policy for Civilians through the Mexico–Central America Program (ITAM – Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina).
She has taught courses in the International Relations undergraduate program at Universidad Iberoamericana from 1991 to 2026, and at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe campus, since 2006. She has also taught in various academic settings, including diploma programs and specialized courses, and has published articles in collaborative books.
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ABout CIUDADES PARALELAS/ PARALLEL CITIES
A Binational Conversation with a Shared Vision
Ciudades Paralelas / Parallel Cities was born as a platform for dialogue and exchange between two contexts that—despite their political and cultural differences—face common urban challenges: the affordable housing crisis, pressure on infrastructure, inefficient public transportation, climate change, and the urgent need to build more equitable and resilient communities.
On June 27, Somos Group—a multidisciplinary team of experts that creates effective solutions to build and sustain urban resilience—organized the Ciudades Paralelas / Parallel Cities forum, a binational gathering between Mexico and the United States that brought together leaders in urban development, housing, design, and academia to collectively reflect on the shared challenges faced by cities in both nations.
The event took place at the University of California's Casa in Mexico City and opened with a keynote lecture by Pía Taracena, an expert in the domestic and foreign policy of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. In her talk, Taracena emphasized that in the face of today’s crisis, binational gatherings are invaluable for exchanging perspectives and imagining solutions to the issues cities are up against.
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