Zaida Muxi - Faculty
Zaida Muxí
Distinguished Professor
in Architecture
School of Architecture, Art and Design
Expertise
Gender
Architecture
Urbanism
City development
Housing
Overview
Dr. Zaida Muxí is associate professor at the Department of Urbanism and Spatial Planning at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), where she teaches urbanism and gender. She is part of the research group called QURBIS - Quality of Urban Life: Innovation, Sustainability and Social Engagement. Her research at UPC has focused on three main areas: gender studies in planning and architecture, housing and neighborhoods, and the impact of globalization on the urban fabric (society and buildings). She is an architect and researcher with more than 30 years of experience and a profound knowledge of gender equality principles and their application in the urban context (for example, gender quality indicators).
From 2015 to 2019, Zaida Muxí was the director of Urban Planning for the Municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, where she oversaw urban planning, housing, urban ecology, public roads, and civic affairs. She was also responsible for implementing the Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development Strategy (EDUSI, in Spanish), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
In 2023, she was awarded the Federico E. Mariscal Distinguished Chair by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In 2024, she was appointed Representative of Women’s and Feminist Movements on the HIC (Habitat International Coalition) Council and participated in the World Urban Forum (WUF) organized by UN-Habitat in Cairo, Egypt.
Dr. Zaida Muxí joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Architecture for the School of Architecture, Art and Design.
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Architecture. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla, University of Sevilla
- Master's in ‘The City: Policies, Projects and Management’, Universitat de Barcelona
- Postgraduate program, Architecture and Urban Culture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
- Architect, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Publications
- Muxí Martínez, Zaida (2018). Mujeres, casas y ciudades. Más allá del umbral. DPR_Barcelona, 2018. Arenal: Revista de Historia de las Mujeres, 26(1), 333-338.
- Falagan, D., Montaner, J. M., & Muxí, Z. (2011). Herramientas para habitar el presente: La vivienda del siglo XXI [Review of Herramientas para habitar el presente: La vivienda del siglo XXI]. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
- Montaner, J. M., & Muxí, Z. (2011). Arquitectura y política. Ensayos para mundos alternativos. GG.
- Borja i Sebastia, J., & Muxí, Z. (2003). El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía [Review of El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía]. Barcelona. Electa.