Zaida Muxi - Faculty
Zaida Muxí
Distinguished Professor in Architecture
School of Architecture, Art and Design
Expertise
Gender
Architecture
Urbanism
City development
Housing
Overview
Dr. Muxí is Associate Professor at the Department of Urbanism and Spatial Planning of 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; dwellings and neighborhoods; and the impact of globalization on the urban fabric (society and buildings).
She is an architect and researcher with over 30 years of experience with a profound knowledge of gender equality principles and their application in an urban context (for example, gender quality indicators).
From 2015 to 2019, Zaida Muxí was Director of Urban Planning in the Municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, in Spain, where she was responsible for urban planning, housing, environment, urban ecology, public space, public roads, and civic-related subjects. She was also responsible for the management and execution of the Strategy for Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development (EDUSI), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). She was a board member of the bit-habitat foundation in Barcelona in 2020, a space where programs and services are developed to promote and facilitate urban innovation. Since 2022, she’s been a member of the group involved in the territorial cohesion mission to draft the Barcelona Metropolitan Strategic Plan.
Dr. Zaida Muxí joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as 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 in ‘The City: Policies, Projects and Management’, Universitat de Barcelona
- Postgraduate program, Architecture and Urban Culture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
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.