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Event type: Talk
Design Disciplines:
Architecture Landscape Architecture Urban Design
When:
May 18 | 8:30–10:30am
Where:
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
One Vanderbilt Avenue
New York New York 10017
Neighborhood:
Manhattan - Midtown East + West
Organizer:
U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Chapter
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
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MEXArchitects: Visionaries, Innovators and Ambassadors // Mexico’s Tourism & Hospitality Real Estate

This double header event features a conversation with internationally acclaimed Mexican architect Michel Rojkind—recognized by The New York Times, Wallpaper, Architectural Digest, Forbes, and more—on architecture’s cultural and economic impact. And a complementary panel examining Mexico’s evolving real estate tourism sector and its emerging opportunities.

MEXArchitechts: Visionaries, Innovators and Ambassadors of Culture & Resilience in Mexico’s Tourism & Hospitality Real Estate: Designing, Developing, Operating, Financing, and Investing

This special double-header event brings together two distinct yet complementary conversations: one centered on architecture as a driver of culture and innovation, and the other on the evolving landscape of Mexico’s tourism and hospitality sector.

We begin with an in-depth dialogue featuring Michel Rojkind, one of Mexico’s most visionary contemporary architects. As founder of Rojkind Arquitectos, his work reimagines architecture as a catalyst for cultural expression, community building, and economic impact. Internationally recognized by leading publications including The New York Times, Wallpaper, Architectural Digest, and Forbes, Rojkind brings a bold and forward-looking perspective that challenges conventional approaches to design and development.

The program then shifts to a dynamic panel discussion on the resilience and transformation of Mexico’s tourism sector. Industry leaders will explore how projects are being designed, developed, operated, and financed in a rapidly changing economic and investment environment. The conversation will highlight how key players are adapting to new market conditions while unlocking opportunities across Mexico’s most important destinations.

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Michel Rojkind
Founder Rojkind Arquitectos
Michel Rojkind
Founder Rojkind Arquitectos

Michel Rojkind (Mexico City, 1969) studied Architecture and Urban Planning at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He has been a visiting professor at the IACC in Barcelona, SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, IIT in Chicago, UPenn in Philadelphia, and Harvard in Boston. He is a member of the National Academy of Architecture and the National System of Art Creators (FONCA). Rojkind has served as a juror in multiple international awards and competitions and has lectured around the world.

In 2002, he founded Rojkind Arquitectos, a creative studio focused on design, business strategies, and experiential innovation processes based in Mexico City. The practice works on urban strategies and architectural solutions, turning contemporary challenges into design opportunities. In Mexico, his built works include the 21st Century Cineteca Nacional (2012), Mercado Roma (2014), HighPark (2015), the home of the Boca del Río Philharmonic Orchestra (2021), Metadistillery José Cuervo (2022), and Pictograma Winery (2023), as well as the Yoltic Seat (2022), crafted in rubina escura marble and presented in Portugal. His work has been featured in numerous books and international publications such as The New York Times, Wallpaper, Architectural League of New York, Architectural Digest, Líderes Mexicanos, Forbes, among others.

In 2005, Rojkind Arquitectos was selected by Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard as one of the year’s top 10 international firms. In the United States, notable built works include The Ledger in Bentonville, Arkansas (2022). Rojkind has been featured in numerous international books and magazines including The New York Times, Wallpaper, Architectural League of New York, Architectural Digest, Líderes Mexicanos, Forbes, among others.

In 2010, he won the Emerging Voices award organized by the Architectural League of New York, and Los Angeles Times recognized him as “People to Watch.” In 2011, Wallpaper named him one of the “150 Movers, Shakers and Makers That Have Rocked the World in the Last 15 Years.” In 2013, Forbes recognized him as “one of the most influential architects in the contemporary Mexican scene.” In 2017, The New York Times included him in “A…”

In 2021, 000M magazine included Rojkind in “The World’s Most Inspiring People.” In 2022, Forbes México named him among “The 100 Most Creative Mexicans in the World.” In 2023, for the fifth consecutive year, he was included in Líderes Mexicanos’ list of “Los 300.” In 2024, the co-designed project The Ledger in Bentonville, Arkansas, was published in the print edition of Architectural Record, highlighting the firm’s first mixed-use building in U.S. territory.

In 2025, he was elevated to Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of the architectural profession.

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