COLFUTURO Yearbook Selection 2026

Architecture and Design Ángela María Franco Calderón Professor at the School of Architecture Universidad del Valle COLFUTURO 2015 recipient. Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), with a dissertation in Urban Studies focused on the paradoxes of planning and housing policies in Cali; Fulbright Scholar ( Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies ) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States). Master’s degree in Sociology from Universidad del Valle; specialist in Architecture, City, and Urban Planning from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Marseille and the University of Aix- Marseille (France). Architect from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Anna Elisabeth Diesch Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Universidad del Norte Ph.D. in Urban Planning from the Technical University of Munich (Germany), with a dissertation focused on the spatial and cultural transformations of Bogotá’s rural heritage. Her work and research lie at the intersection of culture-based urban design, territorial heritage, postcolonial urbanism, and sustainable development with circular and regenerative approaches in Europe and Latin America. She has more than ten years of teaching experience in architecture and urban planning programs, as well as in coordinating international projects funded by Erasmus+ and the DAAD and has authored various academic publications on territorial transformation. Daniel Huertas Nadal Director of the Department of Architecture Universidad de los Andes Ph.D. in Architecture and architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). Doris Tarchopulos Architect and urban planner COLFUTURO 2002 recipient. Ph.D. in Urban Planning from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the Barcelona School of Architecture (Spain); specialist in Housing from the School of Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Architect from Universidad Autónoma del Caribe. Jorge Alberto Galindo Diaz Full Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales Campus Ph.D. in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia— Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona (Spain) and architect from Universidad del Valle. Jorge Mejía Hernández Assistant Professor of Architecture Delft University of Technology COLFUTURO recipient 2009. Ph.D. in Architecture from Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), Master’s degrees in History and Theory of Art and Architecture and in Architecture from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and a degree in Architecture from Universidad del Valle. COLFUTURO 30