Arámbula-Mercado, Anette

Anette Arámbula-Mercado is an architect, educator, and researcher with more than two decades of academic experience at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she has built a career centered on the critical study of architecture and on university teaching grounded in rigorous disciplinary thinking. Her work integrates historical inquiry, material and tectonic analysis, and pedagogical strategies focused on critical reflection, with emphasis on the technical, formal, and cultural dimensions of the built environment. She holds the degrees of Architect and Master of Architecture with Honors from Tecnológico de Monterrey and completed three years of medical studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León¿an interdisciplinary background that broadened her understanding of complex systems and the relationship between spatial environments and human well-being. Her doctoral training includes advanced studies at the University of Navarra (Spain), where she earned the Suficiencia Investigadora (Diploma de Estudios Avanzados) with an outstanding evaluation, and at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, where she completed the full academic curriculum of the PhD in Philosophy with a concentration in Architecture and Urban Affairs with a GPA of 97.4/100. She has completed all doctoral coursework and research requirements; the dissertation phase remains pending. At Tecnológico de Monterrey, she has taught courses in architectural theory, the history of the built environment, applied research, meaningful representation, and professional formation. Her teaching integrates comparative methodologies, field analysis, visual and diagrammatic thinking, primary-source research, and multimodal tools that strengthen disciplinary literacy, spatial reasoning, and informed architectural judgment. She has contributed to curricular innovation under the Tec21 Model and to the development of academic units within the institution¿s 2026 curricular framework. Her academic work is complemented by her participation in the IFE Experiential Classroom ¿ Living Lab & Data Hub, where she develops educational strategies that incorporate immersive technologies, multimodal analysis, and futures-oriented pedagogies applied to architectural learning. Through this platform, she has designed experiential environments that encourage students to critically examine the relevance, limitations, and potential futures of contemporary construction systems. She has collaborated on institutional and national research projects, including PAICYT (¿Endogenous and Exogenous Causes of Modern Architecture in Monterrey¿) and PAPIIT-DGAPA-UNAM (on the presence of Spanish exile in Mexican architecture). Her publications include a book chapter published by DOCOMOMO México and an academic addendum in Ciencia UANL. She has presented research at DOCOMOMO México Seminars and national conferences on architectural modernity and the technical history of northeastern Mexico. Her trajectory also includes academic leadership as Director of the Architecture Program, where she coordinated accreditation processes, strengthened international mobility initiatives, expanded partnerships with professional firms, and led academic communication and institutional positioning strategies. She is a member of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Nuevo León and DOCOMOMO México, participating in communities dedicated to the study, documentation, and critical interpretation of modern architecture. Her current work focuses on advancing foundational architectural education, promoting rigorous critical inquiry, and fostering an academic culture that understands architecture as a cultural, technical, and ethical practice.