Mercedes works as media collaborator. She is an Argentinean-Italian architect, and current Senior Lecturer at TU Wien. Prior to Vienna, she was Univ.-ass. and researcher at TU Graz (2022-2024), following former experience as Research Associate at Harvard’s Office for Urbanization (2018-2021). She holds a MArch and Certificate in Media and Modernity from Princeton School of Architecture in addition to her professional diploma in architecture from Universidad de Buenos Aires. Formerly an architectural designer in Buenos Aires, her focus spanned craft-oriented initiatives, from temporary installations to medium-scale public works. Teaching roles included Princeton, Harvard, and Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Mercedes’s research/design experience tackled themes such as obsolete infrastructure, mobility-oriented design, healthy cities, new town planning, branding, cultural heritage, and the curatorship of Future of the American City. Co-authoring Harvard GSD’s “50 Species-Towns,” she delved into China’s agricultural landscapes as photography editor. Other leadership included Harvard GSD’s “Landscape as Urbanism in the Americas” conference (postponed due to Covid-19) and co-editing “NESS.docs 02: Landscape as Urbanism in the Americas.”
She enjoys cooking, learning in-line skating, art, and beaches.