Daniel Escotto | UNAM

About Daniel Escotto

Daniel Escotto is a professor of architectural theory and history. His areas of research are 20th-century architectural heritage, the European diaspora of modernity in Latin American countries and its effects on the arts and architectural culture. Holding a master’s in arts and architecture studies from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Escotto has taught at the School of Architecture of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) for the last 21 years. 

Escotto has profound expertise in the implementation of projects and policies in urban public spaces and the relation to politics and civic culture. He oversaw the integration of the inscription dossier for the Central University City Campus of UNAM as a World Heritage Site, is a former Public Space Authority of Mexico City Government, and is the founder and director of the postgraduate program in Public Space and Urban Mobility at UNAM. He also led project development on the public space and infrastructure improvement program, a nationwide action of the Federal Government of Mexico.