Teotihuacán is EDMX, is a sacred Aztec archaeological site that is weaving with the expanding fabric of México City. The evolving urban archaeological village bleeds with traces of colonial modernity, an architectural language that did not become one with nature but rather took, carved, and poisoned her, all for the aesthetic image of a modern classist capitalistic society.

 

The inquiry now is how do communities rehabilitate the land and build off of the ruins of toxic architectural systems? In the pursuit of transcendence towards a more equitable built environment, it is crucial to reweave indigenous knowledge, rituals, and space-making practices within our expanding inhabitable fabric. Perhaps, this comes in the form of architecture as a means towards reclamation of native knowledge, landscape, and resources. By repurposing the concrete ruins as a reservoir for water and covering it with a hydroponic membrane, architecture becomes a medium for pueblo independence and self-sustenance. One with the capacity to create micro-resources, micro-economies, and a conscious collective.