María Arquero de Alarcón, MLA

María Arquero de Alarcón's global work focuses on promoting cultural and environmental values through urban design strategies in marginalized populations, most recently in Brazil. Her research interests in health equity align with the Center's themes of empowering women, and social and environmental determinants of health. She also explores environmental health in informal settlements and leads MAde Studio, a research-based, collaborative design practice that offers integrated expertise in architecture, landscape, and urbanism.