{"id":20074,"date":"2003-02-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-02-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20074"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:26:18","slug":"test-title-1-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20074","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Historic Center of Mexico City&#8221; Diagnostic Summary, Technical Assistance for Mexico City, Mexico, 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abstract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\" style=\"font-size:12px\">The Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS) at Harvard University&#8217;s Graduate School of Design conducted a technical assistance study in 2003 aimed at identifying the place and function of the <strong>Historic Center<\/strong> within <strong>Mexico City&#8217;s<\/strong> multinuclear urban structure. The Diagnostic Summary documented the social, economic, and environmental conditions that challenged its integration and development as part of the living city. The study&#8217;s main authors were Fran\u00e7ois Vigier, Liz Mel\u00e9ndez San Miguel, Luis Valenzuela, and Elda Solloso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\" style=\"font-size:12px\">The report discussed physical deficiencies in Mexico City, Mexico, such as infrastructure, proposed to be addressed in future development plans. Working off the strategic analysis by which the interest and capabilities of key players could contribute to regional revitalization, CUDS located municipal structures helpful for developing a preservation strategy. Documents consist of a diagnostic report with annexes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-17517763-995d-4012-9bb0-519af28a6001\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-17517763-995d-4012-9bb0-519af28a6001\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-17517763-995d-4012-9bb0-519af28a6001\">Excerpt<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-17517763-995d-4012-9bb0-519af28a6001\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>[Excerpt: Table of Contents page 1 (3), Diagnostic Summary and Annexes]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-4.41.33-PM-945x1000.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212064\" width=\"595\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-4.41.33-PM-945x1000.png 945w, http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-4.41.33-PM-567x600.png 567w, http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-4.41.33-PM-768x813.png 768w, http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-4.41.33-PM.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>See related I2UD projects below<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-subtle-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td>Project Year:<\/td><td>2003<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project Type:<\/td><td>Technical Assistance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geographic Regions:<\/td><td>Mexico City, Mexico<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reports:<\/td><td><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/docs_p\/2003\/2003_02_001\/Historic_Center_of_Mexico_City_Diagnostic_Summary_and_Annexes_June_2003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ek-link\">Historic Center of Mexico City: (Diagnostic Summary and Annexes, June 2003)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Authors:<\/td><td>Liz Mel\u00e9ndez San Miguel; Elda Solloso; Luis Valenzuela; Fran\u00e7ois Vigier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sponsors:<\/td><td>Historic Center Foundation (Mexico City)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Categories:<\/td><td>Historic Districts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ID:<\/td><td>2003_02_001<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Related I2UD Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-744fce44-84aa-4d65-adcb-b15fd798a823\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-744fce44-84aa-4d65-adcb-b15fd798a823\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-744fce44-84aa-4d65-adcb-b15fd798a823\">Related by: Historic District Preservation<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-744fce44-84aa-4d65-adcb-b15fd798a823\">\n\n<ul class=\"has-ek-indent\" style=\"font-size:12px;--ek-indent:20px\"><li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=2002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Design Studio 1981: \u201cHousing Design in Islamic Cultures&#8221; in Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Seminar Curriculum<\/a> (Project ID: 1981_08_001)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=2004\" class=\"ek-link\">Design Studio 1984: \u201cThe Revitalization of a Traditional Urban Quarter\u201d for the Medieval Darb al Ahmar District, Cairo, Egypt, Seminar Curriculum<\/a> (Project ID: 1984_01_001)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=2007\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cUpgrading and Conservation of the Walled City of Lahore,\u201d Regional Report on the Preservation of Historic Lahore, Pakistan<\/a> (Project ID: 1987_00_003)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">&#8220;The Development and Morphology of Informal Housing,&#8221; Research Paper, Aga Khan Award for Architecture Seminar Proceedings, Mona Serageldin<\/a> (Project ID: 1988_09_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Design Studio 1990: &quot;The Medina of Tunis,&quot; Urban Regeneration for the Historic Hafsia District, Tunis, Tunisia, Seminar Curriculum (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Design Studio 1990: &#8220;The Medina of Tunis,&#8221; Urban Regeneration for the Historic Hafsia District, Tunis, Tunisia, Seminar Curriculum<\/a> (Project ID: 1990_00_002)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"ITP 1991: \u201cDevelopment Strategies for Urban Regeneration of Old Urban Fabric,\u201d Case Studies and Seminar Curriculum (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">ITP 1991: \u201cDevelopment Strategies for Urban Regeneration of Old Urban Fabric,\u201d Case Studies and Seminar Curriculum<\/a> (Project ID: 1991_07_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Design Studio 1992: \u201cCairo and the Medieval City\u201d and \u201dUrban Regeneration in Medieval Cairo,\u201d in Cairo, Egypt, Seminar Curriculum (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Design Studio 1992: \u201cCairo and the Medieval City\u201d and \u201dUrban Regeneration in Medieval Cairo,\u201d in Cairo, Egypt, Seminar Curriculum<\/a> (Project ID: 1992_00_002)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20030\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cSamarkand, Uzbekistan: Revitalization and Rehabilitation of the Historic District,\u201d Technical Assistance for the City of Samarkand, Uzbekistan<\/a> (Project ID: 1994_00_003)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"ITP 1994: &quot;Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces,&quot; Case Studies (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">ITP 1994: &#8220;Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces,&#8221; Case Studies<\/a> (Project ID: 1994_07_001)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20034\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cLublin Local Initiatives Program\u201d and \u201cLublin Old Town Rehabilitation Project,\u201d Technical Assistance for Urban Upgrading in Lublin, Poland, 1994-2000<\/a> (Project ID: 1994_08_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"\u201cRevitalization of the Old Town of Vilnius,\u201d Management Strategy for Vilnius Old Town, Lithuania (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cRevitalization of the Old Town of Vilnius,\u201d Management Strategy for Vilnius Old Town, Lithuania<\/a> (Project ID: 1995_09_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Design Studio 1996: \u201cStrategic Urban Redevelopment in a Transitional Economy in Gdansk, Poland,\u201d Seminar Curriculum (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Design Studio 1996: \u201cStrategic Urban Redevelopment in a Transitional Economy in Gdansk, Poland,\u201d Seminar Curriculum<\/a> (Project ID: 1996_01_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"\u201cCity of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,\u201d Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cCity of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,\u201d Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland<\/a> (Project ID: 1996_06_002)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Reuse Plans for Boston\u2019s Navy Yards and Military Bases: \u201cBalanced Growth Reuse Strategies for Military Base Conversions,\u201d Boston, USA (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Reuse Plans for Boston\u2019s Navy Yards and Military Bases: \u201cBalanced Growth Reuse Strategies for Military Base Conversions,\u201d Boston, USA<\/a> (Project ID: 1996_12_001)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20050\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cPreserving the Historic Urban Fabric in a Context of Fast Paced Change,\u201d Research Essay by Mona Serageldin<\/a> (Project ID: 1998_11_001)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20055\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cMaster Plan for the Revitalization of the Older Urban Fabric,\u201d Preservation in the Old City of Al Qusair, Egypt<\/a> (Project ID: 2000_00_002)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20056\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cSt. Petersburg Center City Rehabilitation Project,\u201d Urban Planning Network for St. Petersburg, Russia<\/a> (Project ID: 2000_01_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"\u201cMonitoring Processes of Change in Historic Centers: A Case Study of Fes, Morocco,\u201d Case Study Paper, UNESCO (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cMonitoring Processes of Change in Historic Centers: A Case Study of Fes, Morocco,\u201d Case Study Paper, UNESCO<\/a> (Project ID: 2002_11_001)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Seminar on \u201cProtecting Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Western Hemisphere: Lessons from the Past, Looking to the Future,\u201d World Cultural Heritage Convention (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Seminar on \u201cProtecting Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Western Hemisphere: Lessons from the Past, Looking to the Future,\u201d World Cultural Heritage Convention<\/a> (Project ID: 2002_12_001)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20074\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cHistoric Center of Mexico City\u201d 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