Oscar Moran
Guadalajara, Mexico
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jmoran@usc.edu

Education Background:
Bachelor of Architecture: Iteso, Guadalajara/Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City.

Interests within the Planning field:
Urban Design, Housing, Rehabilitation of Historic Centers

What you expect to learn from the Berlin Lab?
It would be interesting to compare the place arts, culture, and entertainment play in activating urban life in degraded areas, and the way they are integrated: as independent single large scale projects, or as a network of large, medium, and small projects. In my opinion, Los Angeles, and many other cities, could learn from revitalization of degraded areas from the urban rehabilitation of Berlin.

Job Experience:
Researcher (Center for Housing Research and Documentation of the National Housing Institute of Mexico) 1999-2001; Architect/Designer, Independent work.

Other Interests:
Architecture, Art, Photography, Cinema, Travel