Meeting with Enrique Ortiz Flores

Abstract

On February 5, 2017, the Political Constitution of Mexico City was published in the Official Gazette, a symbolically relevant event loaded with a long political and cultural history to which this issue of the Anuario de Espacios Urbanos (AEU) dedicates a dossier. special. In this framework, the coordination of the AEU presents the meeting held with Enrique Ortiz Flores, a participant in the drafting group of the Constitution and, mainly, a reference in habitat issues in Mexico, Latin America and the world. [Brief profile of the CPCM] Enrique is an architect from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, his career stands out for a permanent fight for socio-spatial justice from various spaces such as civil organization, academia and public service. He was the founder and director of the Housing and Population Operational Center (Copevi), a reference in non-governmental organizations on habitat and housing in Mexico for more than 40 years; collaborated in the Secretariat of Human Settlements and Public Works (SAHOP) and in the National Fund for Popular Housing (Fonhapo). He has also been part of the Habitat International Coalition since its inception and is responsible for the founding of the regional office for Latin America. Among the recognitions he has received are the 2014 National Architecture Award, granted by the National Association of Engineers and Architects of Mexico; in 2017 he was honored by the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District; and in 2020 he received the "Popular Habitat" award from the Pan-American Federation of Architects Associations. For the support we received to achieve this meeting, we extend our thanks to Jerónimo Díaz and Patricia Santiago. We also send greetings and recognition to all who are and have been part of the International Coalition for Habitat, Latin America, for their work and fight for habitat rights and social justice.