By Delia Ruelas

Proposals for the construction of a delegation office in Primo Tapia, a police station in the Constitución neighborhood, and a delegation in the Zona Centro were presented to municipal authorities by final-semester students from the Architecture program at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC).

Karina Landeros, Deputy Director of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Sciences, reaffirmed the commitment and collaboration between the university and government institutions.

She emphasized the goal of enabling students to engage in collaborative work where they can apply their knowledge to real-world projects that serve the community.

Raúl Aragón, Director of the Municipal Planning Institute (IMPLAN), highlighted the importance of the direct connection with academia, specifically the faculty of architecture at Valle de las Palmas in UABC.

“The purpose of developing these proposals is to determine which ones make the best use of space or land, so they may eventually be constructed or realized,” he stated.

Aragón noted that this is the second time such an exercise has taken place. The first occurred six months ago, when students presented model proposals for architectural projects for a delegation in the Zona Centro.

One of those projects was submitted to the Economic Development Council with the aim of advancing it to an executive project stage.

In order to create the models with architectural proposals, the students conducted research on the locations where the buildings are situated. These buildings largely consist of obsolete structures, such as the delegation office in Primo Tapia, the police station in the Constitución neighborhood, and the site where the delegation office in the Zona Centro used to be located.