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Born in Tijuana, Baja California, Aaron Gutierrez Cortes was raised in the dual sensibilities of the Tijuana-San Diego region. He studied at The Southern California Institute of Architecture [SCI-Arc] and at the University of London. Founded Amorphica Design Research Office in 1999. His body of work has been published internationally in publications such as Arquine [Mexico City], La Tempestad [Mexico City], Pasajes de Arquitectura y Critica [Madrid], Architectural Design [London] and Architectural Review [London] among others. Since 2006, Aaron has lectured at several universities and international institutions like the University of Calgary, MIT in Boston, Colegio de Arquitectos of Mexico City, Louisiana State University and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art among others. Since 2009 he serves as professor of architectural design at the Universidad Iberoamericana del Noroeste. He is currently the Principal Architect at Amorphica, an emerging Architecture, Urban Design and Research collective studio that evolves projects internationally with the intention of developing reactive design intelligence passionately focused on social and spatial self-sufficiency. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx ...