Francisco Alaniz Uribe

Francisco Alaniz Uribe is the Co-Director of the EVDS Urban Lab and is an Assistant Professor, he was awarded the University of Calgary’s inaugural Teaching Award for Sessional Instructors, before joining the faculty ranks as a full-time educator in 2014. He received his BSc in Architecture from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), a Master in Urban Development Projects from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and a Master of Environmental Design (urban design) from the University of Calgary. He is a Registered Professional Planner with the Alberta Professional Planners Institute. His research focuses on health and the built environment with a strong focus on urban design and the quality of the public realm. His professional experience includes practicing as an architect and developer in Mexico and a consultant of planning and urban design in Canada.