Cartographies of the Detour, with Mariana Alegre Escorza

Mariana Alegre Escorza is an urban planner, researcher, and professor at PUCP specializing in urban transformation, governance, and sustainable cities. She is the founder and executive director of Sistema Urbano, an urban ecosystem dedicated to promoting more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable urban development in Latin America through initiatives such as Lima Cómo Vamos, Ocupa Tu Calle and Nodal — Nodal Urbanos de América Latina,

Mariana is a 2025 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD), where she currently teaches and explores the intersections between urban systems, spatial design, governance, public spaces, and the creation of urban value. Her professional career combines research, public policy, citizen participation, and urban innovation, with a special emphasis on transforming ideas into concrete strategies for cities.