In the same year, he was awarded as fellow of the National Fund for Culture and Arts and was a visiting scholar at SCIArc's advanced masters program. From 2006 to 2008, he was teaching faculty at the Universidad Iberoamericana and Unit Chief at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Mexico City. In 2008, with the support from the Fulbright-García Robles he was admitted to MIT where he obtained a Master in City Planning, a Master in Science of Architecture Studies, and an Urban Design Certificate.