He is a co-founder of the Open City of Amereida, where he both lives and develops his research. This research is mainly in two domains: new forms for architecture employing geotextile fabric formwork for concrete, and architecture‚Äôs relation to poetry. In the latter field, he has completed about 25 expeditions with his students ‚Äì ‚Äòtraves√≠as‚Äô or ‚Äòvoyages‚Äô (literally ‚Äòcrossings‚Äô) ‚Äì to various sites across the South American continent since 1984. Both the work at the Open City and the Traves√≠as seek to establish the inhabitable space and possible destiny of South America revealed by poetry.¬†