His concern about the emerging problems of the vast city is often reflected in his work: from the $5,000.00 USD “minimal house”, to his housing developments, to the largest project ever conceived for Mexico City, México Ciudad Futura (Return to the City of Lakes), which embraces the city as a whole, and aims to restore at least some of its remarkable hydrology, informed by a thorough study of the valley’s geography. Mr. Kalach was born in Mexico City on January 26, 1960. He studied architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City from 1977 to 1981, and at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, from 1983 to 1985.