M.Sc. Maria Zuniga Solorzano
- Tel.: +49 (89) 289 - 22453
- Raum: 0503.EG.369
- mariajose.zuniga@tum.de
Focus Area
Maria José Zúñiga is an Architect & Urban Planner passionate about social justice and its relation with urban dynamics. She has worked in the private and public sectors and later jumped into the international environment as an Architect & Urban Planner at the UN-HABITAT Nairobi. Her main interest is in urban mobility complexities analysed by the intersectionality and gender inclusiveness approach. She is currently part of the research group Accessibility Planning in the TUM under the "Where to stay? The Citizen Mobility Index" project. Her role is to study and understand how urban networks at different scales can help users better analyse essential mobility parameters that can facilitate their daily activities.
Curriculum
| 2022 | - | Junior Researcher at the Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning, Technical University of Munich | |
| 2021 | - | 2022 | Urban Planner Intern at UNEP | UNON | UN-Habitat - Panning, Finance and economic section & humanitarian development |
| 2021 | Master's Thesis: Mainstream gender and women’s right to adequate housing - an analysis of policymaking in Ecuador | ||
| 2020 | - | 2021 | M.Sc. Urban Management and Development, Erasmus University of Rotterdam |
| 2019 | - | 2020 | Architectural Projects Technician at the Municipality of the City of Cuenca |
| 2018 | - | 2019 | Lecture assistant at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Art at the University of Azuay |
| 2018 | - | 2019 | Arichtect designer at Durán & Hermida |
| 2017 | - | 2018 | Arichtect designer at Dosa Consultancy Studio |
| 2015 | Architect designer at Fabián Mata Architecture Studio | ||
| 2015 | Intern at Planning Office at University of Azuay | ||
| 2015 | Internship at Fabián Mata Architecture Studio | ||
| 2012 | - | 2017 | Bachelor’s program Architecture at the University of Azuay |