Mitchell de Sousa

Mitchell de Sousa is an architect and PhD candidate at the Technical University of Berlin specializing in autonomous urban management strategies for Argentine contexts, while serving as an Assistant Researcher at the University of Buenos Aires' Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism and Tutor for the Dual Degree Master program in Urban Planning and Mobility. His work bridges German academic rigor with Argentine urban challenges through collaborations with CETAM and ISR research centers.

Education:

• Architect, University of Buenos Aires
• Postgraduate Studies in Urban Planning and Mobility, Dual Degree Master (University of Buenos Aires and Technical University of Berlin)

De Sousa's research critically examines urban mobility systems within popular and informal economies, developing place-based territorial management tools for Latin American municipalities. His work integrates spatial analysis of urban boundaries with socio-economic studies of marginalized communities, emphasizing practical applications for municipal practitioners in contexts like Trelew's 'Planta de Gas' neighborhood and Buenos Aires' Riachuelo River basin.

His publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic evolution from 2018-2021, progressively deepening interdisciplinary connections between landscape architecture, urban mobility, and popular economy frameworks. The research demonstrates methodological innovation through participatory mapping of urban boundaries and visual sociology approaches, consistently targeting practical urban intervention strategies rather than purely theoretical contributions.

Scientific Awards:

• Riachuelo en transformación. Hacia un nuevo estatus urbano de lugar, ACUMAR, Argentina

As a Master's program Tutor, De Sousa directly mentors students in urban planning methodologies while conducting field research through institutional partnerships with CETAM and IGEOPAT. His academic guidance focuses on translating theoretical mobility frameworks into context-specific Argentine applications, supported by the dual institutional framework of Technical University of Berlin's Institute for Urban and Regional Planning and UBA's Faculty of Architecture.

De Sousa operates within three key research ecosystems: CETAM (Transportation Studies Center) at UBA for mobility economics research, ISR (Superior Institute of Urbanism) for territorial management frameworks, and IGEOPAT at National University of Patagonia for Patagonian urban case studies, creating a unique transnational research network focused on Latin American urban challenges.