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Do More With Less shows how young Latin American architects are bringing about a change in practice by offering a new understanding of the way the profession interacts with society. Rethinking the use of materials, academia, and the power of community and team work.

It's not unusual for Chris and T-Rod to watch football on Sundays. It is unusual for them to get invited to a game day party in Hollywood Hills by a mysterious person named Teddy. They crash the party anyway. But when unexpected guests start showing up -- like the beautiful ladies, the pothead, a rhyming pimp, a drag queen and a SWAT team -- all hell breaks loose! On GAME DAY, the highlights won't be happening on the screen!

As Mirai Scott, a civil rights attorney, celebrates her most recent court victory on behalf of a wrongly convicted man, she is contacted by her father, Rolly Spencer, a former Black Panther, who went underground 30 years ago to escape a murder charge. Captured in Canada and extradited to Chicago, Rolly reaches out to Mirai and urges her to take his case. Initially, Mirai is hesitant to defend a man she doesn't know. However, Mirai's passion for justice and curiosity about her father take over, and she commits herself wholeheartedly to Rolly's defense, despite warnings from Paul, her boyfriend, and her mother, Fredi. Mirai's attempt to win Rolly's freedom uncovers painful and dangerous secrets from her parents' past through which she learns the true meaning of family and love.

Cities we have today are not necessarily the best to live. As the world urbanizes more and more, citizens try harder to improve their urban environment through projects of transformation in the built area and new ideas for the city of tomorrow. MEXITY is a portrays contemporary relationships between architecture and the city, highlighting good practices in different settings on the social scale.