From November 18 to 20, 2025, Cartagena de Indias will become the creative epicenter of the 5th Latin American Morphology Congress ALEPH, organized by the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (UFPS).

What is ALEPH and Why Cartagena?

ALEPH, the Latin American Association for the Study of Form, promotes the study and experimentation of morphology in various disciplines—design, architecture, art, urban planning, and geography. Bringing this event to Cartagena means embracing its urban richness as a living laboratory: the city allows for rethinking scale in historic environments where form and function coexist with the Caribbean landscape.

• Three Reasons Not to Miss It
  Multidisciplinary gathering: academics, designers, and professionals from across the

continent meet to explore how form influences perception, space, and urban interaction.

• Cartagena as a living stage: the historic center, colonial courtyards, and new urban developments offer tangible inspiration to understand scale from historical, cultural, and sensory perspectives.
• Local leadership: the congress is backed by UFPS, with Ramón Galvis Centurión at the helm as president of ALEPH, strengthening the bridge between academia and Latin American design. 

We encourage you to immerse yourself in this experience that goes beyond an academic conference. It is an installation of thought, form, and space, where design takes on a human scale in the historic heart of the Caribbean. Cartagena, always vibrant, becomes a link between past and future, between theory and practice, between form and dimension.