Monthly Archives: September 2019


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Sep 2019

Garden 17. The intervention of a poem in green

The formula is simple, two architects from different eras who interpret the same space. The result, on the other hand, is unexpected, mysterious, seductive. In this blog post we will take a walk through the history of this space by the hand of its creators, who, despite the temporal distance, invite us to live the constant amazement by the green expression of architecture.    ...

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Sep 2019

Ground and underground architecture: Metro Line 1 stations

Mexico City has a buried past and a present that moves and throbs also from its bowels, the subway network, an underworld that from the depths observes the coming and going of inhabitants who come from all points of the great capital. More than a means of transport it is a vital flow: without the metro, the city simply becomes paralyzed. But this was not...

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Sep 2019

The Architectural Legacy of Francisco Toledo

It is admirable the wake that, when he left, Francisco Toledo leaves in the firmament of the arts of Mexico. However, in this blog post, and as a humble tribute, we will remember another type of legacy, one related to architecture and protection of historical heritage. We are talking about the Centro de las Artes de San Agustin (CASA) and the Institute of Graphic Arts...

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Sep 2019

Rufino Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art

This museum, an icon of contemporary architecture in Mexico, houses among its walls more than just art: a history related both to the economic political changes that were taking place in the country, and to the intense debate around the "intrusion" of the private initiative in the management of national culture.   Considered one of the great works built by the wonder duo formed by...

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