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The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture (Paperback)
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The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture (Paperback)
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Mexico underwent tremendous growth and transition during the
twentieth century, transforming it from a rural country into an
urban nation that formed part of a much wider global process of
modernisation/westernisation. During this time, Mexican Modernist
architecture came into its own, becoming recognised both nationally
and internationally as a paradigmatic example of this new design
approach. However, relatively little is still known about how
Mexican Modernism was able to become a mature and confident
movement so quickly, one with such strongly held convictions that
they are still very much alive and well today, and which are still
shaping and influencing Mexicos architectural forms, lifestyles,
values and ideals. This book examines those elements that
contributed to its making during the twentieth century. In so
doing, it considers Mexican Modernism to be a direct product of its
socio-cultural settings and so uses a cultural studies approach to
identify the key drivers, or 'power structures', which were
involved. Five power structures are investigated which relate to
academic, economic/political, social, gender, and post-colonial
status. Such power structures are analysed by looking in close
detail at 13 of the most famous Mexican architects, documenting
their ideas through their own verbal testimonies and their most
interesting buildings. Those architects include: Jose Villagran
Garcia, Luis Barragan and Juan O'Gorman from the first generation;
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, Agustin Hernandez and Abraham Zabludovsky
from the second; Carlos Mijares, Ricardo Legorreta and Juan Jose
Diaz Infante from the third; and finally, Enrique Norten, Clara de
Buen, Alberto Kalach and Javier Sordo Madaleno from the fourth
generation. This book's uniqueness lies in revealing the
inter-relationships of the power structures that have controlled
and constrained what Mexican architecture could achieve, offering a
dissection of what happened within the profession. The book also
criticizes the persistence of these same power structures today,
and it voices the urgent need for a new kind of architecture for
the future. It is essential reading for anyone studying Mexican
architecture.
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