Description
| Product ID: | 9781032332741 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture |
| Authors: | Author: Celia Esther Arredondo Zambrano |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus, Individual architects and architectural firms, History of architecture, Development studies, History, Ethnic studies, Politics and government, The environment, Individual architects & architectural firms, History of architecture, Development studies, History, Hispanic & Latino studies, Politics & government, The environment, Mexico |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book presents the making of Mexican modernist architecture mainly through five power structures : academic, social status, economic/political, gender, and post-colonial, and through interviews with thirteen key Mexican architects. This book presents the making of Mexican Modernist architecture through five power structures – academic, social status, economic/political, gender, and postcolonial – and by interviews and analysis of 13 key Mexican architects. These include Luis Barragán, José Villagrán García, Juan O’Gorman, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Agustín Hernández, Abraham Zabludovsky, Carlos Mijares, Ricardo Legorreta, Juan José Díaz Infante, Enrique Norten, Alberto Kalach, Javier Sordo Madaleno and Clara de Buen. Although the five power structures framed what was built, the testimony of these Mexican architects helps us to recognize and discover subtleties and nuances. Their views thereby shed light on what contributed to making Mexican Modernist architecture so distinctive globally. Even if these architects were not always aware of the power structures, their projects nonetheless supported discrimination, marginalization and subjugation. In that sense the book also reveals the extent to which these power structures are still present today. The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture’s uniqueness lies in uncovering the remarkable buildings that arose amid the five power structures while at the same time questioning their validity. It also voices the urgent need today for a new kind of architecture outside these boundaries. The book is essential reading for anyone studying Mexican and Latin American architecture. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-03 |