Modern Architecture in Mexico City: History, Representation, and the Shaping of a Capital
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Book Overview Mexico City became one of the centers of architectural modernism in the Americas in the first half of the twentieth century. Invigorated ...
Mexico City became one of the centers of architectural modernism in the Americas in the first half of the twentieth century. Invigorated by insights drawn from the first published histories of Mexican colonial architecture, which suggested that Mexico possessed a distinctive architecture and culture, beginning in the 1920s a new generation of architects created profoundly visual modern buildings intended to convey Mexico's unique cultural character. By midcentury these architects and their students had rewritten the country's architectural history and transformed the capital into a metropolis where new buildings that evoked pre-conquest, colonial, and International Style architecture coexisted.
Through an exploration of schools, a university campus, a government ministry, a workers' park, and houses for Diego Rivera and Luis Barragan, Kathryn O'Rourke offers a new interpretation of modern architecture in the Mexican capital, showing close links between design, evolving understandings of national architectural history, folk art, and social reform. This book demonstrates why creating a distinctively Mexican architecture captivated architects whose work was formally dissimilar, and how that concern became central to the profession.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 432 | Language: English | Publisher: UNIV OF PITTSBURGH PR | ISBN: 0822966999
FormatPaperback
Pages432
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0822966999
EAN9780822966999
PublisherUNIV OF PITTSBURGH PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight2.15 Pounds
Length9.4 Inches
Width6.6 Inches
Height0.5 Inches
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