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Falcon Headquarters 2 / Rojkind Arquitectos + Gabriela Etchegaray

Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos, Gabriela Etchegaray
Location: Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Architects In Charge: Michel Rojkind, Gerardo Salinas, Gabriela Etchegaray
Design Team: Barbara Trujillo, Gerardo Villanueva, Gerardo Reyes, Carlos Campos, Andrea León
Area: 1650.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of … Sigue leyendo

Mercado Roma / Rojkind Arquitectos

Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos
Location: Querétaro, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, DF, Mexico
Area: 1750.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Jaime Navarro Founding Partner: Michel Rojkind
Partner: Gerardo Salinas
Design Team: Barbara Trujillo, Adrian Aguilar, Adrián Krezlik, Rodrigo Flores, Rodrigo … Sigue leyendo

Spotlight: Luis Barragán

"The Art of Seeing. It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean, to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis." - Luis Barragán

One of Mexico's greatest architects, Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) revolutionized modern architecture in the country with his use of bright colors reminiscent of the traditional architecture of Mexico, and with works such as his Casa Barragán, the Chapel of the Capuchinas, the Torres de Satélite, "Los Clubes" (Cuadra San Cristobal and Fuente de los Amantes), and the Casa Gilardi, among many others.

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Niop Hacienda / AS arquitectura + R79

Architects: AS arquitectura, R79
Location: Champoton, Campeche, Mexico
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: David Cervera Castro Design Team: Alejandra Abreu Sacramento, Xavier Abreu Sacramento, Roberto Ramirez Pizarro
Collaborators: Gerardo Trejo, Eduardo Vadillo, Daniela Alvarez, Cristina Madera, Valentina Losa.
Construction: Raúl Uribe … Sigue leyendo

Balmori Rooftop Bar by Taller David Dana (MX)

Balmori Rooftop Bar by Taller David Dana

Combining landscape, graphic design, furniture design and architecture, the contemporary Balmori Rooftop Bar by architects Taller David Dana is one of the rare rooftop bars in Mexico City.     “The creative process for this project experienced multiple design facets in many different levels.” say the architects. “The evolution from schematic design to construction documents […] Sigue leyendo

Ro House / Alexanderson Arquitectos

Architects: Alexanderson Arquitectos
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Project And Construction: Pablo Alexanderson Silva
Project Area: 483.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Alexanderson Arquitectos Collaborators: José Luis Hernández, Jessica Magaña, Gloria López, Manuel Moreno, Agustín Cuevas From the architect.… Sigue leyendo

B”O Hotel / Muro Rojo Arquitectura

Architects: Muro Rojo Arquitectura
Location: 5 de Mayo 38, De La Merced, 29240 San Cristóbal de Las Casas, CHIS, Mexico
Project Direction: Elizabeth Gómez Coello, Jorge Medina Robles, Germán Velasco Espinosa
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Jaime Navarro Collaborators: Mario Alberto … Sigue leyendo

Montebello 321 / Jorge Bolio Arquitectura

Architects: Jorge Bolio Arquitectura
Location: 97139 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Project Architect: Jorge Bolio Rojas
Project Area: 640.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: David Cervera From the architect.… The house is located north of the city of Merida in the Yucatan Peninsula, Sigue leyendo

SJA I House / CDM Arquitectos

Architects: CDM Arquitectos
Location: Michoacán, Mexico
Project Architects: Javier Dueñas Estrada , Alvaro Gonzalez Guerra Gomez
Project Area: 1427.0 m2
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Rory Gardiner, Marcos García Collaborators: Victor Lopez Tinajero, Delfino Lozano, Alan Macias Almirudis,, Karina Vacarizas Pizarro, … Sigue leyendo

Carmody Groarke To Design UK Pavilion For Mexico’s 2015 Guadalajara Book Fair

The British Council recently announced that London-based practice Carmody Groarke have been selected to design the UK pavilion at the 2015 Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL) in Guadalajara, Mexico. The organisers of the international event, which is the largest literary festival in the Spanish speaking world, have chosen the UK to be this year's "Guest of Honour" as part of a bilateral initiative launched to "build, strengthen and celebrate the growing connections" between the two countries.

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