Modernity and the architecture of Mexico / edited by Edward R. Burian and Ricardo Legoretta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burian, Edward R. (Edward Rudolf), 1953- editor.

Legoretta, Ricardo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Mexico--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1997]

Summary:

A critical reappraisal of the notion of modernity in Mexican architecture and its influence on a generation of Mexican architects.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Mexico, Modernity, and Architecture: An Interview with Alberto Pérez-Gómez

2. Politics and Architectural Language: Post-Revolutionary Regimes in Mexico and Their Influence on Mexican Public Architecture, 1920-1952

3. Modernity in Mexico: The Case of the Ciudad Universitaria

4. Architecture and Place: The Stadium of the University City

5. "The General and The Local": Enrique del Moral's Own House, Calle Francisco Ramírez 5, Mexico City, 1948

6. The Architecture of Juan O'Gorman: Dichotomy and Drift

7. The Architecture of Carlos Obregón Santacilia: A Work for Its Time and Context

8. Juan Segura: The Origins of Modern Architecture in Mexico

9. The Architecture and Urbanism of Mario Pani: Creativity and Compromise

Postscript

Notes on the Contributors

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Burian, Edward R. Modernity and the Architecture of Mexico

ISBN:

9780292790377

0292790376

OCLC:

1511479441