Archinect - News2024-12-22T21:13:16-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150458240/previewing-twbta-and-davis-brody-bond-s-new-u-s-embassy-in-mexico-city
Previewing TWBTA and Davis Brody Bond's new U.S. Embassy in Mexico City Josh Niland2024-12-20T13:55:00-05:00>2024-12-20T13:56:06-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/af8157be3622c55f49f1b4d2bff2eefb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Work is wrapping up on the new U.S. Embassy facility in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/137971/mexico-city" target="_blank">Mexico City</a> designed by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1492/twbta-tod-williams-billie-tsien" target="_blank">Tod Williams Billie Tsien</a> (TWBTA) and <a href="https://archinect.com/davis-brody-bond" target="_blank">David Brody Bond</a> at a reported cost of around $1 billion. The<em> LA Times</em> recently <a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-12-18/us-shows-off-1-billion-mexico-city-embassy-after-years-of-delays" target="_blank">checked in</a> on its delayed progress. The project first began construction on the Paseo de la Reforma in February 2018. An opening is now expected by the last quarter of 2025.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/689011fafbcb63c3dab9233e1b3bcd57.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/689011fafbcb63c3dab9233e1b3bcd57.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image rendering by DBB/TWBTA</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b21ce4b8f9c530fb00b6312827905b0f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b21ce4b8f9c530fb00b6312827905b0f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image rendering by DBB/TWBTA</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/86ae81e55d19c20f24b3e722770c6fc9.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/86ae81e55d19c20f24b3e722770c6fc9.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image rendering by DBB/TWBTA</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150456916/las-rocas-blends-modular-homes-with-valle-de-bravo-s-rocky-terrain
Las Rocas blends modular homes with Valle de Bravo’s rocky terrain Nathaniel Bahadursingh2024-12-06T15:52:00-05:00>2024-12-09T13:30:07-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8a/8aa3bffeba43339640103ac917fe6875.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In the northern part of Valle de Bravo, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/798/mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>, known as La Peña, a complex of four houses seems to naturally rise from a mountainous, rocky landscape. Called Las Rocas, the project was designed in collaboration by architecture firm, <a href="https://archinect.com/ignaciourquizaarquitectos" target="_blank">Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos</a>, and interior design studio, Ana Paula De Alba.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b59ebf00b719c24e2fe5d6ed2ba03dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b59ebf00b719c24e2fe5d6ed2ba03dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image: Onnis Luque</figcaption></figure></figure><p>As detailed by the designers, the approximately 69,000-square-foot site was treated as an extension of the adjacent natural reserve. A detailed and accurate site analysis was required to determine where to position each of the houses for minimal impact on the surrounding environment.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a69976cf1f53d383b09a9ed1360d9c61.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a69976cf1f53d383b09a9ed1360d9c61.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Onnis Luque</figcaption></figure><p>The complex is accessed through a narrow cobbled road, which leads to a central service area that contains a car park, storerooms, cisterns, machine rooms, and treatment plants. Users are required to leave their vehicles here and walk to the houses via paths, steps, and small plazas.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/46f249f4c06fc53d0cb2fb795b6240b7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/46f249f4c06fc53d0cb2fb795b6240b7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Onnis Luque</figcaption></figure><p>The project is described as dynamic as each home features diffe...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150452431/estudio-atemporal-completes-tranquil-home-in-mexico-forest-to-capture-grandeur-of-a-woodland-setting
Estudio Atemporal completes tranquil home in Mexico forest to capture ‘grandeur of a woodland setting’ Niall Patrick Walsh2024-10-31T10:15:00-04:00>2024-11-04T19:41:42-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/72/7279fb156b29e7eabacf4847dd1d2403.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/798/mexico" target="_blank">Mexico City</a>-based <a href="https://estudioatemporal.com/" target="_blank">Estudio Atemporal</a> has completed a tranquil home in San Simón el Alto, Mexico. Named Casa Cono, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/460574/residential-architecture" target="_blank">home</a> was designed for a young couple seeking refuge from city life, merging living, working, and leisure within the forest environment.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b7/b7b72e94f320a84d0c47a1d56997be80.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b7/b7b72e94f320a84d0c47a1d56997be80.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: LGM Studio</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/39f4f0523e1b51594e5a0e96a1ad7142.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/39f4f0523e1b51594e5a0e96a1ad7142.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: LGM Studio</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The design of the scheme was driven by a desire to integrate the home seamlessly with its natural surroundings. Each tree on the site was preserved, “elevating these natural elements as central figures within the architectural narrative,” according to the team.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d06cc1d1a7a2e21affec57bf196fba95.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d06cc1d1a7a2e21affec57bf196fba95.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: LGM Studio</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b1ae148e038ec6e34e8a86de87bb7020.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b1ae148e038ec6e34e8a86de87bb7020.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: LGM Studio</figcaption></figure></figure><p>As users approach the site from the access path, the home is designed to appear as resting lightly on the land. Visitors walk through a scenic path before arriving at the house’s entrance at the rear, which reveals sweeping views described by the team as “akin to an expansive observation deck.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/ebafbd00320d6acf79cdafc8161af2c9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/ebafbd00320d6acf79cdafc8161af2c9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: LGM Studio</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d68df11ccb8365a3419ea1cdb4a737a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d68df11ccb8365a3419ea1cdb4a737a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: LGM Studio</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The home consists of two rectangular volum...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150452339/take-a-look-inside-this-paula-rego-museum-inspired-infill-home-design-in-mexico
Take a look inside this Paula Rego Museum inspired infill home design in Mexico Josh Niland2024-10-30T15:46:00-04:00>2024-10-31T13:46:50-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/41473935945ef392ced557db357b2ce6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new residential project in Mexico from Rogelio Vallejo Bores’ <a href="https://archinect.com/hwstudio" target="_blank">HW-STUDIO Arquitectos</a> that combines domestic serenity with an excavation-like approach to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/518700/infill-housing" target="_blank">infill housing</a> is worth a closer look following the project’s completion earlier this summer.</p>
<p>The design for Casa Emma was inspired by the space inside <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/520/eduardo-souto-de-moura" target="_blank">Eduardo Souto de Moura</a>'s pyramid design for the Paula Rego Museum in Lisbon. Its captivating central feature is a central lightwell that works to channel natural light into various parts of the home, which is tucked away on an unassuming side street in the city of Morelia.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07159e765a57654725479a59d281ccba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07159e765a57654725479a59d281ccba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo credit: Cesar Bejar</figcaption></figure><p>Its small 431-square-foot plot restraints necessitated the inclusion of the skylight to resolve both space and ventilation concerns. The materials selected—a native Yucatan chukum tree resin plaster coating the exterior and interior with engineered oak wood finishes indoors—and voided form both call to mind thereafter an endemic type of Purépecha granary buildings called 'Troje.'</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54d619bb32b9fa97c29000bf52a1e063.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54d619bb32b9fa97c29000bf52a1e063.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo cr...</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150449685/u-s-canada-and-mexico-update-tri-national-reciprocity-agreement-for-architects
U.S., Canada, and Mexico update tri-national reciprocity agreement for architects Josh Niland2024-10-08T19:22:00-04:00>2024-10-09T16:48:59-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/47d6682c7bcd09f67e14ee6f98cea884.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new tri-national Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) has been signed by the three largest North American groups representing professional architects in their respective countries. </p>
<p>The updated agreement between the Regulatory Organizations of Architecture in Canada (ROAC), Mexico’s Comité Mexicano para la Práctica Internacional de la Arquitectura (COMPIAR), and the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150078939/national-council-of-architectural-registration-boards-ncarb" target="_blank">National Council of Architectural Registration Boards</a> (NCARB) recognizes the competencies latent in the initial licensure/registration processes while removing several post-licensure barriers to eligibility. </p>
<p>Victoria Rodríguez Mosqueda, the President of the Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la Republica Mexicana (FCARM), said the latest MRA amendment "includes more accessible requirements that will increase its potential coverage, while reducing the economic burden."</p>
<figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ed9f6ba9459acfb0006876e2b26495f7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ed9f6ba9459acfb0006876e2b26495f7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150444210/architectural-licensure-is-becoming-more-diverse-but-barriers-to-equality-remain" target="_blank">Architectural Licensure Is Becoming More Diverse, but Barriers to Equality Remain</a></figcaption><p><br>The revised agreement pertains to the existin...</p></figure></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150437472/this-minimalist-mexican-house-blends-into-its-natural-surroundings
This minimalist Mexican house blends into its natural surroundings Nathaniel Bahadursingh2024-07-17T17:23:00-04:00>2024-07-18T13:36:05-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/250fab5fed5b9462dcec3e84042f5f35.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Within a woodland in Valle de Bravo, central <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/798/mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>, a minimalistic, contemporary home subtly emerges from the natural surroundings. Called Copas, the design is the work of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/137971/mexico-city" target="_blank">Mexico City</a>-based firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150437507/p-rez-palacios-arquitectos-asociados-ppaa" target="_blank">Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados (PPAA)</a>. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23700860447c64fa20308806427ebae8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23700860447c64fa20308806427ebae8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Luis Garvan</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b1836fc14bd7b44b7280c34aa87bc41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b1836fc14bd7b44b7280c34aa87bc41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Rory Gardiner</figcaption></figure><p>The 10,400-square-foot house prioritizes a close and restrained relationship with the environment. As noted by the architects, the main intention was to create an open upper floor that connects directly with the site’s treetops, forming a deeper sense of immersion in the outdoors. This proximity to the surrounding foliage helps shape the building’s ambiance and views.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3a/3a474a69c81dd08614c44ce2448b48b9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3a/3a474a69c81dd08614c44ce2448b48b9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Rory Gardiner</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e6/e66ed4d6914eb3f9b37f3a2fcc35a699.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e6/e66ed4d6914eb3f9b37f3a2fcc35a699.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Rory Gardiner</figcaption></figure><p>The design team aimed to minimize the impact of Copas’ construction on the environment. The residence adapts to the natural topography of the site by absorbing the slope and having minimal excavation.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0c6f249d40fa2cdbb96f7e59e2a734fe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0c6f249d40fa2cdbb96f7e59e2a734fe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Rory Gardiner</figcaption></figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e19e563dba0101af34c4626b034e7b96.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e19e563dba0101af34c4626b034e7b96.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image: Rory Gardiner</figcaption></figure><p>The home’s public spaces are elevated one level above the ground,...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150427436/mexico-city-s-fraught-water-crisis-could-prove-decisive-in-the-upcoming-national-elections
Mexico City’s fraught water crisis could prove decisive in the upcoming national elections Josh Niland2024-05-13T17:36:00-04:00>2024-05-13T17:38:28-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/52a8969085473651d349cd7346045032.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>It’s a crisis a decade in the making and, without dramatic fixes, experts say the city could be approaching “Day Zero” — when a city simply runs out of water — around June. That would leave up to 20 million people in and around the capital facing a summer without running water. June also happens to be the month when Mexico will choose its next president.</p></em><br /><br /><p>'Day Zero' (or the day water taps run dry) could be looming for June in the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/137971/mexico-city" target="_blank">Mexican capital</a> and home of over 9 million people just within the city proper. Its known air quality issues have improved under Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum’s green policy agenda, helping her meet some claims produced by rival Xochitl Galvez and her head environmental policy advisor Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, a former UN special climate envoy who promises a "civil rebellion" should the looming threshold be crossed. </p>
<p>"Even if officials pumped desalinated water from the Gulf of Mexico at great expense and environmental detriment," <em>News Lines </em>tells us, "it wouldn’t be enough if 40% continues to go missing. And it is true that the water which would have been saved by Sheinbaum’s promise to find and fix the city’s leaks would soothe the current crisis. Whether that would ever have been possible is another question, but it would not future-proof a system that is gradually drying."</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150422989/moma-exhibition-on-20th-century-latin-american-design-is-a-gem-says-michael-kimmelman
MoMA exhibition on 20th-century Latin American design is a 'gem' says Michael Kimmelman Niall Patrick Walsh2024-04-05T13:31:00-04:00>2024-04-05T13:54:14-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a19666f885901e35b36dc4608652f1ef.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The show is a gem. It focuses on domestic design from six countries (Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Venezuela), produced between 1940 and 1980. Latin America had entered a period of transformation, industrial expansion and creativity. Across the region, design was becoming institutionalized as a profession, opening up new avenues, especially for women.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Critic Michael Kimmelman has heaped praise on the '<a href="https://bustler.net/events/14316/crafting-modernity-design-in-latin-america-1940-1980" target="_blank">Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980</a>' MoMA exhibition in a new piece for<em> The New York Times</em>. <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/9663/moma-s-crafting-modernity-design-in-latin-america-1940-1980-reflects-on-modernism-and-the-region-s-most-influential-designers" target="_blank">As we reported in December of last year</a>, the show looks at the growth of modernism through an industrial and entrepreneurial lens, using a selection of examples from well-known and revered architects and designers such as Joaquim Tenreiro, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/360602/lina-bo-bardi" target="_blank">Lina Bo Bardi</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4595/oscar-niemeyer" target="_blank">Oscar Niemeyer</a>. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bcdf937c55b5f58e032584f70108780a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bcdf937c55b5f58e032584f70108780a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/9663/moma-s-crafting-modernity-design-in-latin-america-1940-1980-reflects-on-modernism-and-the-region-s-most-influential-designers" target="_blank">MoMA's ‘Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980’ reflects on modernism and the region's most influential designers</a></figcaption></figure><p>"The role that women and immigrants played in shaping professional design and developing a national design vocabulary in Latin America will be emphasized, including the work of designers such as Clara Porset in Mexico, Cornelis Zitman in Venezuela, and Susi Aczel in Argentina," <a href="https://archinect.com/moma" target="_blank">MoMA</a> said about their exhibition at the time.</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150418884/fernanda-canales-talks-to-the-new-york-times-about-designing-better-social-opportunities-in-a-challenged-mexico
Fernanda Canales talks to the New York Times about designing better social opportunities in a challenged Mexico Josh Niland2024-03-04T13:22:00-05:00>2024-03-04T13:22:38-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56cfb4d79a81b2cc91bf8003c61c66b3.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>“Without opportunities for social interaction, places are more insecure, divided and isolated [...] How can you provide value to a landscape that is neglected? How do you provide an opportunity to see your town in a new way?”</p></em><br /><br /><p>Against a national backdrop poisoned by femicides, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/35989/mexican-american-border" target="_blank">border politics</a>, and the equally toxic influence of cartels, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/19656918/fernanda-canales" target="_blank">Fernanda Canales</a> is making democratic life in underserved Mexican communities more feasible through her highly user-sensitive and socializing designs. </p>
<p>The Mexico City-based architect tells the <em>New York Times</em>' Sam Lubell of her contributions to the government’s $2 billion Programa de Mejoramiento Urbano (or P.M.U.) program, "They will survive local circumstances — issues of budgets, politics and vandalism," adding that "Over time, the public starts to make decisions and inject life. Things change and adapt. Time teaches us what prevails. Often it’s what we can’t imagine now."</p>
<p>Canales was also one of a century profiled in RIBA’s new <em>100 Women: Architects in Practice</em>, which <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150406835/riba-s-100-women-architects-in-practice-profiles-the-heroines-of-building-change-for-a-new-generation" target="_blank">came out in January</a> and has been <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150418508/oliver-wainwright-on-riba-s-100-women-architects-in-practice-a-new-primer-for-industry-wide-change" target="_blank">reviewed favorably</a> as an essential guide to future equality in the profession. She has been teaching at the <a href="https://archinect.com/utsoa" target="_blank">UT Austin School of Architecture</a> since the Fall after seeing ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150374666/alejandro-aravena-to-deliver-the-new-home-of-the-school-of-architecture-art-and-design-in-monterrey-mexico
Alejandro Aravena to deliver the new home of the School of Architecture, Art and Design in Monterrey, Mexico Josh Niland2023-09-21T12:30:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5bf4550f5cc15b4dcc54ac9a1deb4d07.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Pritzker laureate <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/598317/alejandro-aravena" target="_blank">Alejandro Aravena</a> and his firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/145731740/elemental-s-a" target="_blank">ELEMENTAL S.A</a> have been announced as the project leads to deliver the new home of the School of Architecture, Art and Design (EAAD) to the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/6790083/monterrey-institute-of-technology-itesm" target="_blank">Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM)</a> in Mexico.</p>
<p>The scope of the new Classrooms 10 project entails a new building at the Avenida Junco de la Vega that will house the school’s Architecture, Design, Digital Art, and Urbanism programs, all of which are currently spread throughout multiple facilities at its Monterrey flagship campus. The university also operates 21 satellite campuses across Mexico, though no plans appear to be in development for any of their locations. </p>
<p>Aravena visited the campus in late August to workshop the idea with students and faculty at the university. Dean Rodolfo Barragán says the project will leave “a place with urban significance” that integrates ITESM’s presence with Monterrey’s Central Park while “highlighting and giving meaning to the activities that will be appropri...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150359194/archaeologists-discover-long-lost-ancient-maya-city
Archaeologists discover long-lost ancient Maya city Alexander Walter2023-08-04T14:56:00-04:00>2023-08-07T13:47:15-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/890d24f44b0348b934eeecc41e6bae22.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In a biological preserve in Mexico’s Campeche State, a team of archaeologists has documented pyramids, palaces, a ball court and other remains of an ancient city they call Ocomtún. [...]
The Mexican institute described the site, in Campeche State, as having once been a major center of Maya life. During at least part of the Classic Maya era — around 250 to 900 A.D. — it was a well populated area.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"These cities had been lost to time. Nobody knew exactly where they were," Dr. Ivan Šprajc, the Slovenian archaeologist who led the discovery of the previously unmapped 8th-century Maya city in the Mexican jungle, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230704-ocomtn-a-long-lost-maya-city-that-was-just-discovered" target="_blank">shared with</a> <em>BBC Travel</em>. "But this [Ocomtún], was actually the last major black hole on the archaeological map of the central Maya Lowlands (the modern-day central Yucatán Peninsula). Nothing was there. There was not a single known site in an area stretching some 3,000-4,000 sq km."</p>
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https://archinect.com/news/article/150347593/several-museum-expansions-and-design-research-projects-among-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-grant-recipients
Several museum expansions and design research projects among National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipients Niall Patrick Walsh2023-04-25T13:34:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/834f8fed910edc902f414dce4db4917a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/872253/national-endowment-for-the-humanities" target="_blank">The National Endowment for the Humanities</a> has announced the awarding of $35.63 million in grants for 258 humanities projects across the United States. As with <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150321543/beverly-willis-architecture-and-frank-lloyd-wright-foundations-among-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-grant-recipients" target="_blank">previous years</a>, the <a href="https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/NEH%20grant%20awards%20April%202023%20state%20by%20state%20list.pdf" target="_blank">2023 edition</a> of the grants includes funding for several architecture-related projects, including buildings and research.</p>
<p>Architectural projects to be funded include the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, which will undergo a schematic design process for an expansion and renovation to its Rockland, Maine center. Meanwhile, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont will use the funding to design and construct a new Perry Center for Native American Art on its campus.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c5/c5a005d19b2ef220901fbb96d806918c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c5/c5a005d19b2ef220901fbb96d806918c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>The Shelburne Museum, Vermont. Image credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eob/5173128865" target="_blank">Flickr user Tolka Rover licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0</a></figcaption></figure></figure><p>The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has received funding for preparatory architectural works for the renovation of a new Research & Learning Center at the Eckley Miners’ Village Museum in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, while the National Orn...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150344234/new-3d-printing-housing-factory-aims-to-cut-construction-time-by-50-percent
New 3D printing housing factory aims to cut construction time by 50 percent Niall Patrick Walsh2023-03-28T12:51:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/93/9328a603c96ba5441ba81a917b317c40.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D printing</a> construction technology startup <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1720964/mighty-buildings" target="_blank">Mighty Buildings</a> has offered a first look inside their new factory in Monterrey, Mexico. As part of the company’s mission to develop and construct “climate-resilient, carbon-neutral homes near points of need,” the factory is reportedly capable of producing the components for an entire home during each day of operation.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/aeb132800df84885f62d3edc506e4c15.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/aeb132800df84885f62d3edc506e4c15.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Mighty Buildings</figcaption></figure><p>The factory will produce homes using a blend of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/482747/material-science" target="_blank">material science</a>, robotics, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/651246/autonomous-construction" target="_blank">automation</a>. Components for the homes will be <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D printed</a> using Mighty Buildings’ concrete-free composite stone material, which is 30% lighter and 15% less expensive, and five times stronger than concrete. The company also claims their homes will be climate-resilient, carbon-neutral, and resistant to severe weather conditions, including hurricanes and earthquakes.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4b1bbf10481c8ac2fbf1a4b756aa80b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4b1bbf10481c8ac2fbf1a4b756aa80b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Mighty Buildings</figcaption></figure><p>The components printed in the factory will form part of the company’s existing Mighty Kit System for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/858877/prefabricated-housing" target="_blank">prefabricated housing</a> and ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150343250/mexico-is-planning-a-new-museum-at-chich-n-itz
Mexico is planning a new museum at Chichén Itzá Josh Niland2023-03-21T11:53:00-04:00>2023-03-21T11:53:14-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/48/48a5a98dbd88bd52816eebf77afdab3f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The museum, which is still in the planning stages, will replace a much smaller building that closed more than ten years ago. It is likely to follow in the museo de sitio (site museum) model found at other complexes managed by the federal Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e História (INAH).
Carlos Esperón, the director of the Maya Museum in Cancún, in the neighbouring state of Quintana Roo, tells The Art Newspaper that work on the museum “could take two years.”</p></em><br /><br /><p>Meanwhile, the <em>Art Newspaper</em> is reporting that several finds taken from the disputed new Maya Train project’s construction will be displayed at the new museum, which is the third most visited cultural site in Mexico. Some experts had feared it would eventually become at risk over the number of visitors interacting with the 1,500-year-old space. </p>
<p>The new museum will apparently be built away from the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/6771/unesco" target="_blank">UNESCO</a>-protected site's monumental area on the other side of a highway so as not to risk any further damage. A section called Chichén Viejo which had previously been off-limits will also be made public as part of the construction project. Costs are expected to exceed US$14.4 million.<br></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150341670/pininfarina-s-first-mexican-residential-design-gets-underway-in-the-yucatan
Pininfarina’s first Mexican residential design gets underway in the Yucatan Josh Niland2023-03-07T12:12:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/72/7228c472cae3d12334c29a38a89de838.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/pininfarina" target="_blank">Pininfarina</a> has just shared an update on its new Light Towers luxury residential project in Mérida, Mexico.</p>
<p>The development broke ground last Wednesday with local politicians in attendance to celebrate the beginning of construction on a project the firm and developers Branson say represents a "path forward; a nod to new ideas, fresh perspectives, and hope for future generations."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/32/32a1de576080ca937b5d6605d906a6f1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/32/32a1de576080ca937b5d6605d906a6f1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Pininfarina</figcaption></figure><p>Featuring a V-shaped pair of 17- and 18-story volumes connected at the base by a five-story podium, the design centers a "green valley" at its core to create a communal space with private terraces, wellness amenities, and a co-working space all entwined with the building’s concept.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b899d446f0859fed77d81589ca7ee0bf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b899d446f0859fed77d81589ca7ee0bf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Pininfarina</figcaption></figure><p>A total of 121 modular "Skyvilla" condominiums come with configurations that offer between 25% and 75% of their total floor areas to greenspace. Interior color palettes used in the residential units evoke local traditions, the design team says. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/acc7d466b51aa1ddfb257964bb5de264.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/acc7d466b51aa1ddfb257964bb5de264.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Pininfarina</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9c/9cf27316ef80244870dd012ea38627b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9c/9cf27316ef80244870dd012ea38627b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image c...</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150339943/san-diego-tijuana-selected-as-the-world-design-capital-for-2024
San Diego-Tijuana selected as the World Design Capital for 2024 Josh Niland2023-02-21T17:41:00-05:00>2023-02-22T15:40:25-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7f9f726a9b6bbaaa8440d3d06163b340.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://wdo.org/" target="_blank">World Design Organization (WDO)</a> has announced a cross-border combination of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/54693/san-diego" target="_blank">San Diego</a>, California and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/35988/tijuana" target="_blank">Tijuana</a>, Mexico as the official World Design Capital for 2024.</p>
<p>The designation was bestowed “as a result of their commitment to human-centered design and legacy of cross-border collaboration to transform the region’s natural and built environments,” according to the WDO. Their selection marks the first time in history that a binational urban region will share the honor that was first established in 2008.</p>
<p>Both cities boast their own stock of significant architecture (The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/504843/salk-institute" target="_blank">Salk Institute</a> and Geisel Library in <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/list/san-diego-architecture-tour-critic-guide" target="_blank">San Diego</a>; various monuments and the CECUT Cultural Center in <a href="https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2000/mar/09/feature-tijuana-aztec-high-tech/" target="_blank">Tijuana</a>) and will leverage the title in order to pursue a slate of dispositive investigations into issues impacting the built environment in both communities under the banner <a href="https://home2024.com/" target="_blank">HOME2024</a>. </p>
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<p>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150015376/trans-border-patrolling-a-conversation-about-tijuana-with-ren-peralta-and-orhan-ayy-ce" target="_blank">Trans-Border Patrolling; A conversation about Tijuana with René Peralta and Orhan Ayyüce</a></p>
<p>“In today’s socio-e...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150336577/pelli-clarke-partners-completes-the-tallest-building-in-mexico-city
Pelli Clarke & Partners completes the tallest building in Mexico City Niall Patrick Walsh2023-01-23T11:01:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a90b9c739097ae3b2fa4b8fec9842680.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106311/pelli-clarke-pelli-architects" target="_blank">Pelli Clarke & Partners</a> has completed Torre Mítikah, the tallest building in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/137971/mexico-city" target="_blank">Mexico City</a>. Situated in the city’s Coyoacán neighborhood, the 877-foot-tall <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/557901/residential-tower" target="_blank">residential skyscraper</a> is described by its designers as a “window to the heavens.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/01/0121fa195d3a52ca511ac26f5e98272e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/01/0121fa195d3a52ca511ac26f5e98272e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Jason O'Rear</figcaption></figure><p>Externally, the sleek tower features a gently curved taper on the north and south facades. The design approach for the form centered on creating a “timeless quality with a strong sense of stability,” and drew inspiration from the “Axis Mundi” concept: an imaginary vertical axis linking the earth and sky.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/ac59396f61126081fb7f9fbd33787eee.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/ac59396f61126081fb7f9fbd33787eee.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Jason O'Rear</figcaption></figure><p>Inside, the scheme provides 1.1 million square feet of residential space composed of three different types of living space. While the tower's base is occupied by multi-story townhouses, the mid-levels house two and three-bedroom apartments. The upper levels are devoted to luxury penthouses with indoor gardens, exclusive terraces, and heliport access.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c0f146576f17aee579a8a20e671bb5ae.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c0f146576f17aee579a8a20e671bb5ae.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Jason O'Rear</figcaption></figure><p>News of the tower’s com...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150325046/mit-mextr-poli-installation-provides-a-critical-exploration-into-the-use-of-sustainable-construction-materials
MIT Mextrópoli installation provides a critical exploration into the use of sustainable construction materials Josh Niland2022-09-28T14:50:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7d/7dc00e63a0e56c2980f6f4dfb42ccdfd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new architectural installation from <a href="https://archinect.com/mitarchitecture" target="_blank">MIT</a>’s <a href="https://lcau.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism</a> (LCAU) for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1498254/mextropoli" target="_blank">Mextrópoli Architecture and City Festival</a> in Mexico City is leveraging the school’s recent innovations in materials research to weave a narrative about the centuries-old capital through four materials: paper, wood, earth, and concrete.</p>
<p>With the help of collaborating artist Marisa Morán Jahn, faculty members Sarah Williams, Caitlin Mueller, and Rafi Segal worked to create two pavilions for the installation that is meant as an invitation to visitors to explore the city’s history and future potential under the title <em>Sueños con Fiber/Timber, Earth/Concrete.</em></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b20c6f242340b44855c44dd6c030662.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b20c6f242340b44855c44dd6c030662.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image by Future Urban Collectives</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/73/738ae4088a54cd5cce5388249d96db2a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/73/738ae4088a54cd5cce5388249d96db2a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Marisa Morán Jahn </figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1fbe5fee3a6711a53bdfef134c90fa14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1fbe5fee3a6711a53bdfef134c90fa14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Walter Shintani</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/46968512c36f7907233f715f547abfec.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/46968512c36f7907233f715f547abfec.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Rafi Segal </figcaption></figure><p>The first pavilion, Fiber/Timber, repurposes the city’s iconic wood <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monta%C3%B1a_Rusa_(La_Feria_Chapultepec_M%C3%A1gico)" target="_blank">Montaña Rusa</a> rollercoaster in a form inspired by the colorful Pre-Columbian art practice called <a href="https://blog.dma.org/2017/05/23/papel-picado/" target="_blank">papel picado</a>, which again offers itself as a portal to the ci...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150321148/activists-claim-censorship-as-mexico-city-plans-to-replace-feminist-anti-monument
Activists claim censorship as Mexico City plans to replace feminist 'anti-monument' Josh Niland2022-08-22T14:16:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/45/4504f60c64b8a3c4553b7f650c0f09a6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Residents of Mexico City are decrying a decision by officials to remove a statue protesting gender violence that had been mounted by activists last year.
El Universal reported that Claudia Sheinbaum, who serves as Head of Government in Mexico City (a position akin to a state governor), had made the call to remove the feminist “anti-monument.” The statue currently appears in a roundabout in the city, and will soon be replaced by another monument</p></em><br /><br /><p>Sheinbaum has previously <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150280381/christopher-columbus-statue-to-be-replaced-by-a-monument-to-indigenous-people-in-mexico-city" target="_blank">announced the commission</a> of artist Pedro Reyes to replace a colonial-era sculpture by Frenchman Charles Cordier that depicted Christopher Columbus in light of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples protest last summer. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/cc34f440dd5aed39dec245daab95034e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/cc34f440dd5aed39dec245daab95034e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150280381/christopher-columbus-statue-to-be-replaced-by-a-monument-to-indigenous-people-in-mexico-city" target="_blank">Christopher Columbus statue to be replaced by a monument to Indigenous People in Mexico City</a></figcaption></figure><p>Reyes’ commission was quickly scrapped in favor of an “anti-monument” that debuted in its place on the roundabout in September, prompting officials to almost immediately announce it would be supplanted by a <a href="https://mexicodailypost.com/2021/10/14/who-will-replace-the-historic-statue-of-columbus-in-mexico-city/#" target="_blank">recently-discovered</a> pre-Hispanic relic titled <em>The Young Woman of Amajac</em>. Now the non-hierarchical group behind the protest piece says Sheinbaum is dishonoring what has become a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Who_Fight_Roundabout" target="_blank">symbolic site</a> for <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-08/the-legacy-of-mexico-city-s-feminist-protest-movement" target="_blank">feminist causes</a> nationwide. </p>
<p>“The government trying to take back anti-monument spaces is another way of them trying to silence us,” Ceci Flores, founder of the group Searching Mothers of Sonora, <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/anti-monumentalism-in-mexico-making-visible-what-the-state-would-rather-hide/" target="_blank">recently told</a> <em>Courtho...</em></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150313773/monterrey-mexico-is-the-latest-city-to-employ-a-full-time-chief-heat-officer
Monterrey, Mexico is the latest city to employ a full-time Chief Heat Officer Josh Niland2022-06-17T14:45:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cf/cffce0cf94fefa7ae0c73b887a3db505.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In time for the start of summer, the global fraternity of Chief Heat Officers has grown as cities decide to commit themselves to full-time professionals from the subfield of public design in the face of mounting challenges caused by <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/480761/climate-change" target="_blank">climate change</a>.</p>
<p>The city of Monterrey, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, <a href="https://onebillionresilient.org/2022/04/26/mayor-of-monterrey-mexico-appoints-the-citys-first-chief-heat-officer-in-partnership-with-the-adrienne-arsht-rockefeller-foundation-resilience-center/" target="_blank">recently announced</a> architect and urban planner Surella Segú as the first-ever head of its new civic office, which is being funded through a partnership with the Atlantic Council’s <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/adrienne-arsht-rockefeller-foundation-resilience-center/" target="_blank">Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock)</a>. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07edf2e0b6f67c7bcc39e42105bdc584.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07edf2e0b6f67c7bcc39e42105bdc584.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Surella Segú. Image courtesy Harvard University.</figcaption></figure><p>The 2018 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1350282/loeb-fellowship" target="_blank">Harvard Loeb Fellow</a> is the principal and co-founder of <a href="https://www.elcielomx.com/aboutus" target="_blank">EL CIELO</a>, an 18-year-old practice with a focus on housing and urban renewal, and the former head of the Urban Development at the country’s Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers. </p>
<p>A graduate of the <a href="https://archinect.com/columbiagsapp" target="_blank">Columbia University GSAPP</a> and the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/6790083/monterrey-institute-of-technology-itesm" target="_blank">ITESM</a>, she now holds the fifth official CHO title under the Council's new City Cha...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150313747/pininfarina-unveils-new-green-luxury-tower-design-in-m-rida-mexico
Pininfarina unveils new green luxury tower design in Mérida, Mexico Josh Niland2022-06-17T13:28:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c706a7e55d23191b32f8e8f837a4b69c.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/pininfarina" target="_blank">Pininfarina</a> has released project images of their Light Towers design for a new residential development in the metropolitan city Mérida along the Yucatan Peninsula.</p>
<p>According to the architects, “The structure will consist of two distinct buildings rising 15 and 17 floors high, connected by a five-story base to form a v-shape. Anchoring the heart of Pininfarina's concept, a green valley fills the open-air core of the vertical community extending upward from the base of the structure––embracing the development’s Mexican roots and symbolizing the path ahead; a nod to new ideas, fresh perspectives, and hope for future generations.”</p>
<p>The new Light Towers for developers Branson will be Pininfarina’s first branded project in Mexico. The firm’s chief architect Samuele Sordi calls is at “a pivotal moment in its growth,” adding that “we look forward to leading the way with an example of how a multidisciplinary design approach can create a thoughtful balance between urban density and sprawl as t...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150311935/archaeologists-discover-well-preserved-mayan-city-in-the-yucat-n-peninsula
Archaeologists discover well-preserved Mayan city in the Yucatán peninsula Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-06-02T17:10:00-04:00>2022-06-02T17:10:43-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7e/7eaccc71c322238253ee299756695233.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Archaeologists of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Iphan, the Mexican federal bureau that oversees cultural heritage projects) have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved Maya city in the Yucatán peninsula near Merida while examining a construction site for archaeological artefacts.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The site is called Xiol, which is believed to have been occupied by more than 4,000 people between 600 and 900 AD. It consists of nearly 100 structures with features related to the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/842484/mayan" target="_blank">Mayan</a> Puuc style, an architecture characterized by carefully-cut veneer stones set onto a concrete core, with façades decorated with intricate stone mosaics and geometric elements. </p>
<p>According to <em>The Art Newspaper</em>, similar examples of Puuc architecture have not been discovered in this region of the Yucatán. The structures are thought to have served as palaces and ritual sites. The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/195123/archaeology" target="_blank">archaeologists</a> also discovered a cenote, freshwater underground pits, carved stone heads, ceramics with religious symbols, burial grounds with various objects, and marine artifacts.</p>
<p>Video via Global News on YouTube.</p>
<p>The discovery of Xiol, along with other archaeological sites in the region, can be attributed to increased development in the Yucatán. A controversial multi-billion dollar train line called the Maya Train is currentl...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150295418/a-millionaire-s-scheme-to-build-a-home-for-his-art-collection-inside-a-public-park-is-drawing-ire
A millionaire's scheme to build a home for his art collection inside a public park is drawing ire Josh Niland2022-01-20T13:37:00-05:00>2022-01-20T13:53:52-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8d1975916e4dcaef459a9a088db93762.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A Mexican multi-millionaire is building a replica of his northern Mexico mansion to serve as a museum for his art collection, an endeavor criticized because it is funded in large part with public money.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The millionaire in question, Mauricio Fernández Garza made his fortune selling beer and petrochemicals, which facilitated the collection of art and <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-shark-fossil-exquisite-some-researchers-wonder-if-they-ll-be-able-study-it" target="_blank">ancient fossils</a> now valued at around $120 million. Garza was the three-time mayor of the tony Monterrey suburb where the house is located when plans to use public funding to fund up to 60% of what is essentially a vanity project. Garza’s original plan cost around $18 million before being reduced in scope to around $9.7 by new mayor Miguel Treviño, who defeated him in his latest bid for the position. </p>
<p>The mansion is named after a character in literature and was itself the apparent <a href="https://www.barnebys.com/auctions/lot/la-milarca-un-proyecto-de-vida-mauricio-fernandez-garza-HUEgNoxKYCy" target="_blank">subject of a 2008 book</a> about its owner’s transformative effort to mold a private residence to his liking. The result of that process is now being dismantled and reinstalled in a large public park nearby — including four 14th and 16th-century ceilings totaling $50 million acquired in a deal with his successor. </p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150287245/fbr-s-hadrian-x-block-laying-robot-to-construct-up-to-5-000-homes-in-mexico
FBR's Hadrian X block-laying robot to construct up to 5,000 homes in Mexico Nathaniel Bahadursingh2021-11-03T17:20:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b63fc0b853d2fd99ab30f86991cb9e09.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1652580/fbr" target="_blank">FBR</a>, the Perth, Australia-based robotics company behind the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1243157/hadrianx" target="_blank">Hadrian X</a> block-laying <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/346744/robotics" target="_blank">robot</a>, has announced that it has signed a term sheet with GP Vivienda, the housing division of one of Mexico’s largest construction and real estate development companies, to supply its “Wall as a Service” (WaaS) for between 2,000 and 5,000 homes in Mexico. </p>
<p>As per FBR’s statement, the company will also supply all associated retaining walls and other brick and block structures on one or more greenfield residential development sites in Mexico following the completion of various required milestones. The milestones include receiving confirmation that FBR’s Hadrian X and Fastbrick Wall System are compliant with all relevant codes and regulations in Mexico, the completion of a collaborative commercial model, the completion of a pilot building program of 20 homes in Mexico with the Hadrian X, and the easing of Covid-19 travel restrictions.</p>
<p>FBR’s WaaS will supply the blocks and construct walls onsite to the s...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150282522/oma-s-new-pedestrian-bridge-aims-to-lead-the-mexican-city-of-jojutla-on-a-path-to-the-future
OMA's new pedestrian bridge aims to lead the Mexican city of Jojutla on a path to the future Josh Niland2021-09-23T19:48:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be19da95b2183fa6f07e39201b4e6c39.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Four years removed from one of the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/08/americas/earthquake-hits-off-the-coast-of-southern-mexico/index.html" target="_blank">worst natural disasters</a> in Mexico’s history, one small city in the state of Morelos is ready to bridge the chasm between past tragedy and future optimism thanks to the efforts of one New York firm. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a3c34417dbcb4fc297511062d38f2b89.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a3c34417dbcb4fc297511062d38f2b89.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of OMA New York</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma-the-office-for-metropolitan-architecture" target="_blank">OMA</a> has announced that it will be developing a new pedestrian bridge for the city of Jojutla to coincide with the anniversary of the devastating<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150087055/a-year-after-deadly-7-1-quake-an-investigation-into-mexico-city-s-troubling-history-with-failed-building-codes" target="_blank"> 2017 earthquake</a> that left much of the city in shambles, and many of its residents to question the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/world/americas/mexico-earthquake-jojutla-morelos.html" target="_blank">viability of the community</a> long term. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a6c9289b8e2e0930029d44dc8276358.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a6c9289b8e2e0930029d44dc8276358.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of OMA New York</figcaption></figure><p>The project is the latest addition to OMA’s ongoing public space and resiliency push that includes a comprehensive post-Hurricane Sandy water use strategy for Hoboken, New Jersey, and the 11th Street Bridge Park development in Washington, DC. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/467e36bfecade19d8addd1f51e9894b4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/467e36bfecade19d8addd1f51e9894b4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of OMA New York/CCA, Model and Photography by CCA</figcaption></figure><p>The new bridge represents OMA New York’s contribution to the region’s ambitious recovery effort. Jojutla has beco...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150281316/the-new-u-s-consulate-general-matamoros-announced-as-a-winner-of-the-chicago-athenaeum-s-2021-international-architecture-award
The new U.S. Consulate General Matamoros announced as a winner of The Chicago Athenaeum's 2021 International Architecture Award Nathaniel Bahadursingh2021-09-14T13:42:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/81c3421a17343c0e16a8adeca18e33cf.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/414273/bureau-of-overseas-buildings-operations" target="_blank">Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ (OBO)</a> new <a href="https://archinect.com/RichardKennedyArchitects/project/united-states-consulate-general" target="_blank">Consulate General project in Matamoros</a>, Mexico was awarded <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/502264/chicago-athenaeum" target="_blank">The Chicago Athenaeum</a> Museum of Architecture and Design’s 2021 International Architecture Award. It joins a collection of some of the world’s best new buildings and urban planning projects from over 35 countries.</p>
<figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/588358994e1432d985b159fb37dc087b.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/588358994e1432d985b159fb37dc087b.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The Chicago Athenaeum, alongside The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, organized this award program to honor and recognize international projects that stretch the boundaries of architecture, regardless of style, complexity, and scheme and budget size. <br></p></figure><p>Within the Government Buildings category, the U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros was designed by <a href="https://archinect.com/RichardKennedyArchitects" target="_blank">Richärd Kennedy Architects</a> and constructed by B.L. Harbert International with Page Architects as the architect of record. As stated in the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/414272/u-s-department-of-state" target="_blank">U.S. Department of State’s</a> release on the award announcement, the building was recognized “for its superior design leadership and pioneering architectur...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150280381/christopher-columbus-statue-to-be-replaced-by-a-monument-to-indigenous-people-in-mexico-city
Christopher Columbus statue to be replaced by a monument to Indigenous People in Mexico City Josh Niland2021-09-07T15:41:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12f0e6a27009b48f9bc4a00bcfa65f6f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of an <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/indigenous-women" target="_blank">International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples</a> celebration in Mexico City on Sunday, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced a major new addition to a space in the city’s historic Paseo de la Reforma recently vacated by a monument to its colonial past.</p>
<p>Artist Pedro Reyes has now been commissioned for a replacement of a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/06/americas/columbus-statue-indigenous-woman-mexico-city-cec/index.html" target="_blank">monumental bronze sculpture</a> depicting Christopher Columbus by the Frenchman Charles Cordier that has moved around the city to its eventual place on the historic boulevard since being inaugurated by the controversial President Porfirio Diaz in 1877.</p>
<p>The statue was <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-10-12/mexico-removes-columbus-statue-ahead-of-annual-protest" target="_blank">removed</a> in October of last year in advance of the Dia de la Raza, a holiday that has in recent years drawn protests marking the arrival of the infamous colonizer in the Americas.</p>
<p>Reyes’ commission will depict an Indigenous woman from the Olmec civilization and come with a title that refers to a Uto-Aztecan word for “land.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd9de67590d341c08c290cc2ba860a9a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd9de67590d341c08c290cc2ba860a9a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150203181/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-removal-of-confederate-monuments-from-public-places-is-justified" target="_blank">National Trust for Historic Preservation: "Removal o...</a></figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150278273/callisonrtkl-is-bringing-biophilic-design-to-its-latest-airport-project-in-mexico
CallisonRTKL is bringing biophilic design to its latest airport project in Mexico Josh Niland2021-08-18T17:08:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f15aa16895e1edd197b8722c2dd8b9a1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/798/mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>’s second-largest city, Guadalajara, is getting a brilliant new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1727247/biophilic-design" target="_blank">biophilic</a> airport terminal courtesy of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/139823785/callisonrtkl" target="_blank">CallisonRTKL</a>.</p>
<p>The 1.2-million-square-foot Terminal 2 expansion project promises a stress-relieving, traveler-friendly design and is also aiming to become one of the only net-zero airport terminals anywhere in the world.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87e25405b9b7f071be25d561e046f2ac.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87e25405b9b7f071be25d561e046f2ac.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy CallisonRTKL</figcaption></figure><p>Featuring elements that pay homage to various local inspirations, the new terminal includes hotel-quality amenities like an in-house spa, art gallery, and gym. A sanctuary space will be open as well in addition to added greenery which makes for a more fluid and enjoyable user experience, according to the architect.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2bb5779c8b2ff3fe7162d377299f4491.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2bb5779c8b2ff3fe7162d377299f4491.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy CallisonRTKL</figcaption></figure><p>“There is pressure to be more responsible towards the environment, which has increased over the last couple of years,” CallisonRTKL’s Sustainability team lead Pablo La Roche <a href="https://lampoonmagazine.com/climate-neutral-airport-guadalajara-mecixo/" target="_blank">said</a> in a June interview to <em>Lampoon</em>. “The airlines themselves as well as the airplane manufacturers are trying to make thei...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150214369/so-il-unveils-photos-of-social-housing-project-in-mexico
SO-IL unveils photos of social housing project in Mexico Antonio Pacheco2020-09-03T13:04:00-04:00>2020-09-20T23:31:04-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c314143f7b60b6ac08810d82fed8bc3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York City-based <a href="https://archinect.com/so-il" target="_blank">SO-IL</a> has nearly completed work on the six-story Las Americas social housing project in León, Mexico that aims to offer a new "prototype for the development of vertical dwellings" in the city.</p>
<p>The project, created in partnership with Imuvi Development and the City of León, aims to counter the ubiquitous, sprawling detached, single-family social housing communities that have taken root across the country in recent years. </p>
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<p>As construction on the project continues, SO-IL has unveiled photos taken by Iwan Baan on its Instagram page highlighting the structure. </p>
<p>The architects aim to do this by introducing vertically stacked condominium units to the city's social housing efforts in order to create a marriage between existing affordability and ownership models. Describing the project, the architects write, "Resonant of the traditional home’s sense of privacy, no two units face one another. Units are arranged in a single-loaded corridor to face the courtyard and provide...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150184367/arquine-prepares-for-their-7th-annual-mextr-poli-architecture-and-city-festival
Arquine Prepares For Their 7th Annual MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival Sponsor2020-02-20T13:13:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6fbf5a1164c3fa29a2e7b044e2dcc2dd.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://www.arquine.com/eventos/mextropoli-2020/" target="_blank">Arquine</a></em></strong></p>
<p><em>Update: The festival has been rescheduled to Sept 5th - Sept 7th 2020</em></p><p>The seventh edition of the <a href="https://mextropoli.mx/" target="_blank">MEXTRÓPOLI Festival of Architecture and City</a> will address an unavoidable issue on the urban planning and architecture agenda: the climate crisis.</p>
<p>If a few years ago we asked ourselves in MEXTRÓPOLI about the possibilities of the future as a capacity of political imagination, today it seems that the question is reduced to the possibility of any future. It seems alarmist. Maybe it is. But we must not forget that behind the "I want you to panic" approach of Greta Thurnberg, there is still a call of hope: <strong>I want you to act</strong>.</p>
<p>Densification, water, and population are factors that are also important when thinking about the present and future of our cities, especially under the risky context in regards to the climatic conditions of the planet. For this reason, the MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival will reflect on a fundamental theme that will allow us...</p>