Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture by Celia Esther Arredondo Zambrano (2023, Trade Paperback)

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Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture, Paperback by Zambrano, Celia Esther Arredondo, ISBN 1032332743, ISBN-13 9781032332741, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.

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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-101032332743

ISBN-139781032332741

eBay Product ID (ePID)16058361371

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

Publication NameMaking of Mexican Modernist Architecture

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

SubjectHistory / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Individual Architects & Firms / General, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorCelia Esther Arredondo Zambrano

Subject AreaArchitecture

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight29.1 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2022-047411

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal720.9720904

Table Of Content1. Mexican Architecture as an Academic Discipline. Academic Discourse. Architectural Schools. Architectural Practice. The Role of Architectural Guilds and Associations. Architecture as a System of Meaning. Written Architecture. Architectural Classification Systems. Architectural Treatises. Photographed Architecture. Architects and their Authorship. The First Generation (1900-14). The Second Generation (1915-29). The Third Generation (1930-44). The Fourth Generation (1945-60). 2. Mexican Architecture and Economic and Political Power. Architecture and Power. Main Power Groups in Mexico. Twentieth-Century Mexican Economic Models. Influence of Economic Models on Twentieth-Century Mexican Architecture. Power in Twentieth-Century Architectural Modernism in Mexico. Hospitals. Museums. Hotels. Transportation Buildings. Banks. State Buildings. Private and Public Office Buildings. Public and Private Schools. Religious Architecture. 3. Mexican Architecture as Economic Status in a System of Consumption. Mexican Architecture and Consumption. Mexican Architecture as a Sign within the Consumption Cycle. The Image of Mexican Architects. Mexican Architects and their Social Status. Mexican Architects and their Social Image. Spatial and Social Marginalization in Mexico City. 4. Mexican Architecture and Gender. Mexican Architecture as a Gendered Discipline. Architecture an Artefact of Gender Differentiation. Women´s Place in Mexican Architecture. Men´s Place in Mexican Architecture. 5. Mexican Architecture and Postcolonialism. Mexico's Postcolonial Identity. Mimicry and Dissimulation. Hybridity and Simulation. Emotional Architecture or Magical Realism. 6. Epilogue

SynopsisMexico underwent tremendous growth and transition during the twentieth century, transforming it from a rural country into an urban nation that formed part of a much wider global process of modernisation/westernisation. During this time, Mexican Modernist architecture came into its own, becoming recognised both nationally and internationally as a paradigmatic example of this new design approach. However, relatively little is still known about how Mexican Modernism was able to become a mature and confident movement so quickly, one with such strongly held convictions that they are still very much alive and well today, and which are still shaping and influencing Mexico´s architectural forms, lifestyles, values and ideals. This book examines those elements that contributed to its making during the twentieth century. In so doing, it considers Mexican Modernism to be a direct product of its socio-cultural settings and so uses a cultural studies approach to identify the key drivers, or 'power structures', which were involved. Five power structures are investigated which relate to academic, economic/political, social, gender, and post-colonial status. Such power structures are analysed by looking in close detail at 13 of the most famous Mexican architects, documenting their ideas through their own verbal testimonies and their most interesting buildings. Those architects include: José Villagrán García, Luis Barragán and Juan O'Gorman from the first generation; Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Agustín Hernández and Abraham Zabludovsky from the second; Carlos Mijares, Ricardo Legorreta and Juan José Díaz Infante from the third; and finally, Enrique Norten, Clara de Buen, Alberto Kalach and Javier Sordo Madaleno from the fourth generation. This book's uniqueness lies in revealing the inter-relationships of the power structures that have controlled and constrained what Mexican architecture could achieve, offering a dissection of what happened within the profession. The book also criticizes the persistence of these same power structures today, and it voices the urgent need for a new kind of architecture for the future. It is essential reading for anyone studying Mexican architecture., 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 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, Agustin Hernández, Abraham Zabludovsky, Carlos Mijares, Ricardo Legorreta, Juan José Díaz Infante, Enrique Norten, Alberto Kalach, Javier Sordo Madaleno and Clara de Buen. Their views shed light on what contributed to making Mexican Modernist architecture so distinctive globally. 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 voice the urgent need today for a new kind of architecture outside these boundaries. The book is essential reading for anyone studying Mexican and Lain American architecture., Introduces for the first time, a range of theories and methods from critical theory/cultural studies to analyse and evaluate Mexican twentieth-century architecture. These theories and methods have been used successfully to re-assess modernist architecture elsewhere, but have never before been applied to Mexican architecture. Compiles the lives and works of 13 key Mexican Modernist architects across four generations: José Villagrán García, Luis Barragán and Juan O'Gorman from the first generation; Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Agustín Hernández and Abraham Zabludovsky from the second; Carlos Mijares, Ricardo Legorreta and Juan José Díaz Infante from the third; and finally, Enrique Norten, Clara de Buen, Alberto Kalach and Javier Sordo Madaleno from the fourth generation, for the first time together in one book, illustrated with beautiful photographs of their most important work. Beautifully illustrated in full colour with over 170 plans, sections, elevations and photographs.

LC Classification NumberNA755.5.M63A77 2023