La Habana, arquitectura del siglo XX

Brief study of the rich architectonic and topographic expressions of the one-family houses and the collective dwelling constructed during the 20th century in México. During this post-Revolution period the mass options became models of good taste, functionality and technological possibilities for the growing urban spaces.

Life and work of polemic architect and urbanist Meyer (b. Switzerland), one of the most important functionalists of the 1920's. The former director of the Bauhaus, he worked for the Post-Revolutionary Regimes in Mexico as the director of the Instituto del Urbanismo y Planification from 1942 through 1949, while also becoming the editor of the collective graphic workshop Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP) from 1947 to 1949. Many plates of his architectural designs and the structural diagrams Meyer used for the Bauhaus and in IUP in Mexico.

Monographic edition dedicated to one of the most noted disciples of José Villagrán García and Ignacio Díaz Morales. Architec Nafarrate's works are characteristic for the use of natural illumination and ventilation and the strong importance he gives to the environment. Some of his most recognized works include: Residential complex "Los Parques", Hotel "Las Hadas", and the "Twin Dolphin" in Baja California.

¿Cómo transforma un habitante común su casa en su hogar? ¿Qué elementos, mecanismos o acciones empleamos para construir la casa vivida? ¿Cuál es el significado de habitar?... Intentaremos responder estas preguntas complejas, poniendo a la luz el sentir de un grupo de habitantes del siglo XXI, que han sido interpelados mediante imágenes de la casa. Partiendo de la premisa de la capacidad de hablar de la fotografía sobre el habitar, confrontamos a los habitantes con series de imágenes de interiores domésticos, sobre las que se elaboran distintas encuestas y les invitamos también a...