Books

Pre-Hispanic Codices. Ancient Mesoamerican books were painted by tlacuilos, whose hearts were said to have been touched by gods since they could co...

Carlos Mijares Bracho, Architect. Carlos Mijares Bracho reinterprets the relationship between construction materials, space and geometry. His work ...

Tiles. Tiles are Arabic in origin but have become emblematic of the Mexican aesthetic. They are the skin of Mexican architecture, and feature a var...

The Postcard. Postcards came into being in an era when, for most people, the mail was the only source of information about “far-off lands.” Now the...

Manuel Parra: Architect. Manuel Parra was one of the greatest Mexican architects of the twentieth century. His work was unique in that he recycled ...

Sign Painting: The ‘Other’ Muralism. Mexican cityscapes feature ingenious drawings whose aim is to sell products, advertise their benefits or quite...

Mathias Goeritz: Obsessive Creativity. 2015 marks the hundredth anniversary of Mathias Goeritz’s birth and a quarter century since his death. As a ...

Mathias Goeritz II: A Passion for Space. The concept of “emotional architecture” was central to the life and work of Mathias Goeritz: its holistic ...

A Zoo of Crafts. This issue spotlights handicrafts that feature in fascinating stories told about animals in indigenous communities around Mexico. ...

Guanajuato’s Renewed Splendor. The adventure of recovering the state of Guanajuato’s historical heritage began twenty years ago, when Guanajuato an...

Mathias Goeritz: Echoes and Labyrinths. The echo and the labyrinth were two fundamental components of Mathias Goeritz’s aesthetic project. Here we ...