The project «Learning from Mexico» was born out of curiosity. It is a platform where I share my insights, research and observations on Mexican building culture through a Swiss perspective. In the hope of inspiring people with my discovery project, I wish all readers much enjoyment.
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14.12.2022Published in werk bauen + wohnenUsing a great deal of personal initiative and critically questioning established ways of working, Rozana Montiel offers proof of her social and architectural conscience with her district centre in a disadvantaged neighbourhood. Portrait of a women’s office in Mexico City…
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31.03.2022The German-Mexican architectural duo Zeller & Moye was invited to develop a single-family house type for the region around the small town of Coquimatlán in the state of Colima in 2016. No particular plot of land or architectural context was specified…
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09.03.2022Women-only metro cars and buses offer protection from violence in Mexico City – at least for a few hours a day. Azalea and Tzideni resist their fears on their way home. The young mothers have no choice, as the threats in their hometowns are real. Ecatepec is considered the most…
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08.03.2022Published in werk bauen + wohnenIt is a jumble: posters in all formats and graffiti in purple letters dominate the main entrance of the Faculty of Architecture (FA) at the Mexican university UNAM. The anger is obvious: «If they touch one, we all react», «The FA doesn’t care about me, my girlfriends take care of…
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19.11.2021Published in werk bauen + wohnenEnergetic, in a loud voice and wearing casual urban fashion, blogger Luis Castillo and DJ Pisga Mix introduce themselves in a Youtube video. The accompanying music is cumbia, a popular musical style in Mexican barrios, the most vibrant and cultural-driven areas of the cities and metropolitan areas from which the…
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06.11.2021Veröffentlicht: werk bauen + wohnenPoliticians in Mexico regard architecture as an important vehicle for social change. State Sedatu projects are improving the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods – with lightning speed…
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28.10.2021For half a century, the poor have been neglected: with more than one thousand projects, architecture is now supposed to bring a better future. Here is my article on this for the NZZ.
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17.05.2021Published in werk bauen + wohnenBirdsong can be heard from one side, traffic noise from the other. Together with the Mexican architect Fernanda Canales, we are standing at the transition between the two soundscapes. Although one is used to intense noises in the metropolis of Mexico City, this contrast is unusual …
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10.02.2021Published in werk bauen + wohnenThe construction site already left a promising impression a year ago during the winter: four arches with eighteen and twenty-six metre spans and an iconic tower were built next to impressive church ruins from …
