MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN MEXICO.

Catalog description

This course examines notions of Mexican national identity as expressed through architecture. Part 1 looks at late 19th and early 20th century architecture during the Porfiriato, as well as that occurring shortly after the Mexican Revolution of 1910-20, including the critical role that cement played. Part 2 considers how the so-called First Generation of architects adapted and transformed Modernism in Mexico. Part 3 examines how the Second and Third Generations moved beyond Modernism, including. The course concludes with Mexico's "First Generation" of women architects as issues of gender are addressed. Prerequisite: ARCH 2303 or ARCH 5303 and ARCH 2304 or ARCH 5304 . Department consent.