FOREWORD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. FOREWORD VII
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX
5. Introduction 1
6. MEXICO, MODERNITY, AND ARCHITECTURE 13
7. POLITICS AND ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE 61
8. MODERNITY IN MEXICO 91
9. ARCHITECTURE AND PLACE 107
10. "THE GENERAL AND THE LOCAL" 115
11. THE ARCHITECTURE OF JUAN O'GORMAN 127
12. THE ARCHITECTURE OF CARLOS OBREGON SANTACILIA 151
13. JUAN SEGURA 163
14. THE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ISM OF MARIO PANI 177
15. POSTSCRIPT 191
16. NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS 195
17. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 199
18. INDEX 213