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The integration of art and architecture became a constant in Mexican modern architecture, which can be seen in the courtyard of the Anthropology Museum (c. 1963–65) in Mexico City, by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez. Another side of Mexican modern architecture is represented in the work of Luis Barragán.
Mario Schjetnan is a Mexican architect and landscape architect that manages to "unite social concerns, aesthetics and, increasingly, ecology- all by way of interpreting and celebrating Mexico's rich and diverse culture."
Casa Bonita (lit. ' pretty house ' in Spanish) is a Mexican restaurant in Lakewood, Colorado, located within the Lamar Station Plaza. [6] It first opened in 1974, and was originally part of a chain of Mexican entertainment restaurants that started in Oklahoma City.
In Tulum, Mexico, the self-taught architect known as Roth created one of the area's most popular resorts, the Azulik, and a nearby artists' community, which were designed to reflect and ...
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Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín [ˈlu.is raˈmi.ɾo βa.raˈɣan moɾˈfin] (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects visually and conceptually. [1]
Overview of the central plaza of the Maya city of Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico), an example of Classic period Mesoamerican architecture. Mesoamerican architecture is the set of architectural traditions produced by pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, traditions which are best known in the form of public, ceremonial and urban monumental buildings and structures.
Detail of the intricate pattern work characteristic of classic Maya art, 450 Sutter Street. Kukulkanob public pavilion in Mérida.. Though the name of the style refers specifically to the Maya civilization of southern Mexico and Central America, in practice, this revivalist style frequently blends Maya architectural and artistic motifs "playful pilferings of the architectural and decorative ...