The book examines the modern culture of housing in Mexico through the relationship between ideas, houses, and the city. Through texts, drawings, and the study of 70 collective housing projects developed over the last hundred years—interwoven with a compilation of quotes by architects such as Luis Barragán, Juan O’Gorman, Mario Pani, Alberto Kalach, Frida Escobedo, and Mauricio Rocha—Fernanda Canales connects different periods, authors, and scales to question how dwelling is conceived and represented. The research reflects on privacy within shared structures and proposes understanding housing as a space where individual worlds are shaped in relation to others.
Shared structures – Private spaces: Housing in Mexico.
Barcelona, Actar,
2020
