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JULY 4, 2023

Image © Tamara Uribe The city of Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán in Mexico , has experienced a significant architectural boom in recent years due to emerging talent that has gained recognition through awards and biennials across the country. El Nido House / Taller Estilo Arquitectura.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

The country of El Salvador has picked an architect for his attention-grabbing bid to lure cryptocurrency investment to the small Central American nation. All images via Nayib Buk.

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Dwell

MARCH 14, 2024

Latin America is known for iconic midcentury architecture, from Luis Barragán’s Mexico City houses to Lina Bo Bardi’s glass-walled Casa de Vidro in São Paulo. It was part of a wave of modern design that swept over several countries beginning in the 1940s.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2024

His designs were influenced by a connection to the body as well as earthen materials and, in particular, New Mexico. The project incorporated localised materials, massing and forms to pay homage to New Mexico's native pueblos buildings and villages.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

Eleven designers from Dominican Republic and different Central and South American countries presented their work as part of the country's design week , which returned for the first time since 2019. Mexican designer Andrés Monnier , who recently showcased work at Galerie Philia's Mexico City outpost, presented a series of stone pieces.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

According to the BBC , the studios are creating a masterplan for the entire island as part of a project led by actor Idris Elba, whose father was born in Sierra Leone, and Siaka Stevens, grandson of the country's former president. I'm not qualified for that. But I am qualified to dream big." The photo is by Harald Krichel.

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Hilton “Hilton is committed to operating best-in-class hotels in Mexico, and we are thrilled to welcome travellers to the newly unveiled Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe All-Inclusive Resort,” said Jorge Giannattasio, senior vice president and head of operations, Caribbean and Latin America, Hilton. “The

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

Mexican architect María José Gutiérrez has placed a series of round , pine-clad cabins connected by suspended bridges onto a vineyard in Mexico to serve as vacation rentals. Above: the cabins are located in Baja California, Mexico. Top: photo by Martin Acevedo. The photography is by Jonatan Ruvalcaba Maciel unless otherwise stated.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Craftspeople from rural communities were paired up with designers to create a selection of collectible design pieces for Design Week Mexico 2022. Vision and Tradition, throughout its eight initial editions, has developed and adapted to new forms of work and creative production," said Design Week Mexico co-founder Andrea Cesarman.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Mexico's largest mass-timber structure was completed In Mexico, the largest and tallest mass-timber structure in the country was completed. Designed by Dellekamp Schleich to "set an example for innovative construction methods", the 940-square-metre office building was built in Mexico City.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Mexico City firm PPAA punched a large hole through its center for picture-perfect views of oak trees, boulders, and rolling hills. Photo: Rafael Gamo Juan, a tech entrepreneur, and Tania, an industrial designer, started talking with architect Pablo Pérez Palacios of Mexico City firm PPAA over Zoom about what a design might look like.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The listings also include a Scandi-style Los Angeles property, a 1700s New Mexico home, and a vintage Avion camper. In New Mexico, a 1700s Pueblo-Style Home Hits the Market for $1.9M 4 Magdalen in Galisteo, New Mexico, is currently listed for $1,890,000 by Beth Caldarello of Coldwell Banker Mountain Properties.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia has begun planning a bid to host the football World Cup in 2034, with the Neom mega-development in the northeast of the country proposed as one of the venues. According to The Times, the mountainous resort and other higher-altitude locations in the country would form part of Saudi Arabia's plans to host a summer tournament.

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Deezen

APRIL 2, 2024

The international projects presented incorporated environmental stewardship, as well as community, with a particular focus on creating designs in collaboration with indigenous or local populations across the various countries represented. Read on for six projects presented at the symposium.

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Architizer

JULY 28, 2023

Mexican architecture is as varied and inspiring as the country itself. From expansive deserts to lush rain forests and towering mountains, local landscapes have shaped architects’ varied approaches to building across Mexico’s temperate to tropical zones.

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Bustler

AUGUST 14, 2023

Pomasonco's research itinerary spans 54 days across seven Latin American countries, aiming to analyze the effectiveness of neighborhood enhancement projects.

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Architonic

AUGUST 14, 2023

When work began on this small house and after thorough historical research, it was concluded that there are few places in Mexico with a constructive identity as strong as Guanajuato. In this area of the country, the stone is an element deeply rooted in any form of cultural expression.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The 235 longlisted projects , which are in the running for awards in the 13 different architecture project categories, were made by studios located across 36 different countries including Mexico , Japan , Iran , Vietnam , Tanzania and Portugal. 24 Public dwellings in Platja d'en Bossa by 08014 Arquitectura.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The 46 shortlisted studios , which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are located across 23 different countries including Poland , Slovakia , India , Mexico and Slovenia. Browse all projects on the restaurant and bar interior shortlist page.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2022

Mexico , which connects North and South America, boasts an unusually varied geography and a rich cultural history. That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles. Casa Nakasone, Mexico City, by Escobedo Soliz. Find out more about Casa Me?rida

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Architizer

JANUARY 16, 2023

It is no surprise then that the country has a rich culture of architectural styles that incorporate the age-old material; whether through a deep understanding of cement’s varied textures and patterns or a knowledge of how cement interacts with the country’s diverse climactic conditions, which range from lush vegetation to arid deserts.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

Although brutalism emerged out of western Europe in the 1950s and 60s, the movement spread to countries in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s. A holiday home punctuated by arches in Tulum and a "rugged" home in Argentina are among the projects in this roundup, which centres on brutalist houses in South and Central America.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2022

El Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele has unveiled architecture studio FR-EE 's designs for a cryptocurrency -funded city that is planned to rise up the side of a volcano in the south of the country. The circular city was designed by Romero, who previously collaborated with Foster + Partners to design the Mexico City airport.

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Bustler

JUNE 25, 2023

The second series of the Children's Hospice design competition has awarded three winning design proposals from student teams based in Japan, Mexico, and Denmark. There was no defined location chosen for this competition, and participants were requested to select a theoretical site from their home country."

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Deezen

AUGUST 2, 2023

Local architecture studio Romero de la Mora has created an expansive concrete and wood holiday home with a protected courtyard in Tepeji del Río, just outside Mexico City. Casa Camelia was completed in 2021 at the Amanali Country Club and Nautica in Tepeji del Río by Romero de la Mora Architecture and Development.

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Deezen

JULY 14, 2022

Estudio MMX used a strategy of "stylistic hybridization" to conform to local building guidelines for a four- gabled holiday home with a central skylight in Mexico. The CRA House – completed in 2020 – is located in Avándaro, a private community roughly two hours outside of Mexico City. The home has four gabled wooden roofs.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

Off-white stucco walls and a round staircase characterise the Chiripa housing complex in Mexico, which architecture studio Palma designed as a "hybrid" experiment merging residential and hotel-style living. Read: Ten houses that showcase Mexico's contemporary architecture. Chiripa is formed from two interconnected volumes.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The 57 shortlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in 11 different architecture project categories, are located across 24 different countries including Vietnam , UK , Iran , Japan , USA and India. The top three represented countries are China with 10 shortlisted entries followed by Mexico and Australia with six each.

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Dwell

AUGUST 11, 2022

This summer alone, temperatures reached record-breaking highs all over the country—the world, even. On days when it’s too hot to crack a window and the air conditioning won’t cut it, a cool body of water is the cure. Here, find 10 homes in hot places with highly covetable pools.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Coworth Park country hotel has opened the doors of its new restaurant, Woven by Adam Smith, and as its name suggests, the space envelops diners in warmth and comfort. Martin Hulbert Design was tasked with designing the restaurant’s interiors on the ground floor of the Georgian country hotel, which is part of the Dorchester Collection.

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Deezen

JUNE 14, 2022

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB) – the two boards that set the standard for architectural licensing in the US and UK, respectively – have reached an agreement that would make it easier for architects to work between the two countries.

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World Architecture Community

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Araujo Galvan Arquitectos has completed Casa Mate with articulated geometry on a piece of land south of the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Named Casa Mate, the öüâ-square-metre project is conceived as a country house in which geometry plays a ke.

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Architizer

MARCH 19, 2024

Venecia 20 By Inca Hernandez Atelier , Mexico City, Mexico In order to foster creativity and inspiration, the designers of this multi-unit housing project were driven by the idea that residences should themselves be sources of inspiration.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The previous owner hadn’t maintained the Santa Fe, New Mexico, residence, and their pack of 27-some-odd dogs, none of which were house-trained, says Richard, had left the home a mess. Richard, who had fallen in love with Santa Fe during visits when he was younger, was seeking a country property in the area when the home came on the market.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2023

A neighbouring church informed the layout and design of this pizzeria in Mexico City , in which architect Sophía Betancur placed the oven in full view. The Pizzeria Della Madonna is located next to the Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia, a church in the city's Roma Norte neighbourhood built in 1910.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

A series of bridges, walkways and exterior staircases connect the various parts of this community centre in one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Mexico City by Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura. According to the studio, it is one of the most densely populated parts of Mexico City.

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Architizer

JUNE 9, 2022

This installation is a nod to the 37,565 Hungarian refugees that came to Canada after fleeing their home country during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. There are 37,565 pieces of wood in this tunnel, one for each person that came to the country. The George Floyd and Breonna Taylor murders sparked outrage across the country.

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