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First Modern Building in Mexico

by Werner Oechslin, Juan Manuel Heredia

ArchitectureCriticism and interpretationArchitectsCase studiesModern ArchitectureDomestic ArchitectureHistoryBuildings, structures

The history of Mexico Citys first modernist building. This volume chronicles the iconic double house in Mexico City constructed in 1930 by Swiss architects Hans Schmidt (19381972) and Paul Artaria (18921959). Built in the booming Colonia Del Valle neighborhood, the house was one of the first modernist buildings in Mexico City.

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Book data: Open Library