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Title: Mexico City: A Guide to Recent Architecture by Philip Opher, Phillip Opher, Xavier Sanchez Valladares ISBN: 1-84166-048-5 Publisher: Ellipsis London Pr Ltd Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Mexico City's modern architecture in an (elegant) nutshell..
Comment: Mexico City is a bit small (the book format, not the metropolis) but the four-inch-square size is a virtue if you're touring the town and want a pocketful of intriguing information and bright photos of recent architecture South of the Border. For architecture students this is a boon -- coffee-table quality in text and graphics, in a reasonably-priced volume that is one of a series on recent architecture in the world's major cities. New York, London, Paris, etc. All from ...ellipsis (sic) publishers. Although I can't speak with the authority of a professional in the field, this book would also seem to be handy for architects who can't leave their desks but wish to make a quick survey of what's been done in the Distrito Federal in recent years. The text spells out problems faced by the various architects: tricky building sites, complex zoning laws, querulous clients. Opher even goes into some "do-it-yourself" sections of the city, where squatters have developed entire communities from (literally) scratch. The illustrations are small and in black-and-white, but the reproduction makes them sparkle. The text intrigues, even though the typeface is a trifle tiny for the middle-aged eye. Overall an excellent book, one that would be a blockbuster in a larger format -- and in this smaller size, makes a great Christmas stocking-stuffer for that creative friend or relative.
Rating: 4
Summary: Mexico City's modern architecture in an elegant "nutshell"..
Comment: Mexico City is a bit small (the book format, not the metropolis) but the four-inch-square size is a virtue if you're touring the town and want a pocketful of intriguing information and bright photos of recent architecture South of the Border. For architecture students this is a boon -- coffee-table quality in text and graphics, in a reasonably-priced volume that is one of a series on recent architecture in the world's major cities. New York, London, Paris, etc. All from ...ellipsis (sic) publishers. Although I can't speak with the authority of a professional in the field, this book would also seem to be handy for architects who can't leave their desks but wish to make a quick survey of what's been done in the Distrito Federal in recent years. The text spells out problems faced by the various architects: tricky building sites, complex zoning laws, querulous clients. Opher even goes into some "do-it-yourself" sections of the city, where squatters have developed entire communities from (literally) scratch. The illustrations are small and in black-and-white, but the reproduction makes them sparkle. The text intrigues, even though the typeface is a trifle tiny for the middle-aged eye. Overall an excellent book, one that would be a blockbuster in a larger format -- and in this smaller size, makes a great Christmas stocking-stuffer for that creative friend or relative.
Rating: 4
Summary: Mexico City's modern architecture in an (elegant) nutshell -
Comment: Mexico City is a bit small (the book format, not the metropolis) but the four-inch-square size is a virtue if you're touring the town and want a pocketful of intriguing information and bright photos of recent architecture South of the Border. For architecture students this is a boon -- coffee-table quality in text and graphics, in a reasonably-priced volume that is one of a series on recent architecture in the world's major cities. New York, London, Paris, etc. All from ...ellipsis (sic) publishers. Although I can't speak with the authority of a professional in the field, this book would also seem to be handy for architects who can't leave their desks but wish to make a quick survey of what's been done in the Distrito Federal in recent years. The text spells out problems faced by the various architects: tricky building sites, complex zoning laws, querulous clients. Opher even goes into some "do-it-yourself" sections of the city, where squatters have developed entire communities from (literally) scratch. The illustrations are small and in black-and-white, but the reproduction makes them sparkle. The text intrigues, even though the typeface is a trifle tiny for the middle-aged eye. Overall an excellent book, one that would be a blockbuster in a larger format -- and in this smaller size, makes a great Christmas stocking-stuffer for that creative friend or relative.
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Title: Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary Companion (Cities of the Imagination) by Nick Caistor, Elena Poniatowska ISBN: 1566563496 Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Streetwise Mexico City by Streetwise Maps ISBN: 1886705488 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Fodor's Pocket Mexico City (3rd Edition) by Fodor's ISBN: 1400010810 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 03 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Moon Handbooks Mexico City (Moon Handbooks: Mexico City, 2nd Ed) by Chris Humphrey, Joe Cummings ISBN: 1566914108 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Barcelona: A Guide to Recent Architecture by Suzanne Strum, Diego Ferrari ISBN: 1841660051 Publisher: Ellipsis London Pr Ltd Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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