María Antonieta

Debo justificar ante todos los posibles lectores el porqué elijo a un autor para incluirlo en la colección. Graciela Silvestri es un nombre en el campo disciplinar y sus alrededores, que la coloca como un referente obligado y nos obliga a preguntarnos: ¿qué opinará Graciela de esto? Su posición no ha sido aristocrática, habla con todos por igual. Graciela Silvestri ha hecho arquitectura a la par de todos aquellos que transformaron sus ideas en edificios. Su labor para muchos de los que acompañó en concursos construyendo relatos, ayudaron a comprender la arquitectura material que se...

Brief study of the rich architectonic and topographic expressions of the one-family houses and the collective dwelling constructed during the 20th century in México. During this post-Revolution period the mass options became models of good taste, functionality and technological possibilities for the growing urban spaces.

Danish design is a by-word for cool sophistication the world over. As you might expect, Copenhagen is home to a delectable assortment of hip restaurants. And, whether your dining preference is a cheerful bistro or high-end temple of gastronomy, everything in the surroundings will be sleekly coordinated from the cutlery to the artwork on the walls!

Known until recently for such public facilities as the Zamora Municipal Museum, the Castellón Fine Arts Museum and the León Auditorium, over the last few years Mansilla + Tuñón have developed a number of projects in which urban scale and the problems of inhabiting in the contemporary city assume more and more importance. In this issue of 2G we present the (almost) complete works of these Madrid architects, works grouped around the basic ideas which define their projects, namely memory and the city, system and restrictions, sameness and difference, and lastly trace and landscape. These...