Two Sides of the Border
Under the direction of Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao, thirteen architecture studios and students across the United States and Mexico undertook the monumental task of attempting to capture the complex and dynamic region of the US/Mexican border. Two Sides of the Border envisions the borderland through five themes: migration, housing and… Continue reading
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
The third volume of the series also named The Architect’s Studio, this book focuses on Tatiana Bilbao’s exploration of the landscape: from the territory of Mexico to the interior landscape of the individual building, always taking social conditions into account. This is demonstrated in Bilbao’s various projects such as the… Continue reading
Torre Reforma
LBR&Arquitectos, a firm founded in 1976 by Mexican architect Benjamín Romano, designs and builds architecture projects based on four defining principles: sustainability, structure, high technology and artistic integration. The firm is responsible for one of Mexico City’s tallest skyscrapers, the Reforma Tower (2016), built on the corner of Paseo de… Continue reading
Perspectives – Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
Located in Mexico City, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio is well known internationally for its use of traditional Mexican construction techniques, the highly sculptural effects of its buildings and its unusually collaborative approach toward each client. Founded by Tatiana Bilbao (born 1972) in 2004, its completed buildings include the Gratitude Open Chapel… Continue reading
Landscape of Faith: Architectural Interventions along the Mexican Pilgrimage Route
Landscape of Faith is a documentation of the way architecture can increase the identity of a pilgrimage route and add layers of meaning that reach far beyond the religious. The book presents sculptural and infrastructural interventions – in constant dialogue with the landscape –, which are spread along a pilgrimage… Continue reading