Mexico Art, architecture and travel

Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 curator Lesley Lokko on decolonisation, decarbonisation and diversity

The Ghanaian-Scottish architect, who will curate the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, sets out to tackle global issues through her new school in Accra

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 3 August 22

This Mérida house is designed to be taken over by nature

Casa Akúun by Arkham Projects balances the heaviness of concrete with the richness of nature in an expansive plot in Mexico

By Harriet Thorpe • Published 1 August 22

Estudio MMX’s Geology Museum on the Yucatán Peninsula is a big hit

Estudio MMX’s new crater-inspired Geology Museum on the Yucatán Peninsula is sure to be a big hit

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 30 July 22

Tequila’s reputational makeover is driven by design

Celebrate Margarita Day with these elegantly packaged tequila brands that look as good as they taste.

By Mary Cleary • Published 23 July 22

A lavish new villa from the One & Only Palmilla contributes to the Los Cabos hotel boom

By Chadner Navarro • Published 22 July 22

Casa Acantilado is a cliffside villa offering cool contemplation

Casa Acantilado by Zozaya Arquitectos is perched enticingly on a Zihuatanejo cliffside in Mexico

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 19 July 22

Domus Peepem offers sustainable, minimalist Mexican housing in Cancún

Kiltro Polaris, Wewi Studio and JC Arquitectura collaborate on a new minimalist housing project in Cancún, Mexico

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 2 July 22

Mérida house’s low profile reveals high design ambition in Yucatán

This Mérida house – Casa Kem – by Gantous Arquitectos keeps a low profile within the Yucatán Country Club

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 29 June 22

Daniel Orozco Estudio’s new furniture draws on organic themes

Mexico-based Daniel Orozco Estudio unveils 20-piece collection, ‘The Original’, featuring furniture and lighting created in collaboration with craftspeople and creatives

By Hannah Silver • Published 15 June 22

Mérida university architecture draws on the local climate

Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos completes the new home for the School of Business and Banking, located to the north of Mérida, Mexico

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 14 June 22

Parque Vía House unites modern design and leafy surrounds in Mexico City

Parque Vía House by Soler Orozco Arquitectos (SOA) invites you into a verdant corner of Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma

By Pei-Ru Keh • Published 4 June 22

This Mexican bakery is a haven for indulgent pastries and playful design

Costra is a newly redesigned Mexico City bakery that will satisfy your taste for sweet treats and lively design

By Mary Cleary • Published 7 May 22

Rainwater-harvesting architecture leads this Mexican home

The Rain Harvest Home by Javier Sanchez of JSa architects and Robert Hutchison of Robert Hutchison Architecture in Mexico combines style and sustainability

By Pei-Ru Keh • Published 2 April 22

Minimalist pink house makes an idyllic Mexican retreat

Casa El Aguacate by Práctica Arquitectura is a weekend house outside Mexico's Monterrey, celebrating concept over size

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 5 March 22

Alberto Kalach and Grupo Habita’s Hotel Terrestre scoops Wallpaper* Design Award 2022

Featuring sustainable architecture, 360-degree vistas of sea, jungle and mountains, and a considered take on luxury, Puerto Escondido’s brand new Hotel Terrestre is Wallpaper’s Best Hotel for 2022

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 22 January 22

This Mexican home is designed like a viewing platform

Hill House by Manuel Cervantes Estudio is a low and minimalist Mexican home nestled into its leafy site

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 6 November 21

Last chance to see: nomadic design gallery Masa honours Ana Mendieta in Oaxaca

Masa showcases five of Ana Mendieta’s filmworks alongside five artists’ installations on the site of the first medical clinic in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Hannah Silver • Published 29 October 21

Guadalajara design festival celebrates local creative talent

Salón Cosa takes over the brutalist spaces of Guadalajara's Edificio Rosales for a showcase of the best local creative talent and a celebration of craftsmanship (27 – 31 October 2021)

By Rosa Bertoli • Published 28 October 21

Gabriela Carrillo’s plans to shake the system

Mexican architect Gabriela Carrillo – tipped by compatriot Frida Escobedo as one of 25 creative leaders of the future for Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue – plots to change the system

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 13 September 21

Frida Escobedo on variety, diversity and female creativity in architecture

International Women’s Day 2022 and Women’s History Month: Mexican architect Frida Escobedo on variety, risk and freedom in her work, and her female future champions

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 13 September 21

Luis Barragán’s El Pedregal inspires contemporary home

Agua 210, a powerful residential design by Mexican architecture studio HEMAA, draws on its modernist context and the work of the country’s master architect Luis Barragán

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 5 September 21

Can good housing be accessible to all?

According to Mexican architect Fernanda Canales, low-income social housing should follow the same design principles as private residences, with only budget setting the two apart. She embraces the challenge and reaps the reward of creating homes with light, air and space for everyone

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 8 August 21

Pink concrete skatepark is a striking urban landmark in the Chihuahuan Desert

A team of architects, landscape designers, sociologists and urban planners came together to create La Duna, a fine example of skatepark architecture on the northern border of Mexico 

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 2 August 21

This tool is the secret to making a perfect tequila cocktail

Make Maestro Dobel’s Peppered Berry Margarita, the ideal tequila cocktail for summer days, with a molcajete and tejolote (mortar and pestle) designed by architects Pedro y Juana

By Mary Cleary • Published 24 July 21