Art, architecture and travel in Mexico
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Mexico - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Mexico.
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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 Last updated
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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
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Bosco Sodi’s message of post-pandemic hope in New York City
The Mexican artist takes over Manhattan's Washington Square Park on Sunday 23 May, giving away 439 small clay spheres embedded with seeds to spread a message of hope
By TF Chan Published
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Kakurega Omakase wins Best Hideaway: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
This Japanese restaurant in the Mexican jungle near Puerto Escondido, is designed by architect Alberto Kalach based on a concept by Bosco Sodi and Luis Urrutia
By TF Chan Published
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Bosco Sodi creates limited-edition cover for Wallpaper’s December 2020 issue
For our December 2020 issue, artist Bosco Sodi explored notions of perfection by contrasting his clay sculptures with the concrete forms of his Casa Wabi art foundation
By TF Chan Published
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Brutalist spaces are dressed with Mexican touches at Hotel Escondido
By Daven Wu Published
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Artist Bosco Sodi on his inclusive vision for Mexico’s Casa Wabi
Casa Wabi, on the Oaxacan coast of Mexico, combines world-class architecture by Tadao Ando with a mission to promote social commitment through art.
By TF Chan Published
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Ludwig Godefroy’s brutalist Casa Mérida in Mexico
Concealed concrete courtyards and cool garden rooms make for a contemplative hideaway in Mérida, Yucatán
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Kengo Kuma’s hen house in Mexico rules the roost
The latest architectural addition to the Casa Wabi Foundation is a chicken coop like no other
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The abstract artist taking on Luis Barragán’s famed modernist estate
By Benoit Loiseau Published
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Mexico's Hotel Esencia gets a makeover
By Daven Wu Published
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Escondido — Oaxaca, Mexico
By Daniel Scheffler Published