How access to water, pools & streams can improve homes/towns by Nicolás Boullosa on April 21, 2022 Christopher Alexander states in #64 of his “pattern languages” for architecture and urbanism that “We need constant access to water, …
Billboard micro-apartment houses artist, reflects on popup art by Kirsten Dirksen on September 20, 2020 Perched above Mexico City’s Polanco district, artist Cecelia Beaven lived for 10 days in a tiny apartment, leaving only to …
How we live now: tips from offgridders, tinyhousers, homesteaders by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2020 Resilience: “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” For some, preparing for the unexpected has been a way of …
Couple taps into Mexico City’s creativity with frugal design by Kirsten Dirksen on June 17, 2018 When Óscar and Daniela found a crumbling adobe building in Mexico City, they were inspired to use salvaged materials to …
Derelict art déco homes become vivid Mexico City venues by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2018 The team at ReUrbano (Reciclaje Urbano) are specialists in “urban recycling”, transforming abandoned Mexico City properties into mixed-use hotspots to …
Passivhaus rooftop flat adds level to 1930’s Mexico City home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 7, 2018 Alejandro Herrera was commuting two hours each way into Mexico City for architecture school when he turned a vacant rooftop …
Experiments in small space gardening in Mexico City by Kirsten Dirksen on June 15, 2015 In the ruins of an old storage building, young urban farmers in Mexico City’s Roma District are experimenting with how …
Budget modern micro-apartment uses space-era warped walls by Kirsten Dirksen on December 10, 2012 When Carlos Ortega returned to Mexico after 8 years in Paris, he found “things were starting to happen” in the …
