Mexico's Traditional Housing Is Disappearing—and With It, a Way of Life

Mariana Ordóñez Grajales and Onnis Luque are fighting to preserve their country's vernacular architecture.

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April 12, 2018, 10:00 AM PDT

For the past two years, Mexico City design firm COMUNAL has collaborated with photographer Onnis Luque to document the nation’s endangered vernacular housing. The Architectural League’s digital editor, Sarah Wesseler, spoke with Luque and COMUNAL founder Mariana Ordóñez Grajales.

FULL STORY: Mexico’s traditional housing is disappearing—and with it, a way of life

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in The Architectural League of New York

Architecture Community / Economic Development History / Preservation Housing North America Mexico Rural Mayan House Vernacular Architecture Yucatan Peninsula View More

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