Risk-taking pays off for the city's young architects as they strive to beautify blighted urban areas with bold designs.
With its choking traffic and pollution, little public investment, and no coordinated planning, Mexico City seems an unlikely model for urban development. Yet this sprawling hub of 18.5 million people is home to some of the world's most innovative architecture.
The show's models, photographs, and diagrams highlight recent projects by 12 young architects in Mexico City who are literally breaking new ground in a largely unregulated environment that encourages risk-taking. Due to a lack of private and public commissions, this new generation of architecture-school graduates has become developers themselves."
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: Guerrilla architecture updates Mexico City

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