“Modern kind”: Late Modern Architecture Movement in Mexico´s architecture, a study from Abraham Zabludovsky´s visión

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to enquire behind the ideas that defined urban and architecture thought in mid- twentieth century México City, it being a period of capital importance in the construction of today’s modern metropolis. The architectural and urban planning solutions that where envisioned at that moment reveals a combination of international modern urban and architecture theory, local circumstances and specific contributions from certain architects. A novel approach to achieve this is the revisión of architect’s dissertations from the period. Abraham Zabludovsky 1949 thesis is such a case, since it exemplify much of these concerns.

Key words: Modern architecture, urban planning, dissertation, Abraham Zabludovsky, housing-block.