Una Vida Moderna

Mid Century Modernism in Mexico & Detroit

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I just recently knew about you passing away. Damn, its awful.

I never got to meet you in person. I'm gonna continue in spanish since the autocorrect is tackling me down.

Te escribí los últimos mensajes privados meses antes de la pandemia. Todo se ve tan lejano y extraño ahora. Mi galería sobrevivió herida por algunos años más, mi marido y ya sobrevivimos también. Al final cerramos. Con respecto al proyecto del que te escribía en ese momento otras personas tomaron el camino de exponer el modernismo de pedregal, ahora hasta cobran por tours y Fancy brunchs con DJs. Lame and awful.

Ojalá hayas vuelto a México alguna vez. For you, for your life partner, for your loved ones I have only admiration and greetings. Thx for making this site great during its Golden agen.

Thank you for your kind words!

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I am very sorry to learn that the blog will no longer be updated because of the loss of his creator. I am a Mexican living in Mexico City and I love architecture, particularly the kind of buildings strarring in this blog. I know/ knew many of them and they bring memorias of a beautiful life. I am not an architecht, but I like to tearn about the buildings that I have seen during my life

Thank you for not closing the blog, so that we can revisit it every once in a while and believe me, I am sorry for your loss.

Thank you for your kind words.

[unavidamoderna]

Hello, I’m from Mexico City and chatted with David (sorry if I got the name wrong) a few times. When I first discovered this blog, I was in college studying Mexican design and engineering. This blog became my inspiration—it taught me to be more observant and to "pay closer attention to the city." I remember wandering through the city, searching for the buildings and facades featured here, checking if they were still standing and how they were being used. I even shared some photos with him.

This blog inspired me in so many ways. To this day, when I travel to different cities, I carry that mindset with me. I even have a tattoo of the mural from the Torre Insignia, which I learned about thanks to this blog.

We never met in person, but it saddened me to hear that this creator is no longer with us. I just wanted to say thank you and express my condolences to his friends and family. — NPM

Thank you for your very kind message!

[unavidamoderna]

Hola, soy investigadora Mexicana en Australia. Estoy buscando photos o informes sobre los condominios habitacionales "Viveros de Coyoacan" 1330 Av Universidad. Te agradeceria si tienes algo sobre estos. Saludos y Gracias

Hello. It is with much regret that I must tell you that the creator of this Tumblr site has passed away. I wish you the best of luck in your search.

[unavidamoderna]

qué pasó, por qué dejaste el blog? Era buenísimo

Hello. Thank you for your message. I regret to have to tell you that the creator of this Tumblr site passed away and the end of December of last year. I am his life partner and have been encouraged to keep this open for all to continue to enjoy. Take care.

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Auto-Mex facility, Lola Alvarez Bravo photomontage displayed

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Administration Building Auto-Mex, Lago Alberto 320, Amplicacion Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City 1953 (destroyed)

Architects: Guillermo Rossell y Lorenzo Carrasco

Photos by Lola Álvarez Bravo

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AR-1-Zona ITESM (1954-2023) Monterrey

Diseñado por Ing. Armando Ravizé en el año 1954, primeramente se llamaba Edificio de Planta Física.

En el 2004 el Arq. Agustín Landa Vértiz, diseña una remodelación al edificio re-nombrandolo AR-1-Zona. Y se le quedó como Arizona el nombre, y fue de 2004 a 2023 la Escuela de Arquitectura de ITESM.

En 2023 es demolido, terminando con icono y tal vez una de las mejores escuelas de arquitectura de la ciudad.

Para más información:

Bienvenidos a la Memoria Arquitectónica de la Ciudad.

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TEC DE MONTERREY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE - AR-1-ITESM Monterrey Zone

Designed by Engineer Armando Ravizé in 1954, it was first called the Physical Plant Building.

In 2004, Agustín Landa Vértiz designed a remodeling of the building, renaming it AR-1-Zone. And the name stuck as Arizona, and it was from 2004 to 2023 the School of Architecture of ITESM

In 2023 it is demolished

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Juan Sordo Madaleno y escultura de Mathias Goeritz

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Utopia in corduroy concrete: the mesmerising architecture of a Mexican master

Guadalajara is often seen as a place of tequila and mariachi music. Can the late Alejandro Zohn, whose buildings included a market roofed by

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Auditorio Nacional, site of the Olympic gymnastics competitions, Mexico City, 1968. From the Budapest municipal photography company archive.   

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Fibra de vidrio ‘Judas’ personaje para las competiciones olímpicas de gimnasia 1968 delante del Auditorio Nacional, Paseo de la Reforma 50, Bosque de Chapultepec, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México  1955

Arqs. Pedro Ramírez Vázquez y Gonzalo Ramírez del Sordo

Fiberglass 'Judas' character for the 1968 Olympic gymnastics competition in front of the National Auditorium, Paseo de la Reforma 50, Bosque de Chapultepec, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City 1955

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Teatro de los Insurgentes, site of the Olympic weightlifting competition, Mexico City, 1968. From the Budapest municipal photography company archive.   

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Fibra de vidrio ‘Judas’ personaje delante del Teatro Insurgentes, donde se celebra la competición de levantamiento de pesas para los 1968 Juegos Olímpicos de Verano. (Insurgentes Sur 1587, San José Insurgentes, Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México 1952)

Arq. Arq. Alejandro Prieto Posadas

Vidrio mosaico mural “El teatro en México” de Diego Rivera

'Judas’ fiberglass figure in front of the Teatro Insurgentes where the weight lifting competition were held for the 1968 Summer Olympic games.  (Insurgentes Sur 1587, San Jose Insurgentes, Benito Juarez, Mexico City 1952)

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Olympic Village, Mexico City, 1968. From the Budapest municipal photography company archive. 

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Logotipo tridimensional de México 68 con Paloma de la Paz banderas en el fondo en la “Unidad Habitacional Villa Olímpica Libertador Miguel Hidalgo” (Villa Olímpica), av. Insurgentes Sur, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México 1968

Arqs. Héctor Velázquez, Manuel González Rul, Agustín Hernández, Ramón Torres Martínez y Carlos Ortega

Tridimensional logotype of Mexico 68 and Dove of Peace banners in the background at the Olympic Village, Tlalpan, Mexico City 1968

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Las Torres de Satélite, Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México, México 1957

Arq. Luis Barragán con Mathias Goeritz y Jesús Reyes Ferreira

The Towers of Satelite, Ciudad Satelite, Naucalpan, Edo.Mex., Mexico 1957

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Nice ad

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Hotel Continental Hilton, Paseo de la Reforma 166, Col. Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México 1955 (destruido)

Arq. Fernando Parra Hernández

Hotel Continental Hilton, Paseo de la Reforma 166, Col. Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City 1955 (destroyed)

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El Centro Urbano Presidente Alemán en 1950, un año después de su inauguración. Este conjunto, conocido como Multifamiliar Alemán, fue diseñado por el arquitecto Mario Pani; la vista es desde el cruce de Adolfo Prieto y Parroquia, y hoy a la izquierda se encuentra el templo de la Divina Providencia, construido en los años sesenta.

Imagen: T.W. Kines, National Archives Catalog

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Vista desde la calle Adolfo Prieto y Parroquia, Centro Urbano Presidente Miguel Alemán (CUPA), Félix Cuevas esq. av. Coyoacán, Col. del Valle, Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México 1947-1949

Arqs. Mario Pani y Salvador Ortega Flores

View from the street at Adolfo Prieto y Parroquia, Centro Urbano Presidente Miguel Aleman, Col. del Valle, Benito Juárez, Mexico City 1947-1949

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Detalle de la fachada, Biblioteca Central, Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM), Ciudad de México 1954

Arqs. Juan O’Gorman, Juan Martínez de Velasco y Gustavo Saavedra

Detail of the facade, Central Library, Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM), Mexico City 1954