El Pedregal, an enormous territory of rugged nature, splendid, but for thousands of years evaded, uninhabited and even devalued, was the scene of the flourishing of incredible gardens and remarkable projects of modern Mexican architecture. There, a migrant couple and their family became one of the first settlers of the Jardines del Pedregal land in the late 1940s. On this fourth visit of Parallel landscapes, we invite you to get to know the Max Cetto Studio House, the first house in the Jardines del Pedregal subdivision of San Ángel, designed by the German architect Max Cetto, in which he projects a synthesis of modernity, tradition, daring, experience and experimentation with the natural environment.
In the last two decades, the house housed several inhabitants and even institutions seeking to adapt to their time. It is currently inhabited by its original family, who also seek its preservation, keeping alive the ideals and precepts of Max Cetto. On this tour with the help of Julián Arroyo Cetto, architect, grandson of Max Cetto and current resident of the house, you will be able to learn not only the architectural aspects of this project, but also the daily and domestic life that has been given and created in that house over the more than 70 years of its history.
Architect graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM and professor at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He has worked on various public and private projects; committed to the balanced integration of technical, artistic, economic and social aspects. He collaborated on the first projects of the Public Space Authority: “Plaza de la República” and “Madero Pedestrian Corridor”. He was Architectural Coordinator for the “La Quebradora Water Park” projects and renovation of the “Monumento a la Madre Urban Park and Art Garden”. He collaborated with Nuño, Mac Gregor and de Buen in the design of the “Feria de León Bar and Restaurant Building”. He has designed projects for SEDATU, including the “Garden of Shadows” and the” Water Garden “(Collaboration with ORU); “Mirador Cultural Center”, “Main Square and Pisté Cultural Center”, “Plaza Sisbichén” and “Deportivo y Plaza Chelem”. He currently works in his own office and collaborates, both with public and private institutions, in the development of projects.
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Arte Abierto inicia su programa de mediación y comunicación educativa 2022 con una conversación entre la investigadora y escritora Irmgard Emmelhainz y Sebastien Noel de Troika, tomando la exposición No Sound of Water como punto de partida. Abordarán los temas presentes en este proyecto, como el Antropoceno, y harán diferentes lecturas y cuestionamientos (Materialist Realism / Philosophy of Matter / Art as Image).
Irmgard Emmelhainz transmitirá en vivo desde No Sound of Water en Arte Abierto.
