SUBTILITAS

SUBTĪLITĀS (latin; noun f., 3rd):

fineness of texture, logic, detail; slenderness, exactness, acuteness; sharpness : precision



Ensamble Studio - Cervantes theater, Mexico City, currently under construction. Via, photos (C) Roland Halbe.



May 03, 2013, 11:07am  Permalink | Comments

Jsª Arquitectos - Amsterdam 289 apartment building, Mexico City 2012. Photos (C) Rafael Gamo.



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Frida Escobedo - Eco Pavillion, Mexico City 2010. Photo (C) Rafael Gamo.

Frida Escobedo - Eco Pavillion, Mexico City 2010. Photo (C) Rafael Gamo.



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Frida Escobedo - La Tallera Siqueiros, Cuernavaca 2012. Via Rafael Gamo (thanks ainfantek).



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Frida Escobedo with José Rojas - Hotel Bocachica, Acapulco 2010.

Frida Escobedo with José Rojas - Hotel Bocachica, Acapulco 2010.



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Jorge Gracia - Hotel Endémico, Baja CA 2012.

Jorge Gracia - Hotel Endémico, Baja CA 2012.



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Tatiana Bilbao - Botanical garden, Culiacán 2012. Via Iwan Baan.



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Parque Humano - Pavilion in the Bosque, 2011. Via.

Parque Humano - Pavilion in the Bosque, 2011. Via.



January 13, 2012, 2:40pm  Permalink | Comments

Nieto Sobejano - Merida auditorium and conference center, Merida 2004 (click images for big). The concrete facade is imprinted with maps of ancient walled cities. Construction process here.



January 11, 2012, 2:58pm  Permalink | Comments

Felix Candela - Bacardi distillery, Tultitlán 1971. Via.

Felix Candela - Bacardi distillery, Tultitlán 1971. Via.



December 22, 2011, 12:53pm  Permalink | Comments

Diagram of the intersection paraboloids in Felix Candela’s Manantiales Restaurant in Xochilmico, 1958. Via.



December 22, 2011, 12:03pm  Permalink | Comments

Felix Candela - IMSS Band Shell, Mexico City 1955. Wow. Via.

Felix Candela - IMSS Band Shell, Mexico City 1955. Wow. Via.



December 22, 2011, 11:10am  Permalink | Comments

Testing the structural integrity of Felix Candela’s  hyberbolic-parabaloid concrete umbrella system, Mexico 1950’s. Via.

Testing the structural integrity of Felix Candela’s hyberbolic-parabaloid concrete umbrella system, Mexico 1950’s. Via.



December 22, 2011, 10:31am  Permalink | Comments

Ricardo Legorreta - Labyrinth museum of arts and sciences, San Luis Potosí 2006. Via.

Ricardo Legorreta - Labyrinth museum of arts and sciences, San Luis Potosí 2006. Via.



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