C.U. en construcción
By: textos, Ernesto Alva Martínez ; coordinación, Ana María Ruiz Vilá, Alejandro Carrillo Castro
Contributors: Ruiz Vilá, Ana María, editor; Carrillo Castro, Alejandro, editor; Fundación ICA; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Fundación Miguel Alemán
Publisher: Fundación ICA; Univeridad Nacional Autónoma de México; Fundación Miguel Alemán
Published: 2018
Place of publication: México
Language: spa
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9786079580193
Subjects: Buildings; History; Architecture; College buildings; Buildings, structures; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Other titles: CU en construcción; Ciudad Universitaria en construcción
Description: The construction of the University of the National Autonomous University of Mexico meant an unrepeatable moment for the architecture of the country. At that time, unique and unrepeatable factors were able to unite the great majority of the great talents of their time. The result materialized the ideals and achievements of a generation and catapulted the architectural, artistic and cultural work of Mexico to new levels. The construction of this unprecedented huge project meant a great challenge for architecture and the construction industry. ICA, a young construction company, was the protagonist of the feat and its subsidiary "Aerofoto", a great vanguard initiative, was in charge of documenting the construction process. This volume documents the construction of CU chronologically, grouped by decades and accompanied by small texts, the images show us the prowess of its construction. A huge nostalgic content portrays a Mexico in the middle of the forge, a Mexico City in explosive growth. Some of the published images are unpublished.
Table of contents: title: Ciudad Universitaria en construcción; title: 1940-1949; title: 1950-1959; title: 1960-1969; title: 1970-1979; title: 1980-1989; title: 1990.