Design's daring generation.The work of twelve exciting young architects from Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi is the focus of the exhibition Mexico City Dialogues: New Architectural Practices, presented by the Center for Architecture January January: see month. 27-May 7, 2005. On view will be fourteen fresh projects, two of them still in development and the rest completed within the past year and a half. Also on display will be contextual information to suggest how the challenging realities of Mexico City shape the work of these architects. The first international exhibition organized by the Center for Architecture, Mexico City Dialogues not only invites New Yorkers to meet a daring younger generation of architects but also to begin a conversation with them, comparing building and design practices in the two cities. Mexico City Dialogues is underwritten by Vitro. Admission to Mexico City Dialogues: New Architectural Practices is free. Gallery hours are Monday Monday: see week. through Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. , 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A complete schedule of public programs at the Center for Architecture is available at www.aiany.org/calendar. For further information on the Center for Architecture, the public may call at 212.683.0023. |
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