Mexico

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Casa 720° in Reserva Peñitas, Mexico by Fernanda Canales Arquitectura

This ring‑shaped weekend retreat by Fernanda Canales Arquitectura west of Mexico City provides shelter from – and views towards – the landscape

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Right to remain: Community stations in San Diego, US, and Tijuana, Mexico, by Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman

Working across both sides of the Mexico–US border, Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman is providing dignified neighbourhoods for migrants to live in

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Room for regrowth: Sian Ka’an reforestation nursery in Quintana Roo, Mexico, by Rodríguez + De Mitri
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La Fábrica de Hielo in Mexico City, Mexico, by JSa
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After the flood: Malecón de Villahermosa in Villahermosa, Mexico, by Taller Mauricio Rocha, TaAU and Alejandro Castro
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Revisit: Extendable post-earthquake housing in Mexico City, Mexico, by Carlos González Lobo, Campamentos Unidos and residents
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Casa Cosmos by S-AR in Puerto Escondido, Mexico
A photograph of one of Manuel Cervantes Estudio’s Kon-tigo post-hurricane houses, winner of the 2024 AR House awards. The houses are in Acapulco, Mexico

Post-hurricane houses by Manuel Cervantes Estudio in Acapulco, Mexico
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Cultural centre and kindergarten in Tlatenchi, Mexico, by Taller CD
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Railway Forest Park in Xalapa, Mexico by JSa
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Border library and sports centre in Agua Prieta, Mexico by Fernanda Canales Arquitectura
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Muelle de San Blas in San Blas, Mexico by Colectivo C733
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Public property: Public infrastructure projects in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico by RZERO estudio
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Revisit: Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo in Mexico City, Mexico by Juan O’Gorman
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Copas by Perez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados in Valle de Bravo, Mexico
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Housing for rubber workers by Manuel Cervantes Estudio in Chiapas, Mexico
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Border sands: policing in the Sonoran Desert
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Laguna México in Mexico City by Productora
Parque Xicoténcatl in Mexico by Taller Capital

Portfolio: Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital
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PILARES Pedro Vélez (also known as PILARES Presidentes de México) in Mexico City, Mexico by Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura
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PILARES Lomas de Becerra in Mexico City, Mexico by Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos and WorkAC
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PILARES Flor de Azucena in Mexico City, Mexico by Fernanda Canales Arquitectura
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