Gardens surround board-marked concrete house in Mexico City by PPAA Arquitectos
Mexican firm PPAA Arquitectos has used board-marked concrete to frame a patio on the rooftop of this house in Mexico City, where residents can lounge in a hammock. More
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Concrete walls tinted to match "warm tones of sunset" form Casa Moulat in Mexico
Earthen concrete walls, planted patios and pools feature in this house in Mexican state Hidalgo, which was designed by Mexico City firm Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica. More
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Casa Negra is designed to "be like a camera obscura" says Frida Escobedo
Frida Escobedo explains how one of her first residential projects, Casa Negra, was influenced by the function of a camera obscura, in the third instalment of a series of short movies about the Mexican architect. More
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Red brick and tinted concrete form CPDA's 139 Schultz apartment block in Mexico City
Matching red brick and coloured concrete walls enclose the balconies fronting this residential building in Mexico City, which was designed by local studio CPDA Arquitectos. More
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Mexico City mansion provides setting for Masa gallery exhibit
Furniture by Frida Escobedo and designer Hector Esrawe are among the designs decorating a "magnificent" 1970s house in Mexico City, for the inaugural exhibit from Masa gallery. More
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Photos show Mexico City architects' studios of Escobedo, Rojkind and more
Frida Escobedo, Michel Rojkind and Tatiana Bilbao are among the Mexico City-based architects who have opened their studios to photographer Marc Goodwin for his latest set of images. More
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Taller Paralelo turns abandoned Mexico City building into Cachai House
Architecture studio Taller Paralelo has overhauled an abandoned building in Mexico City to create this residence, which is arranged around a courtyard with a reflective pool. More
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Futura pairs pink and blue at Mexico City coffee shop Motín
Creative agency Futura has decorated a cafe in Mexico City using cobalt and pink surfaces, and designed playful branding to match. More
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Mexico City's "modernist haven" UNAM captured in photos by Jazzy Li
Despite decayed masonry and worn concrete, Mexico City's mid-century university campus is still abuzz with student life according to photographer Yueqi Jazzy Li, who has documented the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in this set of photos. More
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Thomas Hoogewerf tackles congestion in Mexico City with recycled plastic tricycle
Better To Transport is a tricycle made from recycled materials commonly found in Mexico City, with demountable components designed to be easily replaced over time. More
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Luken flat-pack furniture is made from recycled plastic bottles in Mexico
Mexican architecture firm Paola Calzada Arquitectos produces its line of robust flat-pack furniture using recycled plastic bottles and wood-fibre material valchromat. More
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Mexico City housing by HGR Arquitectos surrounds circular Japanese-style garden
This housing block in Mexico City, designed by locally based HGR Arquitectos, is arranged around a large circular courtyard where a Japanese guava tree grows. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich debut concrete pavilion with 3D-knitted formwork
A double-curved concrete shelled pavilion, constructed using a 3D-knitted formwork developed by Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich, has gone on display in Mexico City. More
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Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport
The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners' partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country's "political issues and corruption". More
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Foster's $13 billion Mexico City airport scrapped after public vote
Foster + Partners' new airport for Mexico City has been cancelled midway through construction, following a public referendum that resulted in a majority vote against the project. More
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Pavilion by Mexico City architects to become community centre in earthquake-hit town
This pavilion erected in the pond of a Mexico City park was built from stacks of earthen blocks, which were dismantled to be rebuilt as part of a community centre in a town hit by last year's deadly earthquake. More
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Fernanda Canales completes reflective pavilion for Design Week Mexico 2018
Trees, bark chips and visitors are all reflected in mirrors behind the severe black exterior of this pavilion, which Mexican architect Fernanda Canales created for this year's Design Week Mexico. More
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Take a trip to Mexico City via our new Pinterest board
To coincide with Design Week Mexico, we've created a new Pinterest board that showcases the best architecture in Mexico City, including David Chipperfield's Nuevo Polanco and a concrete culinary school with board-marked walls. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Ryo Kan hotel blends Mexican materials and Japanese traditions
Guests at this hotel in Mexico City, designed by local architect Regina Galvanduque, can bathe in rooftop jacuzzis, drink tea on tatami mats or find zen in its courtyard garden. More
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Blackened Mexico City coin factory provides moody setting for EWE exhibit
Smokey black walls, old chimneys and machinery surround this exhibition of design collective EWE Studio's works inside a 17th-century mint in Mexico City. More
