Mexico City: Day 4
My fourth and final day in Mexico City was a real treat: the perfect blend of making a few new friends and finally clapping eyes on a building that feels like an old pal. I met up with graphic designer Alex Quinto at my hotel and we zipped (well, no one really zips in Mexico City traffic) to the house and studio of the great Mexican modernist Luis Barragan. We saw two of his designs, stopped downtown to walk around a bit more, and then met architect Lucio Muniain at his home for lunch. It was a great meal and I certainly had plenty to reflect on during my excriciatingly slow crawl to the airport for my evening flight. Have a look at the slideshow.
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As a frequent reader of Dwell as well as a lover of all things D.F., its nice to see some coverage of the vibrant design scene happening in Mexico City. I'm off there in a few weeks for my annual visit, and this gives me some great new ideas on things to do and see. The only disappointing part of the slideshow was the constant reference to Mexico City's infamously bad traffic congestion and pollution, yet a "sustainably-minded" design magazine makes no effort to showcase on the best and largest metro systems in the world, which in my opinion, is the cornerstone of any visit to this awesome place!
It's a fair point about the Metro, Mateo. I fear that the reason I can't comment on it is that I didn't take it in my time there. I understand that it services 8 million people per day, which is pretty staggering. I did hear from a few folk that for a variety of trips it's not much faster than driving, but again, I've not tested it out myself. Have fun on your trip and do report back on your Metro use.
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