20th-Century Housing

Plaza Cívica & Unidad Independencia, San Jerónimo

Ubicaci�n Calz. de Quetzalcoatl 1, Independencia Batan Nte, La Magdalena Contreras, 10100 CDMX

Towns/Neighborhoods

Edificio Mascota

Ubicaci�n C. Mascota, Col Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 CDMX

Historic Sites/Bldgs

Pasaje Polanco

Ubicaci�n Av. Pdte. Masaryk 360, Col Polanco III Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 CDMX

Shopping

Parque del Obrero, Venustiano Carranza

Ubicaci�n Avenida del Taller, Col. Aarón Sáenz, Alc. Venustiano Carranza, 15870 CDMX

Parks Parks

La Familia Proletaria Monument

Ubicaci�n Intersection Calz de los Gallos/ Eje 3 Nte Camarones, Plutarco Elías Calles, Miguel Hidalgo, 11350 CDMX

Public Art/Monuments

Multifamiliar Presidente Alemán

Ubicaci�n Av. Coyoacán 1435, Col del Valle Centro, Benito Juárez, 03100 CDMX

Historic Sites/Bldgs

Mexico City is a 20th-century laboratory of experiments in housing. Overwhelming demand has always meant big projects, fascinating results, and architectural innovation.

The big surprise, although these experiments may never be repeated, is that there are big successes too. The tragic crash of the reputation of master builder, Mario Pani, with the 1985 earthquakes is simply not the end of the story.

Walking tour of the Tlatelolco Area.

Amongst all of the successes and failures, students of urbanism and architecture still arrive from all over the world. While there is no grand development as pristine today as when it opened, there is perhaps more to learn than ever. There are exceptions too.

There are no abandoned housing projects. Individual buildings have been lost. But all of the 20th-century housing projects listed below, and shown on the map, are living breathing communities. You're asked to show the same respect you might upon entering someone's home.