THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT
Museo Jumex’s sawtooth roof is a Sir David
Chipperfield masterpiece; Museo Tamayo
has become a landmark in Chapultepec
Park; Metropolitan Cathedral’s baroque
facade speaks of the city’s layered past; the
canopy of Rojkind Arquitectos’ Cineteca
Nacional brings a modern aesthetic to the
old suburb of Coyoacán; Museo Soumaya
was designed by architect Fernando
Romero; Templo Mayor’s archaeological
remains contrast with the Metropolitan
Cathedral in the background.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Diego Rivera’s home-studio, designed
by O’Gorman, was the first example of
functionalist architecture in Mexico.