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An authoritative, two-volume compendium of 20th- and 21st-century Mexican architectureThis expanded two-volume edition of Arquine's 2013 publication examines the architectural styles that have taken place in Mexico during the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. The book is divided into six periods: the beginning of the century (1900-24); modernity (1925-39); the heroic period (1940-68); new monumentality (1969-89); end of the century (1990-99); and the first decade of the 21st century (2000-10).Architects include: Federico Mariscal, Jose Villagran, Vicente Mendiola, Guillermo Zarraga, Roberto Alvarez Espinosa, Manuel Amabilis, Juan O'Gorman, Manuel Ortiz Monasterio, Bernardo Calderon, Luis Avila, Juan Segura, Carlos Obregon Santillana, Luis Barragan, Enrique del Moral, Augusto Alvarez, Mario Pani, Salvador Ortega, Luis Ramos Cunningham, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, Rafael Mijares, Jorge Campuzano, Ricardo Legorreta, Noe Castro, Ramiro Alatorre, Carlos Vargas, Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, Abraham Zabludovsky, Legorreta + Legorreta, Javier Sordo Madaleno, TEN Arquitectos and Luis Vicente Flores, among others.