It is a chaotic metropolis with over 21 million inhabitants living in high density within a volcanic valley. The capital of Mexico is the country’s mecca for both of these contemporary attractions. These are both highly creative and productive professions, as well as ones with a rich history, a theory, and many layers of tradition. It may be, though, that food and architecture are not so far apart. Yet for local design to come to the same level of acclaim and reputation is, at any rate, quite astonishing.
Mexican cuisine has indeed become more popular than ever in both the high and low ends of the culinary spectrum, and food in general is not only what one eats for dinner but also a hobby and an obsessive conversation topic. The issue of food may be of little wonder. Today however, architecture and design-and food-prevail. Mexican tourism, the attaché remarked, has changed it was the ancient pyramids and sandy beaches of the country that once drew visitors to it. On a recent trip abroad, architect and urban planner José Castillo was struck by a conversation with Mexico’s tourism attaché in Asia.
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