Two sides of the border : reimagining the region / Tatiana Bilbao Estudio ; edited by Tatiana Bilbao, Nile Greenberg and Ayesha S. Ghosh ; photographs by Iwan Baan.
Interview / Iwan Baan, Tatiana Bilbao, Nile Greenberg -- The traveling serialized adventures of Kid Quixote / Stephen Haff -- Interview with participants / Terremoto -- Bee aware / Carlos Zedillo Velasco -- Imagining the frontier / Carlos Hagerman -- Mukseoga / Minjae Kim -- The migration of money, objects and aspirations: a 100-year-long regional history / Sarah Lynn Lopez -- The key to success is being in the right place at the right time / Alejandro Luperca -- Hackable infrastructures / Ersela Kripa -- Airborne agents / Stephen Mueller -- The stage that remains / Miguel Fernández De Castro, Natalia Mendoza -- Photographs / Iwan Baan -- Union, Ohio -- Austin, Texas -- Puebla City, Puebla -- McAllen, Texas/Reynosa, Tamaulipas -- Mexico City, Ciudad de México -- Monterrey, Nuevo León -- Acámbaro, Guanajuato -- Ulysses, Kansas -- El Paso, Texas -- Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua -- Samalayuca Dune Fields, Chihuahua -- Tecate, Baja California -- Tijuana, Baja California -- Double agents / Carla Fernández, Pedro Reyes -- Terra incognita / Andrei Harwell -- Commissioned maps / Thomas Paturet -- Historical maps -- Studio index -- The border -- Farming, agriculture and migration -- Growth and cities -- Acknowledgements -- What remains / Monica Lozano and Samuel Rodriguez.
Summary:
Under the direction of Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao, thirteen architecture studios and students across the United States and Mexico undertook the monumental task of attempting to capture the complex and dynamic region of the US/Mexican border. Two Sides of the Border envisions the borderland through five themes: migration, housing and cities, creative industries, local production, tourism, and territorial economies. Building on a long shared history in the region, the projects covered in this volume use design and architecture to address social, political, and ecological concerns along the shared border. Featuring essays, student projects, interviews, special research, and a large photo project by Iwan Baan, Two Sides of the Border highlights the distinct qualities of this place. Altogether the book uses the tools of architecture, research, and photography to articulate an alternate reality within a contested region.
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