The architecture and cities of Northern Mexico from independence to the present: Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Baja California Norte and Sur

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by  Burian, Burian Edward Rudolf

Introduction  i
The ArchiTecTure And ciTies of norThern Mexico
froM independence To The presenT
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Introduction  iii
edwArd r. BuriAn
The ArchiTecTure
And ciTies of norThern
Mexico froM independence
To The presenT
tAmAulipAS, nuevo león, coAhuilA, chihuAhuA, DuRAngo,
SonoRA, SinAloA, AnD BAjA cAliFoRniA noRte AnD SuR
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iv  The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico
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Burian, Edward R. (Edward Rudolf), 1953–, author.
The architecture and cities of Northern Mexico from indepen-
dence to the present / Edward R. Burian. — First edition.
  pages    cm — (Roger Fullington Series in Architecture)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-292-77190-1 (cloth : alk. paper)  
ISBN 978-1-4773-0722-9 (library e-book)  
ISBN 978-1-4773-0723-6 (non-library e-book)
1. Architecture—Mexico, North.  2. Architecture—Mexico, 
North—History. 3. Architecture—Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, 
Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Sinaloa, Baja Califor-
nia Norte, Baja California Sur.  I. Title.  II. Series: Roger 
Fullington series in architecture.
NA756.N67B87  2015
720.972—dc23   2015005391
doi:10.7560/771901
Introduction  v
Para mis amigos mexicanos . . .
y “el contingente latino” . . .
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Introduction  vii
conTenTs
List of Abbreviations, ix  ||  Acknowledgments, xiii  ||   Introduction, 1
The Geography and Landscapes of Northern Mexico, 6
A Historical Overview of Northern Mexico  
Evolving Urban, Architectural, and Landscape Types, 11
Tamaulipas, 25
Nuevo León, 53
Coahuila, 95
Chihuahua, 127
Durango, 162
Sonora, 180
Sinaloa, 204
Baja California Norte and Sur, 239
Conclusions: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for
the Architectural Culture of the Region, 272
Appendix: Biographies of Architects, Engineers, Designers, and
Builders in Northern Mexico, 1821 to the Present, 277
Notes, 295  ||  Bibliography, 301  ||  Index, 309
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Introduction  ix
ABBreviATions
In TexT
AA  Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK
AHMSA  Altos Hornos de México S.A.
AIA  American Institute of Architects
ANA  Academia Nacional de Arquitectura
ASARCO  American Smelting and Refining Company
BC  Baja California (Norte)
BCS  Baja California Sur
c.  century
ca.  circa
CAADES  Confederación de Asociaciones Agrícolas del Estado de Sinaloa
CEDIM  Centro de Estudios Superiores de Diseño de Monterrey
Chih.  Chihuahua
Chis.  Chiapas
cmu  concrete masonry unit
Coah.  Coahuila
Col.  Colonia
CONACULTA  Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
CU  Ciudad Universitaria (University City), UNAM
ENA  Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura, UNAM
ETH  Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zürich
ETSAB  Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona
FONART  Fondo Nacional para el Fomento de las Artesanías; National Fund for the Promotion 
of Arts and Crafts
FONATUR  Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo; National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism
GDU  Grupo de Diseño Urbano, Mexico City
Gro.  Guerrero
GSD  Graduate School of Design, Harvard
Gto.  Guanajuato
HVAC  heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
IDIEZ  Instituto de Docencia e Investigación Etnológica de Zacatecas; Zacatecas Institute for 
Teaching and Research in Ethnology
IIE  Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM
IMSS  Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
INAH  Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
INFONAVIT  Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores; 
Federal Institute for Workers’ Housing