The Centauric Heritage: Equine Scale and Mexican Monumental Architecture

Luis Barragán (1902–1988), Cuadra San Cristóbal, Los Clubes, Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, 1966–1968. Main courtyard (photograph, late 1960s) by Armando Salas Portugal. Image © Barragan Foundation

In the architectural history of the Mexican territory, the built environment has functioned not merely as a human stage, but as a biological infrastructure designed to organize proximity between species. The resulting spatial logic is not a solo performance, but a negotiated coexistence between human and animal bodies.