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The "living city," as defined by architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on exhibit in Mexico City, in stark contrast to the realities of urban planning-or a lack of-in this sprawling city.
In conjunction with Germany's Vitra Design Museum, Arizona's Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Mexico's National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), the Museo de Arte Moderno hosts the exposition "Frank Lloyd Wright and the living city," as it makes its way across the globe.
Consisting of plans, sketches, drawings, photographs and small-scale models, "the living city" encompasses the architect's vision for the design and urban planning of an entire city.
Considered to be one of the founders of contemporary architecture,Wright's work, which spanned seven decades, culminated in the establishment of elements that would eventually shape the modern concept of space.
His goal...