Acknowledgements
for loaning me the plans of the houses that he erected; to the Delia del Carril Foundation, to the architect Carlos Durán, for the donated material. To Ignacio Quintana, devoted companion along my stay in Chile. In Mexico: to the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the UNAM, to the library and photographic library staff, and, above all, thanks to the generous help of Enrique. To Anda Alanís, without whom I would have been lost in Mexico; to the library of the Architecture Faculty of the UNAM and to the professors Ernesto Alva and Felipe Leal. To the Metropolitan University of Mexico, to Antonio Toca Fernández and the librarian Jacinto Cedeño, for loaning me the material related to O’Gorman’s archive. To the Juan Rulfo Foundation, to Víctor Jiménez; to the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Foundation. To the National Museum of Architecture of Mexico, to its director Xavier Guzmán and to the architect Gabriela Grisi, for letting me look through the archives of Juan O’Gorman; to the Luis Cardoza and Aragón Foundation, to Andrea Huerta, for hosting me. To the Berklee College of Music, to Enrique García and María Elena Valádez, for letting me slip in O’Gorman’s house. In Sweden: to the architect Ralph Erskine for his great generosity, for the unforgettable gesture of handing me the keys of his house. Also to the staff of the Erskine studio and the Architecture Museum in Stockholm, for its special help, but especially to Cesar Patín Lapausa, for showing me with so much affection and making me discover the complete work of Ralph Erskine in Sweden and inviting me to his house. In England: to the Architectural Association, for giving me so many opportunities, and also to the Sergison Bates in London, and to Simon Smithson, for letting me use his family archives. I would also like to outstandingly thank the support from those who were my thesis directors. To José Ramón Moreno, loyal companion on this route, for his advice, motivation and discussions together. Also my special thanks to Hashim Sarkis, for his tireless critical spirit and constant support.
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