From Aztec to High Tech: Architecture and Landscape across the Mexico-United States Border (Creating the North American Landscape) (Paperback)

by Lawrence A. Herzog (Author) "It is the 1990s, the Mexico and the United States have begun a journey toward an era of closer ties, spurred on by the North..." (more)
Key Phrases: border architects, transfrontier metropolis, tourism zones, United States, San Diego, Mexico City (more...)

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"Herzog reflects on the two-thousand-mile border between Mexico and the U.S. . .reaching all the way back to Aztec Mexico." -- —Choice

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"A good introduction for the general reader." -- David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal

"Herzog reflects on the two-thousand-mile border between Mexico and the U.S. that stretches between San Diego, California, and Brownsville, Texas... Herzog perceives this area in terms of a crisis of 'space and place,' conveying loss of identity and loss of community. He has personally interviewed architects, investigated buildings, and covered much of the ground of the book, reaching all the way back to Aztec Mexico." -- Choice

"The author creatively captures the tension between memory and futurism, between old and new, and ponders what the twenty-first century will be." -- Joseph L. Scarpaci, Latin American Research Review

"This is a fascinating study, and one that is very relevant to our rapidly evolving age." -- British Bulletin of Publications

"From Aztec to High Tech is full of interest and ideas... Scott's approach is essentially chronological and the geographical range is very broad... [making the book] a much more stimulating read." -- Valerie Fraser, Journal of Latin American Studies

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (March 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080186643X
• ISBN-13: 978-0801866432
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,006,561 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, December 2, 2000

By	Ron Mader "Planeta.com Founder" (Mexico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: From Aztec to High Tech: Architecture and Landscape across the Mexico-United States Border (Creating the North American Landscape) (Hardcover)

(From Planeta.com Journal) - Subtitled "Architecture and Landscape across the Mexico-United States Border, this book is tour-de-force that gives visual explanations of the great changes at the heart of the US/Mexico Borderlands. The book is expertly illustrated with maps and black-and-white photos, but the majority is space has been crafted by the author. It's a wonderful medley of observations, historical anecdotes and interviews with the architects themselves. Highly recommended.