Oscar Hagerman

by Miguel Andriá

Internationally recognized Mexican architect and designer Oscar Hagerman has
been referred to as the architect of the people. Working with Mexico s indigenous
peoples for over 50 years, his vision and design is an ingenious combination of
traditional aesthetics and contemporary technology. This long-awaited survey
presents Hagerman s life work in three thematic his early residential
designs in Mexico City and Valle de Bravo, which incorporate rural architectural
elements; projects built throughout rural communities and the Mexican states
of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Puebla, including his excellent furniture designs made
by noted manufacturers and artisanal furniture-production cooperatives; and
lastly, Hagerman s long teaching career and recent research on rural housing,
community-based involvement, do-it-yourself construction, and the use of regional
materials. A unique look at a visionary architect who understands people, culture,
community and the land they live on.

256 pages, Hardcover

Published February 10, 2015