Excerpt from the notebook "Deux faits" by Alberto Cruz Covarrubias. Alberto Cruz C. Archive.
Alberto Cruz’s drawings are the clearest manifestation of his radical ideals regarding education and the colorful aesthetic he also captured in his architectural work. He documented his capacity for observation—in both line and word—across more than two thousand notebooks and various drawing formats.
This edition of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] explores various approaches to architecture and the city through the lens of architectural drawing. This semester, the lectures will focus on the section—the representation of a building cut vertically. This tool not only reveals the structure of a work for construction purposes but also illustrates the relationship between interior and exterior space, the scale of volumes, circulation, and light.
For the second time at Frieze Masters—one of the most exclusive and significant global events—Galeria MaPa, founded by Marcelo Palotta, arrives with a heightened sense of responsibility. During the gallery's previous participation, the program earned MaPa the title of best curatorial project from the prestigious portal Art News.