Purple Magazine
— The Mexico Issue #36 F/W 2021
agustín hernández
ARCHITECTURE
interview by ALEPH MOLINARI
photography by OLIVIER ZAHM
shot at the amalia hernández house, mexico city
a visit to the legendary 97-year-old mexican architect agustín hernández in the house he designed in 1973 for his sister amalia hernández. mixing brutalism and post- modernism, he incorporates elements of pre-hispanic heritage and plays with elementary geometrical forms to develop his singular style of tectonic architecture. his iconic projects include a zapotec-inspired military academy and his brutalist studio called praxis in mexico city.
ALEPH MOLINARI — Do you see architecture as a form of art or sculpture?
AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ — For me, architecture has to arrive at the level of art. By being elevated to the level of aesthetics, it becomes a work of art, not just a construction.
ALEPH MOLINARI — And how do you achieve this?
AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ — By thinking. I don’t have a particular style. Each work that…
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MEXICAN ARCHITECT AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ
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AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ HOUSE, MEXICO CITY, BUILT BY AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ IN 1973 FOR HIS SISTER AMALIA, A CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND FOUNDER OF THE BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO
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AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ HOUSE, MEXICO CITY, BUILT BY AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ IN 1973 FOR HIS SISTER AMALIA, A CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND FOUNDER OF THE BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO