AV Monographs 274 - Colectivo C733

The Mexicans Colectivo C733 have found in the ideas of Eladio Dieste a constant source of inspiration: in their a rational approach to the use of materials, their respect for human effort, and their way of understading the project as a perfectly orchestrated symphony. This philosophy has enabled them to build more than fifty projects across Mexico in just five years, in the context of an ambitious government strategy to improve infrastructures and public spaces in vulnerable contexts. Thanks to a millimetric coordinatoin and a shared view of social innovation and sustainability, C733 has managed to turn each intervention into an example of architecture committed to the environment and the community. This issue features a selection of fifteen projects that reflect the diversity, scale, and impact of their work. Aside from these, it also includes the largest and most recent: Jaguar Park, a large-scale landscaping design on the Caribbean coast, a vast project that integrates environmental conservation, cultural activation, and community involvement, proposing a sustainable and collaborative management model to preserve the natural and cultural heritage.