Julia Cooke » Art, Architecture and Design http://www.julia-cooke.com freelance journalist, specializing in culture, architecture, design and art, based in Mexico City. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:52:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Introducing: Alejandro Campins http://www.julia-cooke.com/2010/07/uncategorized/introducing-alejandro-campins/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2010/07/uncategorized/introducing-alejandro-campins/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:22:21 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=491 A painter’s whimsical mind captures the surrealism of the quotidian in Havana.

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]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2010/06/art-architecture-and-design/art/bringing-new-art-to-old-havana/feed/ 0 Q&A with Mexican Architect Derek Dellekamp http://www.julia-cooke.com/2010/01/art-architecture-and-design/qa-with-mexican-architect-derek-dellekamp/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2010/01/art-architecture-and-design/qa-with-mexican-architect-derek-dellekamp/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:45:20 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=469 Dellekamp has designed everything from funky cantinas and private apartment complexes to social housing projects in difficult areas; read this interview to find out how both types of commissions shape his practice.

Interview with Derek Dellekamp (PDF: English)

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2010/01/art-architecture-and-design/qa-with-mexican-architect-derek-dellekamp/feed/ 0 Latin American Collectors http://www.julia-cooke.com/2009/12/art-architecture-and-design/latin-american-collectors/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2009/12/art-architecture-and-design/latin-american-collectors/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:38:48 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=460 A short story on the upsurge of prominent collectors of contemporary art in Latin America.

Collector Focus: Latin America (PDF: English)

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2009/12/art-architecture-and-design/latin-american-collectors/feed/ 0 The Monocle Mexico Survey 2009 http://www.julia-cooke.com/2009/05/art-architecture-and-design/the-monocle-mexico-survey-2009/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2009/05/art-architecture-and-design/the-monocle-mexico-survey-2009/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 17:02:46 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=359 A national survey of Mexico’s key economic, cultural and design forces. In addition to the odd statistic (know that one of every five Mexicans has regular access to the internet? Or that ten Mexicans have fortunes of over $1bn and one has a fortune of $60bn?), I contributed the supplement’s section on architecture & design.

Monocle Mexico National Survey (PDF, English) Page 1 Page 2

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2009/05/art-architecture-and-design/the-monocle-mexico-survey-2009/feed/ 0 Small Island, Big Art http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/art/small-island-big-art/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/art/small-island-big-art/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:21:39 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=311 Collectors are opening their eyes– and wallets– to Cuba’s new wave of talent. 

Art Basel Miami Beach Magazine, December 2008 (English, PDF)

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/art/small-island-big-art/feed/ 0 Designer Identikit: Nel Collective http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/designer-identikit-nel-collective/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/designer-identikit-nel-collective/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:19:17 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=307 A lively interview with Nel Collective, one of Mexico City’s first experimental design groups.

Azure, November/December 2008 (PDF Page 1) (PDF Page 2)

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/designer-identikit-nel-collective/feed/ 0 Studio City- Power of Three http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/studio-city-power-of-three/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/studio-city-power-of-three/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:14:31 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=304 Three cities top the list of Monocle’s new design destinations: Mexico City, Marseille, and Asahikawa. These cities are waking up to the power of design, tapping into its potential to boost international reputations, local economies and communities.

Monocle, December 2008 (English, PDF)

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/12/art-architecture-and-design/studio-city-power-of-three/feed/ 0 Reforma Movement http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/10/art-architecture-and-design/reforma-movement/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/10/art-architecture-and-design/reforma-movement/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:30:22 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/?p=236 These days, Mexico City’s iconic Paseo de la Reforma avenue is returning to its roots, undergoing an unlikely transformation into the city’s new luxury residential corridor.

Metropolis Magazine, October 2008 (link)

]]> http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/10/art-architecture-and-design/reforma-movement/feed/ 0 Baby you can drive my… http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/09/art-architecture-and-design/baby-you-can-ride-my%e2%80%a6/ http://www.julia-cooke.com/2008/09/art-architecture-and-design/baby-you-can-ride-my%e2%80%a6/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:19:31 +0000 admin http://www.julia-cooke.com/compendium/?p=44 Everyone from artists and designers to MIT scientists and Toyota engineers is striving to sustainably reinvent the wheel. A short round-up of the funky zero-emission transportation options sprouting up around the globe.

Azure, September 2008 (PDF Page 1) (PDF Page 2)

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