Oscar Hagerman

Internationally recognized Mexican architect and designer Oscar Hagerman hasbeen referred to as the architect of the people. Working with Mexico s indigenouspeoples for over 50 years, his vision and design is an ingenious combination oftraditional aesthetics and contemporary technology. This long-awaited surveypresents Hagerman s life work in three thematic blocks: his early residentialdesigns in Mexico City and Valle de Bravo, which incorporate rural architecturalelements; projects built throughout rural communities and the Mexican statesof Oaxaca, Chiapas and Puebla, including his excellent furniture designs madeby noted manufacturers and artisanal furniture-production cooperatives; andlastly, Hagerman s long teaching career and recent research on rural housing,community-based involvement, do-it-yourself construction, and the use of regionalmaterials. A unique look at a visionary architect who understands people, culture,community and the land they live on.