Contemporary CDMX Tour

CDMX

Contemporary

México City has experienced an economic boom in the last 2 decades; going from a chaotic, polluted, dangerous city into a cultural/shopping heaven with world class architecture, restaurants and museums becoming a heaven for digital nomads; so get ready to explore the first world side of the Mexican capital.

Time period: 2010s-now

Movie/book: Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas (1999)/

Soundtrack: Tom & Collins/Natalia Lafourcade’s music

Fashion: accents in neon colors, blazer, plus a Mexican pashmina

Budget:

Satélite image of Mexico City from Google Maps

This tour would take you through the western side of the city where many condominiums, offices, and malls have been built in recent years and where upcoming and stablished architects have changed the skyline of the city. The area is characterized by skyscrapers, buildings with odd shapes and traffic. After Santa Fe runout of space, the city turn to Granada (the new Polanco) to make way for more office buildings; and Paseo de la Reforma transformed from a government/millionaires row into a corporate/financial hub. Fernando Romero Alberto Kalach, Michel Rojkind are among the national architects that have reached stardom while David Chipperfield, Richard Rogers and Cesar Pelli are among the stablished ones who have modernize the city. The tour suggest visiting a movie theater, mall and library in the morning; skyscrapers and 2 small contemporary museums in the afternoon; and a night walk plus dinner around Plaza Carso/Granada.