Paseo de la Reforma

Greetings, students of urban design and architecture. Today, we embark on an analytical journey down the most significant and visually arresting artery of Mexico City: Paseo de la Reforma. …

Our journey begins at the most beloved and instantly recognizable symbol of Mexico City, the Monumento a la Independencia, universally referred to simply as El Angel. Positioned precisely in the center of a massive traffic…

As we proceed down the wide, comfortable sidewalks of Reforma, we encounter one of the most delightful aspects of living in a major cultural capital: the integration of accessible public art. The local government utilizes this…

We now arrive at the next major focal point along the avenue, the glorieta featuring the Fuente de la Diana Cazadora, or the Fountain of Diana the Huntress. Much like the Angel of Independence, this monument serves as a critical…

Prepare to direct your gaze upward. We have entered the most densely vertical sector of Paseo de la Reforma, a breathtaking canyon of steel and glass that houses the financial and corporate elite of the nation. …

Let us lower our gaze from the towering peaks of the skyscrapers and refocus on the pavement beneath our feet to analyze the complex systems of urban mobility operating along the avenue. Paseo de la Reforma is not merely a…

As we near the grand entrance to Chapultepec Park, our path intersects with one of the most controversial modern monuments in the city: the Estela de Luz, or the Pillar of Light. This towering, slender monument, clad in quartz…

We have completed our analytical stroll along Paseo de la Reforma, arriving at the very gates where Emperor Maximilian intended his grand avenue to terminate. Let us look back along the diagonal slash we have just walked. …