Sociedad Mexicana de Urbanismo, Boletín Nos. 1 & 2

Mexico City: Sociedad Mexicana de Urbanismo, 1962. 71 and 70 pp. Light shelfwear to covers, slight loss at top right corner of wrapper of no. 1, one page with inner margin annotation in pencil, oxidation from paper clip affixing a contributor’s business card to front wrap of no. 2; overall very good. Item #10620

Both issues of the journal of the Mexican Society of Urbanism, published in 1962. Founded in 1958, the Society was the first professional association of urban planners in Mexico,and a major force in the institutionalization and professionalization of urban planning in the country. These two issues of the Society’s journal— the only two recorded issues—include essays on the history of Mexico City’s built environment and planning regimes, proposals for social and worker’s housing development, and studies of the planning and architecture of other Latin American cities. Profusely illustrated with diagrams, maps, and graphics.

An important and rare document of the consolidation of urban planning as a profession and discourse in Mexico.

OCLC locates six holdings of any issue as of November 2026.

Price: $450.00