Here are some of the most outstanding recent projectsby Mexican architects and designers such as Jose deYturbe, Manuel Mestre, Luis Barragán, and RicardoLegorreta. The diverse traditions of Mexico&rsquo;s architecturaland design history are reflected and re-createdin their work: the mysterious monolithic architectureof the pre-Columbian era; the baroque, tile-cladcathedrals of the Catholic conquistadors; and therugged character and massive proportions of thecolonial hacienda.<br /><br />To the three defining elements of Mexican architecture&mdash;the wall, the courtyard, and the ubiquitous useof color&mdash;this new generation has brought excitinginnovations of scale and texture, creating spaces ofmassive volume and surfaces of exposed adobe, rustedsteel, and weathered timber and stone.