TTB’s Best Reads

The Traveling Beetle is featured in an absolutely charming piece about the history and legacy of the VW Beetle in Mexico written by Norie Quintos for National Geographic. A wonderful read!

Mexico-based activity operator, The Traveling Beetle, now offers daily architecture tours of Luis Barragán’s masterworks in Mexico City.

This New Yorker story by Alice Gregory, published in 2016 is a must read for those of are interested in Luis Barragán’s life and work.

A interesting hint and selection of architectural “must-sees” in Mexico City by Fabian Dejtiar and Arch Daily.

It is hard to wander around Mexico City without running into Pani’s work. At TTB we once even had our offices in a building he designed. From Tlatelolco to la UNAM, discover a controversial architect that changed the city. A piece by Alberto Lopez in el País (for Spanish readers only, sorry).

Take a Look Inside Mexico City’s Massive, Gorgeous Library by Rebecca OCONNEL. A look into the the Vasconcelos library. Published in Mental Floss in June 2015.