agustín hernández

ARCHITECTURE interview by ALEPH MOLINARI photography by OLIVIER ZAHM shot at the amalia hernández house, mexico city a visit to the legendary 97-year-old mexican architect agustín hernández in the house he designed in 1973 for his sister amalia hernández. mixing brutalism and post- modernism, he incorporates elements of pre-hispanic heritage and plays with elementary geometrical forms to develop his singular style of tectonic architecture. his iconic projects include a zapotec-inspired military academy and his brutalist studio called praxis in mexico city. ALEPH MOLINARI — Do you see architecture as a form of art or sculpture? AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ — For me, architecture has to arrive at the level of art. By being elevated to the level of aesthetics, it becomes a work of art, not just a construction. ALEPH MOLINARI — And how do you achieve this? AGUSTÍN HERNÁNDEZ — By thinking. I don’t have a particular style. Each work that…