Travel behind the scenes with authors Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr as they open the doors to Mexico's remote country estates and reveal innovative interiors, artifacts, and antiques that echo the hacienda's original architectural splendor.
Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano? Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda.
Tony used it as a bigger and better version of the original Factory club in Hulme, booking arty bands. Unfortunately, the bands (for the most part) tended to be small while the venue was huge. When you consider how much it cost to run ...
Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano? Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda.
Now in paperback, Lisa St. Aubin de Teran's remarkable and haunting memoir of her years on a vast sugar plantation, deep in Venezuela. 'Astonishing' - Elle
The book's most interesting and innovative element is its emphasis on the way the system of rural economy shaped, and was shaped by, the internal logic of a great spatial system, the region of Guadalajara.
Traveling the country in search of the most significant aspects of Colombia's colonial ranch houses, this book brings to life the convergence of decisive elements of the country's past and tradition.
Having opened the doors to Mexico's restored country estates in their 1999 book The New Hacienda, authors and designers Witynski and Carr invite you in for a closer view of the design details that create the essence of hacienda style.
The Hacienda in Mexico
El Fortín del Cíbolo , the first and largest of Faver's three forts , was built in 1857 and took the form of a quadrangular fortress with two round towers ...
Haciendas features traditional and modern hacienda architecture in Mexico and southwestern United States. Sumptuous photography portrays the increasing fascination with hacienda architecture today, as evidenced by the movement to renovate...