Of Rights, Railways, and Reception Rooms

Albert José-antonio López is a PhD candidate in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art at MIT. His research focuses on issues of regional planning, technical language, interdisciplinarity, and the role of public works and communications in 1940-50s mexico. More general interests pertain to the intersections of political economy, landscapes, and their representations in art and architecture. He previously received an MS from the program of Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practice at the GSAPP, Columbia University, and a BArch from the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California.