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Border Library and Public Park

Firm LocationMexico City, Mexico
CompanyFernanda Canales
Lead ArchitectFernanda Canales
Design TeamFernanda Canales; Ángela Vizcarra, Alberto García Valladares, Rodrigo Ducoing, Yazmin Hernández, Alexis Morales, Christian Ortega, Paulina del Castillo, Lucero Arenas, Julio Romero
ClientSEDATU
Projecthttps://fernandacanales.com/proyectos/%E2%81%A0biblioteca-y-parque-publico-fronterizos/?lang=en
Project Videohttps://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6xbjhan66hblz2hrkq6oe/BIBLIOTECA-Y-PARQUE-P-BLICO-FRONTERIZOS.MP4?rlkey=irvr00m547ahllib0v42w9239&dl=0

The library is located next to the Agua Prieta and Douglas border crossing in the Sonoran Desert, through which approximately six thousand people pass daily, who lacked a shaded space, a place to sit, or a bathroom. This construction approaches the border wall in an unprecedented way and creates an open elevated walkway that serves as a gateway to the city of Agua Prieta, Sonora. The library, elevated by arches, becomes a public stage for binational events and opens towards the park to transform a desolate place into a recreational and cultural space.