Deep in the Mexican rainforest, a wonderland of elaborate architectural structures lies hidden amongst tropical plants and vines. This garden of earthly delights is Las Pozas, a legacy of a life spent in dedication to the wyrd and fabulous 1/#WyrdWednesday 
Las Pozas, was created by the late Edward James, enormously wealthy British poet and patron-collector of Surrealist art. James’s passion and enthusiasm for Surrealism was matched only by his love of plants. Las Pozas is the simulacrum of these loves 2/
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Glimpses of the concrete stairs, walkways, towers and portals of Las Pozas can be seen amongst the giant tropical leaves of the surrounding forest, hidden like a lost city, and given names like The House with a Roof like a Whale, and The Staircase to Heaven 3/
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It took James from 1949 until his death in 1984, to design and build the concrete structures in the jungle; their fantastical shapes echoing the ruined forms of an ancient fairytale castle, yet also suggestive of a futuristic settlement on some far away moon 4/
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and Julia Faveri for
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More info:
laspozasxilitla.org.mx/en/index.html
wmf.org/project/las-po…
@victordelaqua
and Julia Faveri for
@ArchDailyBR
More info:
laspozasxilitla.org.mx/en/index.html
wmf.org/project/las-po…
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