No need to tear down walls, says James Eddy ... "You're able to use specific (Mexican) colors and concepts in most any space," says Steven House, of House + House Architects in San Francisco.

Sometimes Barragán also used blue walls to extend the cloudless sky in patios or for interior spaces. But the intense colors cannot be taken for granted. Mexico’s harsh sunlight requires the ...

Police in Mexico City have gone from hunting vandals down to escorting artists whose work thrives on the streets to walls where they can paint free of the pressures of illegal activity.