Jorge Taboda Gallery / Sara Urbaez / March 16, 2018 4:38 PM

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    This rainbow-colored housing development is in Salinas Victoria, a municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.
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    García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    Aerial photographs of Mexico's housing complexes, like this one in the Monterrey suburb of García, show the homes' cramped uniformity in more stark relief.
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    Cadereyta Jiménez, a municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León

    Many of the homes in Mexico's affordable housing complexes, like this one in the Nuevo León municipality Cadereyta Jiménez, don't have much outdoor space.
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    Apodaca, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    These multicolored complexes sit in Apodaca, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico.
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    Escobedo, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    This complex near Monterrey, Mexico fills blocks upon blocks with nearly identical housing.
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    Escobedo, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    Photographer Jorge Taboada says he can appreciate the beauty of the developments' architecture, but he also calls them "sinister paradises."
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    Ecatepec de Morelos, a suburb of Mexico City

    This complex near Monterrey, Mexico has a very *SimCity* look.
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    Escobedo, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    This housing complex sits in Escobedo, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico.
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    Querétaro City, Mexico

    This development in Querétaro City, Mexico barely looks like housing from the air.
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    García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    This *Tetris*-esque development is in García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico.
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    García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    This patchwork of homes sits in García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico.
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    García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

    This aerial photograph shows some incomplete housing units in García, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico.
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    Ecatepec de Morelos, a suburb of Mexico City

    These intricate rows of homes are situated outside Ecatepec de Morelos, a suburb of Mexico City.
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