At the end of the 1970s the Centro Cultural Universitario (University Cultural Center) was built south of the famous Ciudad Universitaria (University City) of Mexico. It is located in the neighborhood of El Pedregal de San Ángel, a residential colonia in the south of Mexico City. The urbanization of this neighborhood was carried out under the impulse of Luis Barragán, in the mid 1940s. However, the architect wanted the urbanization of the site to be in harmony with its ecosystem. Indeed, the neighborhood of el Pedragal is located on a lava field formed by an eruption of the nearby volcano Xitle, around 5000 BC. Thereby the unfamiliar and deserted land became a privileged but fragile place.

In 1977, the rector of the Centro Cultural Universitario announced the launch of the project Centro de Espacio Escultórico, a sculptural space center. Under the direction of Federico Silva, the objective is to combine the aesthetics of the plastic arts and its geometric lines with the natural environment. Located in the ecological reserve of el Pedragal, the Espacio Escultóric continues the idea inspired by Barragán. 
The intervention in the landscape aims to invite 6 sculptors Federico Silva, Helen Escobedo, Hersúa, Manuel Felguérez, Mathias Goeritz and Sebastián and to stage a contemplation of the beauty inside and outside the place. The project is largely influenced by minimal and land art combined with pre-Hispanic circular structures and their representations of the cosmos.