The mexico citybased firm, formed by more than seventy people, is currently working on projects both in mexico and abroad. A friend and protege of the great mexican modernist, luis barragan, legorreta founded his own studio in. The pritzker architecture prize is considered the nobel prize of architecture. Ve mas ideas sobre ricardo legorreta, arquitectos y arquitectura mexicana.
Ricardo legorreta 19312011 vislumbres del arquitecto jorge tames y liliana trapaga sec. View the profiles of professionals named ricardo legorreta on linkedin. Ricardo legorretas vocabulary legorreta started his career as a young architect. Ricardo legorreta more known outside of mexico than attolini lack, started working. Mar 18, 2004 ricardo legorreta is without question mexicos most famous living architect. Ricardo legorreta vilchis may 7, 1931 december 30, 2011 was a mexican architect. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and master plans in mexico, the united states of america and some other countries.
Legorretas visit was in conjunction with an exhibit of his work at the bluestar contemporary art center. Ricardo legorreta, architects by ricardo legoretta. Sited between sea and sierra, ricardo legorreta s twelvestory camino real hotel in ixtapa rises out of the tropical wilderness to merge architecture and landscape. Ricardo legorreta, perhaps mexicos bestknown architect, died in mexico city on december 30, 2011. Ricardo legorreta by melissa valdez lamarque on prezi. Ricardo legorreta was born on may 7, 1931 in mexico city, distrito federal, mexico as ricardo legorreta vilchis. Architects sotogrande legorreta house by ricardo legorreta. Ricardo legorreta is the author of ricardo legorreta architects 4.
When ricardo legorreta was asked to create a small mountaintop retreat in northern californias wine country, the mexican architects thoughts went to one of his favorite buildings. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and. The new york times did not publish an original obit, and instead ran a wire article, perhaps because the only project legorreta did in new. Ricardo legorreta is without question mexicos most famous living architect. Ricardo legorreta the architectonic and urban intervention plan for the fishing village of puerto real merge the vernacular, popular and traditional lifestyle of its residents with the artistic, technological and progressive ideas of architecture. After graduating 1953 from the national autonomous university. Denys lasduns residence halls for university of east anglia 1962, norwich, uk and christs college 1966, cambridge, uk, ricardo legorretas hotel camino real 1981, mexico city, and. Remembering architect ricardo legorreta architectural digest. Desde nuestra fundacion en 1965, por ricardo legorreta, noe castro y carlos vargas sr.
His signature use of brilliant saturated reds, purples, and yellows, thicktextured walls of stucco and plaster, and mysterious, lightfilled spaces has earned him a devoted following and a. Early on, he worked for renowned mexican architect jose villagran. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and master plans in mexico, the united states of america and some other countries he was awarded the prestigious uia gold medal in 1999, the aia gold medal in 2000, and the praemium imperiale in 2011. Pdf the legacy of luis barragan morfin in ricardo legorreta and. With an impressive architecture of pure volumes, ricardo legorreta made colours, light and shadow the defining characteristics of his work. After graduating 1953 from the national autonomous. The architectonic and urban intervention plan for the fishing village of puerto real merge the vernacular, popular and traditional lifestyle of its. Ricardo legorreta 19312011 09012012 supervisor registro signatura encabezamiento titulo publicacion descripcion encab. Ricardo legorreta, a designer of buildings that were boldly modern yet deeply rooted in the traditional architecture of his native mexico, died on december 30, at the age of 80. Manual of section by princeton architectural press issuu. Ricardo legorreta the gallery casa del agua 20090805. Ricardo legorreta, architects by ricardo legoretta, hardcover.
Ricardo legorreta the gallery casa del agua 20090805 ric. His signature use of brilliant saturated reds, purples, and yellows, thicktextured walls of stucco and plaster, and mysterious, lightfilled spaces has earned him a devoted following and a distinguished international reputation. He was awarded the praemium imperiale earlier this year. Ricardo legorreta is the most renowned architect working in mexico today.
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