Federico González Gortázar Explained

Federico González Gortázar
Birth Date:	1935
Birth Place:	Mexico City
Death Date:	8 December 2006
Death Place:	Guadalajara, Jalisco
Parents:	Paz Gortázar Gutiérrez, José de Jesús González Gallo
Spouse:	Gloria Martínez^[1]
Children:	2, Alejandra and Federico
Significant Buildings:	Hotel Misión, Torre Américas, Hotel Suites Bernini, Torre Dorada, all of them in Guadalajara, Jalisco

Federico González Gortázar (1935 – 8 December 2006) was a Mexican architect.

Biography

He studied at the University of Guadalajara, at the Escuela de Arquitectura (School of Architecture) founded by Ignacio Díaz Morales in 1948.^[2] After graduating, he traveled to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, for observing and taking note of the version of modern architecture developed by some Brazilian architects.

See also

• Architecture of Mexico

Notes and References

1. Web site: Federico González Gortázar, nunca uno solo dio a tantos . El Informador . es . 2-B . Navarro de Lemus, Maya . Guadalajara . Unión Editorialista, S.A. de C.V. . 9 December 2006 . 23 June 2024.
2. Web site: De la decadencia tapatía: el mejor edificio de Federico González Gortázar . Palomar, Juan . El Informador . es . 27 December 2013 . 23 June 2024.