Ricardo Legorreta Explained

Ricardo Legorreta
Birth Name:Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis
Birth Date:May 7, 1931
Birth Place:Mexico City
Alma Mater:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Significant Design:Landscaping and brightly colored Cubist designs

Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (May 7, 1931 – December 30, 2011)[1] was a Mexican architect. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and master plans in Mexico, the United States and some other countries.

He was awarded the prestigious UIA Gold Medal in 1999,[2] the AIA Gold Medal in 2000, and the Praemium Imperiale in 2011.

Life and career

Ricardo Legorreta was born on May 7, 1931, in Mexico City. He studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he graduated in 1953. After working for ten years with José Villagrán García, he established his own office in 1963.[3]

Architectural expression

Legorreta was a disciple of Luis Barragán and carried Barragan's ideas to a wider realm. Barragan, in the 1940s and 1950s amalgamated tradition and the modern movement in architecture yet his work is mostly limited to domestic architecture. Legorreta applied elements of Barragan's architecture in his work including bright colors, play of light and shadow, and solid Platonic geometric shapes. One of the important contributions of Legorreta has been the use of these elements in other building types such as hotels, factories as well as in commercial and educational buildings. His most famous works are the Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City, the IBM Factory in Guadalajara and the Cathedral of Managua.

Works

In Mexico City

Other cities in Mexico

United States

Central America

Other countries

Other Recognition

In 2000, Legoretta received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[8]

In 2002, Legoretta received the Order of Isabella the Catholic granted by the government of Spain.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/819517.html El Universal: Hijo de Legorreta afirma que murió tranquilo
  2. http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/england/Menu-5/2-palmares.html UIA homepage: Laureates
  3. http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/england/2aag1.htm UIA: 1999 Gold Medalist Jury Citation
  4. Web site: CasaReyna. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170307051540/http://www.casareyna.com/en/historia.php . 2017-03-07 .
  5. Web site: Hotel Camino Real Monterrey.
  6. Web site: Chiron Life Sciences Center. 2022-02-03. www.tutorperini.com.
  7. Web site: Tom Bradley Legacy Foundation at UCLA: Tom Bradley Gallery at UCLA International Center. www.tombradleylegacy.org.
  8. Web site: Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement . www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.

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