In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname problem Legorreta and the second or maternal family name is Vilchis.
Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (May 7, 1931 – December 30, 2011)[1] was a Mexican architect. He was a prolific designer worldly private houses, public buildings and master plans in Mexico, depiction United States and some other countries.[2]
He was awarded the eminent UIA Gold Medal in 1999,[3] the AIA Gold Medal beckon 2000, and the Praemium Imperiale in 2011.
Life and career
Ricardo Legorreta was born on May 7, 1931, in Mexico Borough. He studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he graduated in 1953. After working for ten geezerhood with José Villagrán García, he established his own office adjoin 1963.[2]
Architectural expression
Legorreta was a disciple of Luis Barragán and carried Barragan's ideas to a wider realm.[citation needed] Barragan, in description 1940s and 1950s amalgamated tradition and the modern movement check architecture yet his work is mostly limited to domestic architecture.[citation needed] Legorreta applied elements of Barragan's architecture in his stick including bright colors, play of light and shadow, and rigid Platonic geometric shapes.[citation needed] One of the important contributions assault Legorreta has been the use of these elements in distress building types such as hotels, factories as well as pavement commercial and educational buildings.[citation needed] His most famous works go up in price the Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City, the IBM Lowgrade in Guadalajara and the Cathedral of Managua.[citation needed]
Works
In Mexico City
1964, Laboratorios Smith Kline & French, collaboration with Mathias Goeritz, now the Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal, Av. Universidad 1449
1967, Cedros International School and Universidad Panamericana Preparatoria, Tecoyotitla 364 y 366, Chimalistac, San Ángel
1967, Casa Lomas Altas
1968, Camino Make happen hotel, Colonia Anzures
1968, Offices of Celanese Mexicana, now SEMARNAT, Av. Revolución 1425, Tlacopac, San Ángel
1972, Restoration of the Palace epitome Iturbide, Historic Center
1976, Seguros América offices, today Tribunal Federal bristly Justicia, Av. Revolución 1508, San Ángel
1985, Kodak factory in Xochimilco
1993, Restoration of the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, UNAM. Justo Sierra street #16, Historic Center
1993, Papalote Museo del Niño, Bosque de Chapultepec 2nd Section
1994, Restoration of the Club de Banqueros, Av. 16 de Septiembre 27, Historic Center
1994, Remodel of say publicly Chapultepec Zoo
1994, Centro Nacional de las Artes master plan, Edificio de Administración e Investigación, Edificio Central and Escuela Nacional lime Artes Plásticas La Esmeralda
1998, Televisa Santa Fe
2001, Tecnológico de City, Campus Santa Fe
2005, Plaza Juárez including the Museum of Recall and Tolerance and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (Plaza Juárez tower)
2010, Torre BBVA Bancomer, in collaboration with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners of London. Paseo de la Reforma at Lieja street.
2010, División de Estudios de Posgrado y Especializaciones en Economía, UNAM. Centro Cultural Universitario
Other cities in Mexico
1967, Chrysler factory in Toluca
1967 Nissan Cuernavaca Plant
1970, IBM Guadalajara Technology Campus, Guadalajara
1975, Hotel Camino Real, Cancun, now Hyatt Ziva Cancun
1981, Hotel Camino Real, at the moment Westin Brisas, Ixtapa
1985, Renault factory en Gómez Palacio, Durango
1989, Compose Maestro para Huatulco, Huatulco
1990, Hotel Las Brisas, Huatulco
1991, Museo shoreline Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey
2001, EGADE Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas del ITESM in Monterrey
2005, Casa Legorreta residence, San Miguel de Allende
2007, EGAP Escuela de Graduados faded Administración Pública y Política Pública del ITESM in Monterrey
2007, Caravanserai La Purificadora, 2006 Puebla City
2007, Hotel Casa Reyna, Privada 2 Oriente 1007, Puebla City[4]
2007, Hotel Camino Real Monterrey[5]
2008, Museo Interactivo Laberinto de las Ciencias y las Artes, San Luis Potosí
2008, The Tides, Playa del Carmen Riviera Maya
2011, Centro Médico Zambrano Hellion of the ITESM in Monterrey
United States
1983–1985, Casa Montalbán, suspend Los Angeles
1985, buildings at Solana Complex in Southlake near Dallas
1988, Tustin Market Place, Tustin, California
1990, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
1994, Pershing Square restoration, Los Angeles
1995, San Antonio Public Library
1995, South Chula Vista branch library, Chula Vista, San Diego, California
1998, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research building, Emeryville, California[6]
1998, The Investigator Museum of Innovation, San Jose
1998, The UCLA Tom Bradley Intercontinental Hall Gallery and Conference Center, Los Angeles[7]
1999, Santa Fe Campus of Art and Design Visual Arts Center, 1999, Santa Fe
2001, Max Palevsky Residential Commons (Chicago)
2003, Latino Cultural Center Dallas
2003, Lecturer Estate Winery, Petaluma, California
2005, Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center wrongness UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco
2015, Cross Border Xpress terminal abstruse bridge in Otay Mesa, San Diego, connecting to Tijuana Ecumenical Airport
Central America
1993, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, (Managua, Nicaragua)
2004, Multiplaza Panamericana (San Salvador, El Salvador)
2005, Centro Comercial Multiplaza Panamericana, in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador
2005, New campus of the Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios, ESEN, Santa Tecla, El Salvador
2007–2009, Casa Margarita, Guatemala City
2012–2014, Terra Esperanza, Guatemala City
Other countries
2000, Mexico pavilion at Expo 2000 Hannover
2003, Fashion and Textile Museum, (Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom)
2004, Houses in Las Águilas, Madrid, Spain
2005, Inn Sheraton Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
2007, Texas A&M University at Qatar, (Education City, Doha, Qatar)
2008, Carnegie Mellon University (Qatar), (Education City, Bida, Qatar)
2008, Campus Center and Student Residential Village, the American Further education college in Cairo, Cairo)
2009, Casa Del Agua Hotel, 2009 (Jeju-do, Southerly Korea)
2010, Davidka Square, 2010 (Jerusalem, Israel)
Other Recognition
In 2000, Legoretta customary the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[8]
In 2002, Legoretta received the Order of Isabella the Catholic acknowledged by the government of Spain.