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. He was awarded the praemium imperiale earlier this year. Ricardo legorreta vilchis may 1931 december was a mexican architect. Ricardo legorreta architects edited, with introduction by john v. 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.
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. Ricardo legorreta is the most renowned architect working in mexico today. Zocalo santa fe designed by worldrenowned architect ricardo legorreta. His signature use of brilliant saturated reds, purples, and yellows, thicktextured walls of stucco and plaster, and mysterious. Ricardo legorretas vocabulary legorreta started his career as a young architect. Legorreta, ricardo edificios y proyectos wikiarquitectura. The architecture of ricardo legorreta legorreta vilchis, ricardo, brisker, sydney h. 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 he was awarded the prestigious uia gold medal in 1999, the aia gold medal in 2000, and the praemium imperiale in 2011. Remembering architect ricardo legorreta architectural digest. Ricardo legorreta vilchis, one of contemporary mex ican. The current iteration, designed by mexican architect ricardo legorreta and landscape architect laurie olin, with art installations by barbara mccarren, opened in 1994. You can find out more or switch them off if you prefer. His work merges two of the most representative trends in modern mexican architecture, functionalism and emotional architecture, inherited from his great teachers.
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