THE ARCHITECTURE OFRICARDO LEGORRETA

ARCH 171 Architecture History II

(Renaissance – 21st Century)

Spring 2005

College of the Sequoias

Division of Industry & Technology

Rolando L. Gonzalez, M. Arch, A.I.A. – Instructor

America Rivas

“This simple design in many ways represents my approach to all design:Respond to what is there in the place; use materials that have integrity and natural richness;

discover what purpose is to be served, and serve it with heart.”

HOW I DESIGN

Light, both natural and artificial, can be sculpture.

CORRIDOR CAMINO REAL

MEXICO CITY

“Color is life, not a complement, but a fundamental element”

“Architecture cannot exist without walls”

“In many of my buildings the patio or courtyard becomes the heart of the building, or a sanctuary within it. Water is life.”

MANTALBAN HOUSE Hollywood, California 1985

Gomez House I, Mexico City 1973

IBM Technical Center, Mexico City, 1977

Lobby Camino Real, Mexico City, 1967

Hotel Camino Real, Ixtapa, 1981Zocalo Condominiums, New Mexico

“The work of Legorreta Arquitectos is not the effort of one man or an architect’s team. It is the result of a group of friends doing

architecture together.”

Born 1931 BA Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 1952 Founded Legorreta Arquitectos 1964 AIA Gold Medalist 2000 Member International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York Honorary Fellow, AIA National Award of Fine Arts, Mexican Government Architect of the Americas Prize, Uruguay Special Advisor for the National Arts and Culture Council, Mexico