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Ricardo Legorreta

Born: 1931 | Mexico City, Mexico

Died: 2011 | Mexico City, Mexico

Awards: UIA Gold Medal (1999), AIA Gold Medal (2000), Praemium Imperiale (2011)

Projects: Pershing Square Los Angeles, San Antonio Public Library, Torre BBVA Bancomer, Centro Comercial Multiplaza Panamericana, New Cathedral of Managua

Camino Real, Mexico City, Mexico (1968)

Camino Real by Ricardo Legorreta © Hectormtz CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (1991)

Monterrey Art Museum by Ricardo Legorreta © JavierDo CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Managua Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Managua, Nicaragua (1993)

Managua Cathedral by Ricardo Legorreta © feinteriano CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Pershing Square, Los Angeles, California (1994)

Pershing Square by Ricardo Legorreta photo by Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Conjunto Residencial Pasaje Santa Fe (Conjunto Santa Fe), Mexico City, Mexico (1994-1995)

Conjunto Santa Fe by Ricardo Legorreta © ProtoplasmaKid CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

University of Chicago Max Palevsky Residential Commons, Chicago, Illinois (1998-2001)

Max Palevsky by Ricardo Legorreta © Mx Granger CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Water Mirror (Plaza del Agua fountain), Mexico City, Mexico (2003)

Water Mirror by Ricardo Legorreta © Italiaugalde CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Hotel Melia Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain (2004)

Hotel Melia Bilbao by Ricardo Legorreta © Zarateman CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas (2009)