Ricardo Legorreta
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Ricardo Legorreta was a prominent Mexican architect known for his bold use of color, geometric forms, and modernist interpretations of traditional Mexican architecture in public and civic spaces worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ricardo Legorreta canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIA Gold Medal
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National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ UIA Gold Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-05-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-12-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | National Autonomous University of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Legorreta Arquitectos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Legorreta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| founded | Legorreta Arquitectos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ricardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Víctor Legorreta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Luis Barragán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
public and civic buildings
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use of light and shadow in architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement |
Mexican modernism
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modern architecture ⓘ |
| name | Ricardo Legorreta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold use of color in architecture
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modernist interpretations of traditional Mexican architecture ⓘ use of geometric forms ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bishop’s School, La Jolla campus buildings
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Camino Real Hotel Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotel Camino Real, Cancun NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotel Camino Real, Ixtapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua interior remodeling ⓘ Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey (MARCO) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pershing Square redesign, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mexico
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mexico
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
modernist architecture
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regionalist architecture ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Asia
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Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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