Ricardo Legorreta
Principal, Legorreta + Legorreta, Mexico City, Mexico
Bio
Born in 1931, Ricardo Legorreta received his Bachelor of Architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico in 1952. After a partnership with José Villagrán, he founded Legorreta Arquitectos in Mexico City, and has since opened o.ces in the United States. As a teacher, Mr. Legorreta has accepted posts at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Universidad Iberoamericana, Harvard University, UCLA, and the University of Texas at Austin. Since 1969, he has lectured in the most important universities of Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan and Costa Rica, as well as in Santiago de Chile, Vancouver, Toronto, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona.
Mr. Legorreta has received many honors and awards. In January 2000, he was awarded the AIA’s Gold Medal which recognizes an architect whose work has had a lasting in.uence on the history and practice of architecture. He was a member of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; an Honorary Fellow, AIA; and a member of the International Academy of Architecture. He received the National Award of the Fine Arts from the Mexican government; Architect of the Americas Prize, Uruguay; and was Special Advisor for the National Arts and Culture Council, Mexico.
Mr. Legorreta has over 100 design projects to his credit, including the restorations of the Palacio de Iturbide and the San Ildefonso School, Mexico City; the IBM O.ces, Mexico City; Regina Hotel, Cancún; Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey; the Cathedral in Managua; Pershing Square, LA; the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City; and the Mission Bay Community Center of the University of California, San Francisco.
