The architect is Ricardo Legorreta:
Born in 1931, Legorreta received his Bachelor's in 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 offices in the United States. As a teacher, 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, San José de Costa Rica, Santiago de Chile, Vancouver, Toronto, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona, as well as in Japan and more than 30 universities in the United States. Legorreta has received many honors and awards. In January 2000, he was awarded the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Gold Medal, making him the only Latin American to have received this prestigious award. The AIA annually recognizes an architect whose work has had a lasting influence 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, American Institute of Architects; 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.
Legorreta has over 100 design projects to his credit in the United States and Mexico, including the restorations of the Palacio de Iturbide and the San Ildefonso School, Mexico City; the IBM Offices, Mexico City; Master Plan in Valle de Bravo; Solana Complex, Dallas, Texas; Regina Hotel, Cancún; Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey, Mexico; Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, California; the Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua; Pershing Square, Los Angeles; Las Terrazas Office Building, San Luis Potosí; the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City; Monterrey Library, Monterrey, Mexico; Banker's Club, Mexico City; the Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose and the San Antonio Library, Texas.
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