Juan Sordo Madaleno
Juan Sordo Madaleno (born October 28, 1916 in Mexico City , † March 13, 1985 there ) was a Mexican architect .
biography
Sordo was one of the most important Mexican architects and worked with well-known architects, including Luis Barragán , José Villagrán García , Augusto H. Álvarez , Ricardo Legorreta , Francisco J. Serrano and José Adolfo Wiechers . Architecturally, he was initially influenced by the Bauhaus style and Le Corbusier . He mainly designed hotel and residential buildings.
In 1937 he founded his architectural office, which is now known as Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos SC . On June 20, 1941, he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado . Their children were José Juan (1942–1974), Magdalena (* 1944) and Javier (* 1956). The latter is also an architect and has headed the architecture office since 1982.
In 1963 he acquired the hacienda of "La Laja" in Tequisquiapan in the Mexican state of Querétaro , where he successfully bred bulls and where the family lived.
Buildings (selection)
- Geological Institute of the UNAM (1950–53)
- La Jacaranda Night Club, Acapulco (1957)
- El Presidente Hotels in Acapulco (1958), Cancun and Mexico City
- Westin Hotels in Los Cabos , Puerto Vallarta
- Camino Real hotel in Huatulco
- Hotel María Isabel (1962; together with José Villagrán García )
- Urban development project Lomas Verdes , Naucalpan (1964–67; project)
- Palmas 555, Mexico City (1975)
Web links
- Juan Sordo Madaleno. In: arch INFORM .
- Images of the works of Juan Sordo Madaleno at praella.com
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- ↑ Ortrun Engelkraut: Mexico's Modern Architecture: Works of Art to Live in , accessed on August 5, 2007.
- ↑ Luis Ramón Carazo: Sordo Madaleno ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 5, 2007.
- ↑ Fabiola Reyes: Sordo Madaleno y Asociados ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 5, 2007.
- ↑ Víctor Cano Sordo: Historia de la Hacienda de La Laja (Tequisquiapan, Qro.) (PDF; 2.1 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sordo Madaleno, Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1985 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |