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'''Juan Sordo Madaleno''' ([[Mexico City]], October 28, 1916 [[Mexico City]], March 13, 1985) was a Mexican architect.
'''Juan Sordo Madaleno''' (October 1916 in [[Mexico City]] – 12 March 1985 in Idem) was a Mexican architect.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Sordo Madaleno was one of the most important Mexican architects of his era. He worked with other renowned architects, including [[Luis Barragán]], [[Jose Villagran Garcia]], [[Augusto H. Álvarez]], [[Ricardo Legorreta]], [[Francisco J. Serrano]] and [[José Adolfo Wiechers]].
Sordo was one of the most important Mexican architect and worked with renowned architects, including [[Luis Barragán]], [[Jose Villagran Garcia]], [[Augusto H. Álvarez]], [[Ricardo Legorreta]], [[Francisco J. Serrano]] and [[José Adolfo Wiechers]]. Architecturally, he settled initially by the [[Bauhaus]] style and influence of [[Le Corbusier]]. He designed especially hotels and residential buildings.<ref name="Ortrun Engelkraut">Ortrun Engelkraut: [http://www.mexiko-travelnews.de/frs.html?http://www.mexiko-travelnews.de/kultur/architektur/index.html ''Mexikos moderne Architektur: Kunstwerke zum Bewohnen''] (German).</ref>. 1937, he founded his architectural firm, which is now under the Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos SC is known. On 20 June 1941 he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado. The marriage was the joint children Juan José (1942–1974), Magdalena (* 1944) and Javier (* 1956) showed.<ref name="Luis Ramón Carazo">Luis Ramón Carazo: [http://www.dynaware.com.mx/DynaFlash/DF%20-%20SordoMadaleno.htm ''Sordo Madaleno''] (SPanish)</ref><ref name="obras">Fabiola Reyes : [http://www.obrasweb.com/art_view.asp?seccion=Portada&cont_id=1613 ''Sordo Madaleno y Asociados''] (Spanish)</ref> The latter is also an architect and heads since 1982, the architectural firm. 1963, he earned the Hacienda "La Laja" in Tequisquiapan in the Mexican state of Querétaro, where he successfully bred bulls and the family then lived.<ref name="La Laja">Víctor Cano Sordo: [http://www.bisabuelos.com/lib/lalaja.pdf ''Historia de la Hacienda de La Laja (Tequisquiapan, Qro.)''] (Spanish)</ref>


Architecturally, he settled initially in the [[Bauhaus]] style and influence of [[Le Corbusier]]. He designed especially hotels and residential buildings.<ref name="Ortrun Engelkraut">Ortrun Engelkraut: [http://www.mexiko-travelnews.de/frs.html?http://www.mexiko-travelnews.de/kultur/architektur/index.html ''Mexikos moderne Architektur: Kunstwerke zum Bewohnen''] (German).</ref>
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* [http://photoblog.parella.com/?cat=138 Bilder der Werke von ''Juan Sordo Madaleno''] at ''praella.com
In 1937, he founded his architectural firm, now known as the Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos SC.

==Family==
On 20 June 1941 he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado. Their children are: José Juan(1942–1974), Magdalena (born 1944) and Javier (born 1956).<ref name="Luis Ramón Carazo">Luis Ramón Carazo: [http://www.dynaware.com.mx/DynaFlash/DF%20-%20SordoMadaleno.htm ''Sordo Madaleno''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425181835/http://www.dynaware.com.mx/DynaFlash/DF%20-%20SordoMadaleno.htm |date=2009-04-25 }} (SPanish)</ref><ref name="obras">Fabiola Reyes : [http://www.obrasweb.com/art_view.asp?seccion=Portada&cont_id=1613 ''Sordo Madaleno y Asociados''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309032645/http://www.obrasweb.com/art_view.asp?seccion=Portada&cont_id=1613|date=2009-03-09}} (Spanish)</ref>

Their son Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas is also an architect and heads since 1982, the architectural firm. In 1963, he earned the Hacienda "La Laja" in Tequisquiapan in the Mexican state of Querétaro, where he successfully bred bulls and the family then lived.<ref name="La Laja">Víctor Cano Sordo: [http://www.bisabuelos.com/lib/lalaja.pdf ''Historia de la Hacienda de La Laja (Tequisquiapan, Qro.)''] (Spanish)</ref>

== Important work ==
* 1951 — ''Cine Ermita'' - Mexico City
* 1954 — ''Cine París'' - Mexico City
* 1958 — ''Contigo'' Tower (formerly named ''Torre Anáhuac'') - Mexico City
* 1959 — ''Hotel El Presidente'' - Acapulco
* 1958 — ''Cabaret La Jacaranda'' del ''Hotel El Presidente'' (in collaboration with Félix Candela) - Acapulco
* 1960 — ''Merck-Sharp & Dohme Factory'' - Mexico City
* 1961 — ''María Isabel Hotel'' - Mexico City (in collaboration with José Villagrán García)
* 1961 — ''San Ignacio de Loyola Church'' - Mexico City
* 1962 — ''Cartuchos Deportivos de México'' (in collaboration with Félix Candela) - Cuernavaca
* 1964 — ''Palacio de Justicia'' - Mexico City (in collaboration with José Adolfo Wiechers)
* 1969 — ''[[Plaza Universidad]]'' - Mexico City
* 1969 — ''El Presidente'' ''Hotel'' - Cozumel
* 1971 — ''[[Plaza Satélite]]'' - Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan
* 1974 — ''El Presidente Hotel'' - Cancun,
* 1975 — ''Palmas 555'' - Mexico City
* 1976 — ''Centro Corporativo Bancomer'' - Mexico City
* 1977 — ''Hotel Presidente InterContinental'' - Mexico City
* 1980 — ''[[Perisur]]'' - Mexico City

==See also==
*[[:Category:Modernist architecture in Mexico|Modernist architecture in Mexico]]


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Latest revision as of 04:45, 8 November 2024

Juan Sordo Madaleno
Born(1916-10-28)October 28, 1916
Mexico City
DiedMarch 13, 1985(1985-03-13) (aged 68)
Mexico City
Alma materUNAM
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMagdalena Bringas Aguado (1941–1985; his death)
ChildrenJose Juan Sordo Madaleno Bringas, Magdalena Sordo Madaleno Bringas, Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas
AwardsHonorary Fellow AIA
BuildingsMaría Isabel Hotel, Palacio de Justicia, Palmas 555

Juan Sordo Madaleno (October 1916 in Mexico City – 12 March 1985 in Idem) was a Mexican architect.

Biography

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Sordo Madaleno was one of the most important Mexican architects of his era. He worked with other renowned architects, including Luis Barragán, Jose Villagran Garcia, Augusto H. Álvarez, Ricardo Legorreta, Francisco J. Serrano and José Adolfo Wiechers.

Architecturally, he settled initially in the Bauhaus style and influence of Le Corbusier. He designed especially hotels and residential buildings.[1]

In 1937, he founded his architectural firm, now known as the Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos SC.

Family

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On 20 June 1941 he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado. Their children are: José Juan(1942–1974), Magdalena (born 1944) and Javier (born 1956).[2][3]

Their son Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas is also an architect and heads since 1982, the architectural firm. In 1963, he earned the Hacienda "La Laja" in Tequisquiapan in the Mexican state of Querétaro, where he successfully bred bulls and the family then lived.[4]

Important work

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  • 1951 — Cine Ermita - Mexico City
  • 1954 — Cine París - Mexico City
  • 1958 — Contigo Tower (formerly named Torre Anáhuac) - Mexico City
  • 1959 — Hotel El Presidente - Acapulco
  • 1958 — Cabaret La Jacaranda del Hotel El Presidente (in collaboration with Félix Candela) - Acapulco
  • 1960 — Merck-Sharp & Dohme Factory - Mexico City
  • 1961 — María Isabel Hotel - Mexico City (in collaboration with José Villagrán García)
  • 1961 — San Ignacio de Loyola Church - Mexico City
  • 1962 — Cartuchos Deportivos de México (in collaboration with Félix Candela) - Cuernavaca
  • 1964 — Palacio de Justicia - Mexico City (in collaboration with José Adolfo Wiechers)
  • 1969 — Plaza Universidad - Mexico City
  • 1969 — El Presidente Hotel - Cozumel
  • 1971 — Plaza Satélite - Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan
  • 1974 — El Presidente Hotel - Cancun,
  • 1975 — Palmas 555 - Mexico City
  • 1976 — Centro Corporativo Bancomer - Mexico City
  • 1977 — Hotel Presidente InterContinental - Mexico City
  • 1980 — Perisur - Mexico City

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ortrun Engelkraut: Mexikos moderne Architektur: Kunstwerke zum Bewohnen (German).
  2. ^ Luis Ramón Carazo: Sordo Madaleno Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (SPanish)
  3. ^ Fabiola Reyes : Sordo Madaleno y Asociados Archived 2009-03-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  4. ^ Víctor Cano Sordo: Historia de la Hacienda de La Laja (Tequisquiapan, Qro.) (Spanish)
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