Juan Sordo Madaleno
Juan Sordo Madaleno | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1916 |
| Died | March 13, 1985 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Architect |
Juan Sordo Madaleno (Mexico City, October 28, 1916 Mexico City, March 13, 1985) was a Mexican architect.
Biography
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.[1]. 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.[2][3] 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.[4]
External links
- Juan Sordo Madaleno at archINFORM
- Bilder der Werke von Juan Sordo Madaleno at praella.com
References
- ^ Ortrun Engelkraut: Mexikos moderne Architektur: Kunstwerke zum Bewohnen (German).
- ^ Luis Ramón Carazo: Sordo Madaleno (SPanish)
- ^ Fabiola Reyes : Sordo Madaleno y Asociados (Spanish)
- ^ Víctor Cano Sordo: Historia de la Hacienda de La Laja (Tequisquiapan, Qro.) (Spanish)