Title & Author:

Ricardo Legorreta, architects / edited with introduction by John V. Mutlow ; principal photography by Lourdes Legorreta.

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1997.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Preface by Ricardo Legorreta.
Includes interview with Ricardo Legorreta.
"List of projects": p. 232-233.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-237).
Introduction : the poetic architecture of Ricardo Legorreta -- Interview with Ricardo Legorreta -- Projects. Legorreta Arquitectos Office, Mexico City, 1996 ; Camino Real Mexico Hotel, Mexico City, 1968 ; MARCO Contemporary Art Museum, Monterrey, Mexico, 1991 ; El Papalote Children's Museum, Mexico City, 1993 ; Cervantes House, Mexico City, 1996 ; Camino Real Ixtapa Hotel, Ixtapa, Mexico, 1981 ; Renault Factory, Gómez Palacio, Mexico, 1985 ; Tech House, Monterrey, Mexico, 1993 ; Montalbán House, Hollywood, California, 1985 ; Pershing Square, Los Angeles, California, 1994 ; Rancho Santa Fe House, Rancho Santa Fe, California, 1987 : Solana, Dallas, Texas, 1991 : IBM National Marketing and Technical Support Center, Village Center and Marriott Hotel ; Greenberg House, Los Angeles, California, 1991 ; Plaza Reforma Office building, Mexico City, 1993 ; House in Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, 1993 ; Monterrey Central Library, Monterrey, Mexico, 1994 ; Bankers Club, Mexico City, 1994 ; City of the Arts, Mexico City, 1994 : School of the Visual Arts, Central Building and Administrative Tower ; Office building in Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 1995 ; San Antonio Main Library, San Antonio, Texas, 1995 ; La Colorada House, Valle de Bravo, Mexico, 1996 ; Casa Jacinta and Víctor, Mexico City, 1996 ; Akle House, Valle de Bravo, Mexico, 1996 ; Metropolitan Cathedral, Managua, Nicaragua, 1993 -- Biography of Ricardo Legorreta -- List of projects.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Ricardo Legorreta is the most renowned architect working in Mexico today. His signature use of brilliant saturated reds, purples, and yellows, thick-textured walls of stucco and plaster, and mysterious, light-filled spaces has earned him a devoted following and a distinguished international reputation. Legorreta's highly personal aesthetic combines a deep appreciation of traditional Mexican architectural elements and culture with a thoroughly modern sense of design that reflects his early training with the Mexican master Luis Barragán. This long-awaited monograph showcases 25 of the architect's most recent and celebrated projects in Mexico, Texas, and California, with stunning color photography throughout and special focus on nine private houses.
An introduction and an interview with Legorreta, a list of projects, and a bibliography provide background and insight into this architect's prolific career.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0847820238 (hc)
9780847820238 (hc)

Subject:

Legorreta Vilchis, Ricardo Criticism and interpretation.
Legorreta Vilchis, Ricardo
Legorreta Arquitectos
Architecture Mexico History 20th century.
Architecture West (U.S.) History 20th century.
Architecture Mexique Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Architecture, Modern 20th century Mexico.
Architecture, Modern 20th century West (U.S.).
Architects Mexico 20th century.
Mexico
West United States

Form/genre:

Interviews.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Added entries:

Mutlow, John V.
Legorreta Vilchis, Ricardo
Legorreta, Lourdes

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191998
Call No.: NA44.L516.23 R5 1997
Status: Available