Víctor Legorreta
Víctor Legorreta Hernández (Mexico City, born 10 December 1966) is a Mexican architect, son of the architect Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis.
Víctor Legorreta
- Name
- Víctor Legorreta Hernández
- Born
- 10 December 1966
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Occupation
- architect
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Víctor Legorreta Hernández (Mexico City, born 10 December 1966) is a Mexican architect, son of the architect Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Víctor Legorreta Hernández • Born — 10 December 1966 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Practice — LEGORRETA®
Career
Career
Víctor obtained a degree in architecture from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. After doing summer internships with Leason Pomeroy & Associates in Irvine, United States; Martorell, Bohigas and Mackay in Barcelona, and Fumihiko Maki in Japan, he joined his father at Legorreta Architects in 1989, where they worked together. Two years later he became a partner in Legorreta Architects, (currently LEGORRETA), since 2001 he is a partner, managing and design director. He has lectured at universities and congresses in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Middle East. He has also served on several juries, including the Design Award of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Finished
Finished
• 1993, El Papalote – Children's Museum, Mexico City. • 1994, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Library, Monterrey. • 1998, Televisa Corporate Offices, Mexico City. • 2001, EGADE Business Administration Graduate School ITESM, Monterrey. • 2005, Juárez Complex: Superior Court of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico City. • 2008, The Labyrinth Museum of Arts and Sciences, San Luis Potosi. • 2010, Postgraduate Building, Faculty of Economics, UNAM. Mexico City. • 2011, Zambrano Hellion Medical Center ITESM, Monterrey. • 2016, BBVA Bancomer Headquarter, in partnership with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Mexico City. • 2018, Ruta del Bosque Complex, Mexico. • 2018, Casa Grande, Los Cabos.
Finished
Finished
• 1995, San Antonio Central Library, Texas. • 1997, Schwab Residential Center, Stanford University, California. • 1998, The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California. • 1999, Chiron Life & Science Laboratories, Emeryville, California. • 1999, College of Santa Fe Visual Arts Center, New Mexico, U.S.A. • 2000, Mexican Pavilion Hannover Universal Expo, Germany. • 2001, Zandra Rhodes Museum, London. • 2001, Max Palevsky Residence Hall, Chicago. • 2005, Sheraton Bilbao Hotel, Spain. • 2005, Multiplaza Center, El Salvador • 2007, El Roble Offices, El Salvador and Costa Rica. • 2007, HBKU Texas A&M Engineering College, Doha, Qatar. • 2009, Campus Center & Student Housing for the American University in Cairo, Egypt. • 2009, HBKU Carnegie Mellon College of Business & Computer Science, Doha, Qatar. • 2009, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Texas, U.S.A. • 2011, HBKU Georgetown School of Foreign Services, Doha, Qatar. • 2011, HBKU Student Center, Doha, Qatar. • 2015, Otay: Cross Border Xpress, Tijuana, San Diego, California. • 2016, Highland Hall Residencesfor the Graduate School of Business in Stanford University, California.
Interviews and Conferences
Interviews and Conferences
• Interview to Ricardo and Víctor Legorreta by Warren Orbaugh. Guatemala: New Media, 2007. • Proyecto Nuevo Sur. Monterrey: Nuevo Sur, 2012. • Conference at MEXTROPOLI 2016. México: Arquine, 2016. • El reto de adaptar la tradición a la modernidad. Mexico City: Obras Magazine, 2015. • Víctor Legorreta. Mexico City: Enlace, 2015. • Interview by the Congress Channel. Mexico City: Congress Channel, 2016. • Víctor Legorreta a veces los arquitectos se toman demasiado en serio. Mexico City: ArchDaily, 2017. • Interview by MilenioTV. Mexico City: Milenio Digital, 2017. • La ciudad cada vez más densa. Mexico City: Heraldo, 2018. • Interview at the program “Aquí con Javier Solórzano”. Mexico City: Once Noticias, 2018.
Life and career
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Life and career
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Víctor Legorreta was born on 10 December 1966.
Still in process
Still in process
• Miyana Mixed-Use Complex, Mexico City. • Four Seasons Tamarindo, in partnership with Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo, Jalisco. • Mozaiko Lindavista Complex, Mexico City. • Vidarte Mixed-Use Complex, State of Mexico. • La Gota Mixed-Use Complex, Querétaro. • Puerto Paraíso, Los Cabos. • Elite Residences, Rosedal, Mexico City. • Barrio Santiago Mixed-Use Complex, Querétaro. • Puerta Bajío Mixed-Use Complex, León. • Cantera Complex, Monterrey.
Still in process
Still in process
• Plaza Mexico Residences, Los Ángeles, California. • Hospital in East Africa. • University in East Africa.
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Awards
In 2007, Víctor was distinguished as an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). In 2011 he was named Full Member of the National Academy of Architecture, Chapter Valley of Mexico and in 2012 he became President of the Interclub Mexico for the International Architecture Academy (IAA). Also this year, he was distinguished as Honorary Fellow Member of the Iberoamerican Council of Interior Designers (CIDI). Iberoamerican CIDI Career Development Award of Excellence in Architecture, Interior and Design. And CIDI American Award Architect of the Year as a Professional Mexico – International. In 2018 he received the “CDMX Trajectories” Award from Mexico Design Magazine, for his work on LEGORRETA.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.LEGORRETA Main Page.
- 2.Sánchez, Carmen. El despacho Legorreta, recibió el premio Trayectorias CDMX. 14 September 2018.
- 3.Redacción Obras. El Papalote 'reloaded', reinauguran un Museo del Niño más verde. 8 August 2016.
- 4.Leal, Héctor. Hospital Zambrano Helion, 1 de los 3 mejores de México, según ranking. Tecnológico de Monterrey. 10 April 2018.
- 5.ArchDaily. Torre BBVA Bancomer / Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners + LEGORRETA. 10 February 2016.
- 6.Redacción Obras. Conjunto Ruta del Bosque. 13 July 2018.
- 7.Fulk, Ken. This Víctor Legorreta and Ken Fulk-Designed Party House Is a Tribute to Mexican Modernism. AD Magazine. 10 October 2018.
- 8.Ramírez, Enrique. San Antonio's architecture has a bright future illuminated by a rich heritage. 7 August 2018.
- 9.Villela, Khristaan. A feast for the eyes: The Visual Arts Center and its collections. 4 May 2018.
- 10.Designboom. LEGORRETA completes engineering college in doha with pastel-hued geometric façades. 2018-10-12.
- 11.ArchDaily. HBKU Carnegie Mellon / Legorreta + Legorreta. 12 November 2014.
- 12.ArchDaily. Museo Fort Worth de Ciencia e Historia / LEGORRETA. 10 November 2017.
- 13.ArchDaily. Escuela de Diplomacia de la Universidad de Georgetown / Legorreta + Legorreta. 6 November 2014.
- 14.ArchDaily. HBKU Student Center / Legorreta + Legorreta. 6 November 2014.
- 15.ArchDaily. OTAY Cross Border Xpress / LEGORRETA. 15 December 2016.
- 16.ArchDaily. Residencias Highland Hall en Stanford University / LEGORRETA. 20 December 2016.
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