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Legorreta + Legorreta : new buildings & projects : 1997 - 2003 / Editorial coordination : Laura Laviada-Checa

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Rizzoli , 2004, c2003Description: 301 p. : illus. ; 32 cmISBN:

9780847825981

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DDC classification:

REF 720.972 LEG

LOC classification:

NA759.L44 A4 2004

Summary: Ricardo Legorreta is without question Mexico's most famous living architect. Rizzoli published the first volume of his work in 1997, which featured such landmarks as his legendary Camino Réal Hotel in Mexico City, actor Ricardo Montalbán's home in Hollywood, and the Pershing Square redevelopment in downtown Los Angeles. Now in practice with his son Victor, Legorreta continues to expand his firm with new projects throughout the world. There are new houses in Israel, Miami, Brazil, Japan, Reno, Hawaii, California, and, of course, Mexico. Among the thirtyfive projects shown in this volume, the reader will also see the new Visual Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, and the Zandra Rhodes Museum in London. Legorreta is an architect's architect, admired and respected for his ability to create completely modern buildings that remain timeless and classic.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 720.972 LEG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003506

Ricardo Legorreta is without question Mexico's most famous living architect. Rizzoli published the first volume of his work in 1997, which featured such landmarks as his legendary Camino Réal Hotel in Mexico City, actor Ricardo Montalbán's home in Hollywood, and the Pershing Square redevelopment in downtown Los Angeles. Now in practice with his son Victor, Legorreta continues to expand his firm with new projects throughout the world. There are new houses in Israel, Miami, Brazil, Japan, Reno, Hawaii, California, and, of course, Mexico. Among the thirtyfive projects shown in this volume, the reader will also see the new Visual Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, and the Zandra Rhodes Museum in London. Legorreta is an architect's architect, admired and respected for his ability to create completely modern buildings that remain timeless and classic.

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