Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
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Pedro Ramírez Vázquez is a late twentieth century Mexican
architect
. He was born in Mexico City
. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet Carlos Pellicer.
Vázquez earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from UNAM
in 1943. He was responsible for the construction of some of Mexico's most emblematic buildings. He is known to be a modern architect with influences from the European modern movement, Latin American modern architects and precolumbian cultures. Concrete is the material he uses most often.
He developed a system to construct schools in rural areas, constructing thousands of schools in Mexico and abroad. The UNICEF has used such system.
He was the president of the organizing committee of the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the World Cup in 1970. He was a pioneer in Mexico of modern graphic design, with the design of the Olympic image. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee.
He has won several awards including the National Arts Award in 1973, Cemex Award in 2003.
He was ministry of public infrastructure and human settlements during president's José López Portillo government.
He was founder and rector of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. He was part of the faculty of the UNAM
and holds honorary degrees (doctor honoris causa) granted by several universities including the UNAM
.
Some relevant projects include:
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet Carlos Pellicer.
Vázquez earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
in 1943. He was responsible for the construction of some of Mexico's most emblematic buildings. He is known to be a modern architect with influences from the European modern movement, Latin American modern architects and precolumbian cultures. Concrete is the material he uses most often.
He developed a system to construct schools in rural areas, constructing thousands of schools in Mexico and abroad. The UNICEF has used such system.
He was the president of the organizing committee of the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the World Cup in 1970. He was a pioneer in Mexico of modern graphic design, with the design of the Olympic image. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee.
He has won several awards including the National Arts Award in 1973, Cemex Award in 2003.
He was ministry of public infrastructure and human settlements during president's José López Portillo government.
He was founder and rector of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. He was part of the faculty of the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
and holds honorary degrees (doctor honoris causa) granted by several universities including the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
.
Projects
- Estadio AztecaEstadio AztecaEstadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
- National Anthropology MuseumMuseo Nacional de AntropologíaThe Museo Nacional de Antropología is a national museum of Mexico. Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Calle Mahatma Gandhi within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, the museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the pre-Columbian heritage of...
- Modern Art Museum in Mexico City
- Museum of the Templo Mayor.
- Tijuana Cultural CenterTijuana Cultural CenterThe Tijuana Cultural Center opened its doors October 20, 1982, with over a million visitors a year. This touristic attraction has been the main center for the regional arts, and represents one the most important in the northwest of the country...
- The new Basilica of Guadalupe
- Estadio CuauhtémocEstadio CuauhtémocEstadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla, Puebla .The stadium, which has a capacity of 42,648 seats, is the home of Puebla F.C., it's one of the best and very historical football stadium in Mexico, being currently the fifth biggest stadium in Mexico in term of its capacity. It belongs to...
in PueblaPuebla, PueblaThe city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded... - Auditorio Siglo XXI in PueblaPuebla, PueblaThe city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
- The Foreign Affairs Secretariat tower in TlatelolcoTlatelolco (Mexico City)Tlatelolco is an area in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, a square surrounded on three sides by an excavated Aztec archaeological site, a 17th century church called Templo de Santiago, a former convent, and office complexes that used to belong to...
. - Medicine School Building UNAM.
- Legislative Palace of San Lázaro (Mexican Hose of Representatives)
- Amparo Museum, in Puebla, Mexico.
- Japan Embassy in Mexico
- Omega corporate building.
- Chapel of Guadalupe Virgin inside St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.
- Museum of Black Cultures, Dakar, Senegal
- International Olympic Committee headquarters, Lausanne.
- Olympic Museum, Lausanne.
- Presidential House in Costa Rica.
- Nubia Museum, Egypt.
- Mexico pavilion in New York world's fair.
- Mexico pavilion in Brussels world's fair.
- Mexico pavilion in Seville world's fair.
- International Olympic Committee pavilion in Seville world's fair.