Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (April 16, 1919 – April 16, 2013)
Retrieved 2013-04-16. was a Mexican

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. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet

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. Ramírez Vázquez earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from

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(UNAM) in 1943. He was responsible for the construction of some of Mexico's most emblematic buildings. He was a modern architect with influences from the European modern movement, Latin American modern architects and precolumbian cultures. Concrete is the material he used 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 member of the International Olympic Committee. He won several awards including the National Arts Award in 1973, Cemex Award in 2003 and IDSA's Special Award in 1969 for notable results, creative and innovative concepts and long-term benefits to the industrial design profession, its educational functions and society at large. He was minister 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 received various honorary degrees (doctor honoris causa) granted by several universities including the UNAM. The ''

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'' wrote that "Ramirez Vazquez was known for stunningly original designs that blended a European modernist sensibility with pre-Columbia aesthetics."

Most representative honours

* 1956 Honor Award from the International Festival of Architecture and Monumental Art in Paris, France, for the exhibition and book four thousand years of Mexican architecture * 1958 Golden Star, World's Fair and Expo Brussels, Belgium. By the Mexico Pavilion * 1960 Grand Prix XII Milan Triennale by the project Aula Bed prefabricated * 1965 Grand Prize and Gold Medal VIII Bienal de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil, by the National Museum of Anthropology. * 1969 Jean Tschumi Prize, for his career, awarded by the International Union of Architects * 1969 Special Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America for excellence in the design of the identity of the

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in Mexico * 1973 National Prize for Arts granted by the government of Mexico * 1983 First place and a gold medal for his work in favor of urban development in Mexico, awarded by the International Academy of Architecture in Sofia, Bulgaria * 1985 Medal of Honor and Merit Officer of the Mexican Red Cross * 1988 Athletic Sports Medal Government of China, Taiwan, with his background in pro sports * 1988 Gold Medal by the FIFA for the Azteca Stadium * 1989 Medal and Diploma Architecture Biennale for the project at the Universidad Iberoamericana, awarded by the International Academy of Architecture * 1994 Emeritus Citizen Recognition granted by the Advisory H.Consejo Mexico City * 1994 National Architecture Award by the Government of Mexico * 1996 Grand Prix at the International Architecture Merit, awarded at the Fourth Biennial Boliviana de architecture in La Paz, Bolivia * 1996 Recognition Architect of America, the Pan American Federation of Architects, Brasilia, Brazil * 1996 Olimpiart Award by the International Olympic Committee * 1996 Silver Tower, awarded by the cultural divide AC Torre paper, journalistic institution * 1996 Honorary Member of the Association of Architects of the Nicaraguan Association of Engineers and Architects * 1996 National Steel Award for the house that grows, awarded by the National Chamber of the Iron and Steel * 1998 Honorary Member of the Higher Colleges of Architects of Spain Council * 2001 AGHA Award for his contribution to KAN Muslim architecture with the project of the Museum of Nubia, Egypt * 2003 CEMEX Life and Work Award in recognition of his career * 2003 Honorary Life President of Mexico-Israel Cultural Institute * 2008 Heberto Castillo Award, given by the Government of Mexico City in recognition of his merits in urbanism

Most relevant official awards

* 1953 Honorary Member of the AIA (

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) * 1958 Award in degree of Knight of the Order of the Crown of King

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* 1965 Academic Grade of the National Academy of History and Geography * 1966 Emeritus Member of the Mexican Society of Architects and the College of Architects of Mexico * 1968 Grand Officer of the Royal Order of

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, Sweden * 1968

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recognition for his outstanding work in the promotion of

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* 1968 Partner of Honor by the Association of Industrial and Graphic Designers of Mexico, AC * 1968 Diploma of honor for outstanding services to sport by the International Shooting Union * 1968 Honorary Member of the Club of Journalists of Mexico * 1968 Recognition rank of Grand Chief of

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* 1969 inscription of his name in the golden book of Israel * 1969 Grand Officer of the

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* 1970 Award capable of shining star of the

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* 1970 Commander of the Order of the Crown of Belgium * 1974 Honorary Member of the Colombian Society of Architects * 1974 Academic Advisor of the Mexican Academy of the Mexican Academy of Sports Law * 1975 Commander of the Order of the Lion in

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* 1976 Member of the College of Architects of

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* 1978 Gold Medal of the Academy of Architecture in France * 1978 Commander of Arts and Letters by the

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* 1978 Grand Gold Medal for European excellence, awarded by the

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* 1979 Grand Cross of Civil Merit awarded by the Kingdom of Spain * 1980 Member of the Academy of Architects of France * 1981 Order of Merit of the

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* 1981 Grand Medal of the City of Paris (Echelon Vermeil) * 1982 Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star, Sweden * 1983 Honorary Member of the Society of Architects in

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* 1994 Centennial Medal of the

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* 1995 Olympic Order by the

* 1996 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit by the government of

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Honoris Causa

* 1969 Autonomous University of Guadalajara,

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* 1969 Autonomous University of the Americas,

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* 1982 Pratt Institute,

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, United States * 1990 Autonomous University of Colima,

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, Mexico * 1995 Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico * 1998 National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico * 1999 Anahuac University, Mexico * 2008 Autonomous University of the State of Morelos,

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, Mexico

Humanism

Pedro Ramirez Vazquez has focused his professional activity as a form of service that enriches the lives of its recipients with his architectural work, his dreams, or with his activity in other areas as organizer of the

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, as a public servant or person humanist conviction. In the

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created the advertising program for peace and identity link between the cultures of young people participating countries. He thought it was more important to leave a legacy of peace in which young people would identify the traits that unite them and that they meet not only to compete, but to appreciate how every aspect and resources of their time are likely to be applied to keep hope alive for peace; for this reason, among others, Ramírez Vázquez promoted and managed that the

withdrew the invitation for the Olympic Committee of

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to participate in the games in solidarity with the marginalized minority of people who lived in that country. He included in the official movie game (produced by the organizing committee), the scene of the award of the 200 freestyle planes in which

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and John Carlos raised his fist in protest, demanding greater equality for the

of the African American population in the United States (this against the wishes of the President of the

, and the then Mexican members of that body). In the

for the first time, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez wanted to give women an important place in the celebration of the games. The

were the first in which a woman lit the Olympic fire in the stadium. He managed that the then

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and

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, participated under one anthem, and under the same flag, in the context of a

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with radically opposing positions, Ramírez Vázquez managed to find common ground between them, and because of this, the Mexico 1968 Olympics were the only time during the period of the Cold War, that the two German Nations were united in their identity elements, which were their official anthem and flag. He also managed that the Spanish Olympic Committee delegation participated in the games, when Mexico had no relations with the government of

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and the Spanish Republican Government in exile, laid in

. This was able, thanks and through Ramírez Vázquez´s management with the Republican government in exile. He organized the children's painting festival for children around the world to come together and express themselves through art. He organized the youth camp for the young people around the world so that they could come together with the purpose of enriching each other by understanding their traditions, so that they would know each other better than they did before. He also organized numerous events of coexistence, and cultural enrichment for the youth and human genetics program. The exhibition space of knowledge and exposure on the application of nuclear energy to the welfare of mankind, so that young people knew of the cultures of young people from other parts of the world, and achieved thus better understand each other. He organized the exhibition of popular atesanías, the world festival of folklore, international gathering of poets, meeting the international festival of arts, international meeting of sculptors, and exhibition of masterpieces of world art. It organized a film festival whose theme was the "mission of youth". In 1968, he chaired in Mexico Pro Defense Committee of the Jewish minority in the

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. As president of the International Cultural Commission of the

, he proposed in said organism, the rescue of the Olympic Truce, and proposed to invite

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winners to the

Urbanism

* 1943 Urban Study

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, Mexico (first thesis on urbanism that was presented at the School of Architecture, and with which he qualified as an architect) * 1948 master plan study for the Border

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, Mexico * 1953 regulatory plan

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, Mexico. It was intended to meet, define and regulate the structure of the city. * 1958 study coordinator of the Planning Commission of the Council for Economic and Social Planning, discusses the problems of

and proposed solutions captures part of the studies and the general population. Delivers the document on the organization of the

proposed a package solution, and complementary solutions (in the campaign of Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos). On his appointment as Chief CAPFCE not followed up on the proposal. * 1960 Remodeling of Dolores Hidalgo,

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, Mexico, restoration of facades regulates the use of advertisements, and all rehabilitated urban infrastructure: water, sewage, electricity, telephones, floors etc., for the 150th anniversary of the National Independence of Mexico. * 1968 Along with

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, brings art to urban scale with the Route of Friendship, or "Ruta de la Amistad", road that connected the

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with Cuemanco Channel Mexico. * 1970 Member of International Planning Committee of the City of

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(A body that determined the urban development of the city). * 1970 AURIS Coordinator (Institute of Urban Action and Social Integration), creation of the City of Cuautitlan Izcalli,

. * 1970 Urban planning and design for the new capital of

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(formerly the capital of Tanzania was

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), providing location applicable to the area of government solutions. * 1971 Urban art in signaling paths, parks and urban renewal in

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(Paseo Tollocan, Valle Lerma, and several other zones, required urban signs in

). ("Project sources and sculptures" was planned in order to adorn the industrial zone of Paseo Tollocan. In the "Paseo Tollocan" Ángela Gurria sculptures were placed, with topics related to

)´s typical handicrafts. * 1976 Faced with the problem of concentration and dispersion of the population and urban growth in the country, he was appointed head of the SAHOP, (Ministry of Human Settlements and Public Works), for plans that will guide a balanced urban development, directing work and public services to encourage decentralization of public agencies, especially the

* 1978 February 4, PRV presents the "National Urban Development Plan" to the President of the Republic, and the governors, who express their willingness to fulfill the plan, and are committed to expanding, or updating urban development laws in a period not exceed one year. * 1979 Second Session of the Republic,

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, Mexico, governors report that they have fulfilled their commitment to expand or add your state laws for urban development. Promise to present its state urban development plan at the next meeting. * 1980 On February, in the port of

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, Mexico, the third meeting of the republic is carried out. The Governors report that they have formulated 31 state urban development plans. Representatives of the country's authorities are committed to make all municipal plans. * 1981 On February, at the fourth meeting of the republic, in

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, Mexico, the municipal authorities of the country realize the termination of 2,377 municipal urban development plans, elaborated with the auto planning. They agree to formulate plans for 462 major population centers of Mexico. * 1982 During the fifth meeting of the republic is reported to have completed the urban development plans of population centers,

, Mexico. Plans of urban zones, located in two or more entities Mexico were also completed. * 1977-1982 Remodeling of the historic center of the

blocks comprising 668 buildings of historical interest, as monuments, streets, squares etc. Buildings were acquired entity, the former Convent of Jesus Maria, the former convent of St. Agnes, the headquarters of the Royal and Pontifical University, the House of Ajaracas, several buildings seminar, the House of Tithe, and the hospital is the Holy Trinity. Restoration work on the Cathedral and Sacred Metropolitano. The urban landscape project included works to restore the integrity of the facades, and construction levels. Another issue that was addressed was the valuable monuments of the Historical Center, who saw their integrity affected by differential subsidence of soil, for example, the Temple of the Most Holy, the Loreto, the La Soledad, the church of Santa Teresa Antigua, and the group of the temples of San Juan de Dios, and the Plaza de la Santa Veracruz. * 2000 Urban Development Program of Greater

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, Mexico.

Some of his projects

Some relevant projects include:

In the world

* 1958 Mexico Pavilion at the World

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. * 1958 Hall Bed and prefabricated schools in India,

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and Italy. * 1962 Mexico Pavilion at the

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. * 1964 Mexico Pavilion at the World Exposition

. * 1965 Seminar Leopards town Rocklands project with Arch. Jorge Basurto and Jesus Aguiga,

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. * 1971 The Museum of Black Cultures in

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. * 1975 Government Buildings for the new capital of

. * 1976 Casa Presidencial in

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

. * 1977 Benito Juarez Community Academy in Chicago, Illinois, United States * 1982 Monument to Fray Anton de Montesinos,

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. * 1984 Museum

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. * 1986 Headquarters Building

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Switzerland. * 1988 Museum

, Switzerland. * 1989 The shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the St. Peter and

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. * 1992 Pavilion

at the Universal Exhibition of

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, Spain * 1992 Mexico Pavilion at

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. * 1994 Latin American and the Caribbean to the "University of the West Indies", with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano.

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In Mexico

* Elementary School 1943, Banda Sea No. 18,

. * 1943 Elementary School, Baffin Sea No. 3,

. * 1943 Baffin Sea Primary School No. 4,

. * Elementary School 1943 Gulf of California,

. * Schools in 1944 in the towns of Tabasco and Tamulté Atasta

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. * 1950 Elementary School, Colonia Morelos

. * 1951 Elementary School El Pipila, with Arq. Horacio Boy,

. * 1952 National School of Medicine, with Arqs. Roberto Alvarez Espinosa, Ramon Torres Martinez and Hector Velazquez,

. * 1952 The National School of Medicine Ciudad Universitaria, UNAM (now

Faculty of Medicine A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, ...

)

. * 1954 The building of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Mexico) , Secretariat of Labor,

. * 1955 - 1957 Markets La Lagunilla,

Tepito Tepito is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, a Boroughs of Mexico, borough of Mexico City bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1 and Eje 2. Most of the neighborhood is taken up by th ...

, Coyoacan,

Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco ( ; ; from ''wikt:azcapotzalli, āzcapōtzalli'' “anthill” + ''wikt:-co, -co'' “place”; literally, “In the place of the anthills”) is a Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. Azcap ...

, San Pedro de los Pinos and another 10 more. * 1957 Northeastern University City (Master Plan) with Arch. Rafael Mijares,

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

. * 1958 Hall Bed and prefabricated schools in Mexico, and 17 countries in Latin America (more than 150, 000 units in Mexico in 1958-1976). * 1959 System Construction of the rural school. They have built thousands of schools with this system in Mexico and abroad. The

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

adopted this construction system. * 1959 Elementary School S.T.P.S (Attached to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare), with Arch. Rafael Mijares,

. * 1959 College of Physical Education, with Arch. Rafael Mijares,

. * 1959 Rural Schools in Zapotzingo and Nacajuca, Tabasco. * 1960 National School Kindergarten Educating City,

. * 1960 Juárez Institute of Durango with Arch. Rafael Mijares. * 1960 Gallery of History, Museo del Caracol,

. * 1963 Elementary and Secondary School "Central Pedagogical Child" (INPI). * 1963 Heroes Elementary School and Kindergarten Freedom,

. * 1964 Elementary School Earth and Freedom,

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...

. * 1964 Anne Frank School, San Angel,

. * 1964 High School No. 2, Street Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. * 1964 National Museum of Anthropology,

. * 1964 Museum of Art and History of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. * 1964 Museum of Modern Art in Mexico , Museum of Modern Art,

. * 1964 Elementary School, Col. July 7. * 1964 Elementary School, Col. Lomas de Sotelo. * 1964 Elementary School No. 273, Col. Ex checkpoint Vallejo. * 1964 Elementary School, Col. Valentin Gomez. * 1964 School, Col. Aviacion. * 1964 Elementary School, Col. Jose Maria Pino Suarez. * 1964 School in the center,

Tacubaya Tacubaya is a Poverty in Mexico, working-class area of Mexico City in the borough of Miguel Hidalgo, D.F., Miguel Hidalgo. The ''colonia (Mexico), colonia'' Tacubaya and adjacent areas in other colonias are collectively referred to as Tacubaya. ...

* 1964 Elementary School in Observatory,

* 1964 School Uxmal,

* 1965 Tower of Tlatelolco, building of the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco and its surroundings in the Place of the Three Cultures (Before building of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

)

. * 1965 Centro Escolar Revolution project with Arch. I. Ordorica. * 1966

Azteca Stadium Estadio Azteca () (officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium ...

. * 1967 Cuauhtémoc Stadium,

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

. * 1969 Irish College, with Arch. Rafael Mijares, and Ing. Guillermo Ballesteros,

* 1972 Housing Unit El Rosario (in collaboration with the architects

Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon The name ''Teodoro'' is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Theodore. People Given name * Teodoro Alcalde (1913–1995) * Teodoro Ardemans (died 1726) * Teodoro Borlongan (1955–2005) * Teodoro Buontempo (1946–2013) * Teodoro Cano ...

and

Ricardo Legorreta Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (May 7, 1931 – December 30, 2011) was a Mexican architect. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and master plans in Mexico, the United States and some other countries. He was awarded the pres ...

)

. * 1973 Municipal Palace Cuautitlan Izcalli, his explanda and several projects that were unpublished as the Building Tree and monumental statues and out of the municipality, with the letters CI embracing all lanes of Highway Mexico Querétaro. * 1974 The Master Program Units

Iztapalapa Iztapalapa () is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City, located on the eastern side of the city. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa (officially Iztapalapa de Cuitláhua ...

and

Xochimilco Xochimilco (; ) is a borough () of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the precolonial period. Today, the borough cons ...

of Autonomous Metropolitan University. * 1974 Irish College, San Pedro Garza Garcia,

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

. * 1974 Autonomous Metropolitan University, Founder, President, and Architectural Design, with Arch. David Muñoz, (Unit

and

)

. * 1975 Embassy Japan in Mexico,

. * 1976 Liceo Mexicano Japonés * 1976 The New Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (in collaboration with Arqs. Gabriel Chavez de la Mora and José Luis Benllioure.) City from Mexico. * 1980 Legislative Palace of San Lazaro (official site of the

Chamber of Deputies of Mexico The Chamber of Deputies ( Spanish: , ) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, the bicameral parliament of Mexico. The other chamber is the Senate. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Article ...

)

. * 1980 - 1981 Institute for Historical Research and Documentation (Annex to the Cloister of Sor Juana) with Arqs. Rafael Mijares, and Andrew G. Giovanini * 1982 Centro Cultural Tijuana,

Tijuana Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...

. * 1984 The Torre Axa (formerly Torre Mexicana),

. * 1984 Project

Iberoamericana University The Ibero-American University (), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'', is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican province of the Society of Jesus (Je ...

, in collaboration with the architects Rafael Mijares, Andres Serrano and Francisco G. Giovanini * 1984 Building Omega,

. * 1986 Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Tocumbo,

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

. * 1987 Templo Mayor Museum,

. * 1987

Amparo Museum The Museo Amparo, located in the historic center of Puebla (city), Puebla City, is one of the most important historical museums in Mexico. It was inaugurated in 1991 and sponsored by the Amparo Foundation, which was founded in 1979 by Manuel Espi ...

. * 1993 Industrial Technical School UANL Alvaro Obregon, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano.

Nuevo Leon Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to: * Nuevology, California, a town in California, United States * Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin * Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico * "Nuevo", Spanish-langu ...

. * 1994 Marist University (Master Plan) "Y" in the Ajusco, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano,

. * 1994 Marist University (Master Plan) in the Ajusco Tulips, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano,

. * 1995 Marist University (Master Plan) National Canal,

Tláhuac Tláhuac is a Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City, located in the southeastern edge of the entity. Though Tláhuac still contains rural communities within its borders, mostly in the southern and eastern p ...

, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 1995 Marist University (Master Plan) Eje 10 Sur,

, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 1996 - 2000 Infotecas of the Autonomous University of Coahuila on their campuses:

Monclova Monclova (), is a city and the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census, the city had 231,107 inhabitants. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and ...

and

Tower A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...

, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 1997 Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merida. * 1999 Info Center of the University of Monterrey, Andrés Giovanini G Santa Lucia River project, Monterrey, with Arch., And Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 1999 Autonomous University of

"Seminars Unit" with the Arch. Andrés Giovanini g, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano.

. * 2004 Auditorio Siglo XXI

. * 2008 Autonomous Metropolitan University (Tower I Project), with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 2008 International Convention Center

Chetumal Chetumal (, , ; , ) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the List of states of Mexico, state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo, Municipality of Othón ...

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 administrative divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into municipalities of ...

. * 2008 Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Master Plan

Cuajimalpa Cuajimalpa de Morelos (; more commonly known simply as Cuajimalpa) is a Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. It is located on the west side of the city in the Sierra de las Cruces mountains which separate ...

, with the Arch. Andrés Giovanini G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 2010 Presidents Museum Coahuila,

. * 2009 Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Master Plan Lerma, with Arqs. Giovanini Andrew G, and Javier Ramirez Campuzano. * 2011 City Theatre in

Piedras Negras Piedras Negras may refer to: * Piedras Negras, Coahuila, a city in the state of Coahuila, Mexico ** Piedras Negras Municipality, a municipality in Mexico, with the center in the eponymous city * Piedras Negras (Maya site) Piedras Negras is the ...

(2011).

Representative Unrealized projects

* 1961 Headquarters Building

Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party (, , PRI) is a List of political parties in Mexico, political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 as the National Revolutionary Party (, PNR), then as the Party of the Mexican Revolution (, PRM) and fin ...

(PRI). * 1962 Border Museum of Matamoros,

, Mexico. * 1969 Source of Olympism

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

. * 1971 Symbol Tower office, Cuautitlan Izcalli,

. * 1972 Building International Trade Center, and Public Square in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, France. * 1973 Museum of Anthropology,

Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

. * 1975 National Museum of Iran.

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. * 1975 Ecumenical Church in Cancun,

, Mexico. * 1979 Museum

Avery Brundage Avery Brundage (; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972, the only American and first non-European to attain that position. Brundage is remembered as a z ...

, Olympia,

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. * 1979 Square Urban Rescue Isabel the Catholic, Mexico. * 1981 Mexican Cultural Center,

Managua Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

. * 1982 Project Arche de la Defense,

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France. * 1982 Project to the Parc De La Villette,

, France. * 1985 Expansion Project

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

, France. * 1989 Project Museum

Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens ...

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

. * 1989 Monumental Cruz de Manzanillo,

, Mexico. * 1993 Eagle Tower,

Paseo de la Reforma Paseo de la Reforma (literally "Promenade of La Reforma, the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Maximilian of Mexico, Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig d ...

, Mexico. * 1995 National Museum of Korea,

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

. * 1997 cultural and multipurpose center,

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...

Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, ...

. * 1997 Expansion Project Sanctuary of

Our Lady of Fatima Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" Places * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France Other uses * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a governm ...

Fatima Fatima bint Muhammad (; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. * 1999 Zoo Jalapa,

, Mexico. * 1999 Cathedral of Christ the King,

, Mexico. * 2000 Square Mariana,

. * 2004 Project to the Olympic Stadium

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, China. * 2008 Project Bicentennial Monumental Arch,

Main achievements in design

* 1952 Club America logo FC (being Miguel Ramírez Vázquez President of the Club). Cartel oficial Juegos Olímpicos México 1968, con sello y firma de registro de derecho de author * 1952 Design Exhibition for the Pan American Congress of Architects. * 1957 Corporate image of the Office of Architects Ramírez Vázquez and Mijares. * 1958 Design museology Mexico Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in

, Belgium (won the gold star of the show). * 1960 With Julio Prieto and Carmen Antunes, design Museology at the National Gallery of History (Museo del Caracol). * 1962 Design museology Mexico Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is the List of municipalities in Washington, most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the List of Unit ...

, United States. * 1964 With Mario Vazquez and Alfonso Soto Soria, museum planning and design of the National Museum of Anthropology and History. * 1964 With Ruth Rivera, planning and design museum Musée National d'Art Moderne. * 1967 Corporate identity of the Third International Sports Week. * 1968 Creator of

Mexico 68 The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

identity program and famous logo and strategic planning for the

in Mexico, covering

graphic design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of ...

, furniture design and urban signage, exhibition design, film section, mass media advertising campaign, design of ceremonies, design Publishing, PR campaign, planning the route of the Olympic torch, etc. * 1970 Corporate image of the Mexican Institute of Child Welfare. * 1970 Commissioned by Guillermo Canedo, realization of typography for the logo Mexico 70. *1970 Different designs of silverware for TANE, Mexico. * 1971 Signalling Design and Urban Furniture for

Tollocan ride, and various municipalities of the

State of Mexico The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the mo ...

. * 1972 Furniture Design for Lopez-Morton SA. * 1972 Grupo

Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

Corporate image. * 1972 Corporate image of the College of Civil Engineers of Mexico. * 1973 Corporate image of the Autonomous Metropolitan University. * 1974 Corporate Image Bank Atlantic. * 1974 Corporate image of Hellenic Cultural Institute. * 1974 Corporate image for Fertilizers of Central America SA. * 1975 Corporate image La Salle University. * 1975 Corporate image design, advertising and strategic communications for the presidential campaign of Lic. José López Portillo. * 1975 Corporate image of Cementos APASCO. * 1976 Corporate image DYNAMICS (Alpha Group). * 1976 Corporate image BANCAM SA (Monterrey). * 1976 Corporate image SICARTSA. * 1977 Corporate image Sports Forecast for Public Assistance. * 1977 NOVA Corporate image (Alpha Group). * 1977 Corporate Image for the National Sports Institute. * 1980 Wallpaper Design for Living Council of FAO,

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Italy. * 1985 Logo for the Mexican Health Foundation AC. * 1985-1988 Designs printed on silk to the

, Switzerland. * 1986 Design and development of urban atmospheres for the World Cup, and the

Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca () (officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium ...

. * 1992 design museum Mexico Pavilion of the Universal Exhibition 92

Sevilla Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville ...

, Spain. * 1997 With Iker Larrauri, planning and design museum Nubia Museum in

Aswan Aswan (, also ; ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract. The modern city ha ...

Culture,

. * 2007 Museografía exposure Latin Migration for Universal Forum of Cultures,

. * 2010 logo Coahuilenses Presidents Museum,

. * Until 2012, since 1956, different works in editorial design. * Up to 2013 from 1969, designed glassware for Cristaluxus

, Mexico, DAUM (France) and own. There are parts of his own in the Museums of DAUM, (Nancy, France), Museum of Glass Monterrey, Mexico Museum of Death (

Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is pre ...

), Mexico, Museo Amparo (

), Mexico Olympic Museum (

, Switzerland), Ski Museum Hollmenkollen, (

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, Norway), STAUBO Museum Collection (

Hamar Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...

, Norway)

Furniture design

The creative spirit of Pedro Ramírez Vázquez was not limited to architecture, because it also included furniture design, both indoors as urban furniture. This activity began in the 1950s, with the design of a wooden chair with leather. In the early 1970s, he developed a line of furniture in steel plate with different finishes, covering indoor and outdoor chairs, coffee tables and dining room tables. All in different designs, shapes and sizes, and some wooden furniture. With the same concept in steel plate designed benches for urban accessories, among them several models "you and me", or love seat characteristic can be found in the City of

Yucatán Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. ...

, in Mexico. These designs also include street signs in large format, designs that were applied in the

, during the government of Professor Carlos Hank Gonzalez. It was at this time when equipal contemporary designs inspired by traditional Mexican equipal, showing its principle expressed in current form, the cultural constants regarding typical furniture. These designs are still valid, now the Civic Plaza of the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico, is equipped with this type of seats. In turn, the furniture Ramirez Vazquez is now known in the design world of interior design, as it has been released by the magazine ''Wallpaper'', ''

New York Post The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates three online sites: NYPost. ...

'', ''Metropolis'' Magazine, ''Architectural Digest'', ''

Paris Match ''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly gossip magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. ''Paris Match'' has been considered "one of the world's best outlets for photojournalism". ...

'', ''The Editor at Large'', and the ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

''. Its main selling points are found in the United States.

Art Object in glassware

In 1965, when Ramírez Vázquez designed the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, then Secretary Don.

Antonio Carrillo Flores Antonio Carrillo Flores (June 23, 1909 – March 20, 1986) was a Mexican statesman, born in Mexico City. He was the second son of composer Julián Carrillo Trujillo, and older brother of Nabor Carrillo, rector of the National University and a ...

commissioned to design glassware for such dependence. Inspired by the "Glass pulquero of Tlatelolco" PRV designed crystal glasses with a similar shape, making a cut that similar to the shape of a

maguey Maguey may refer to various American plants: * Genus ''Agave'', especially ** Species ''Agave americana ''Agave americana'', commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asp ...

. From this design, he defined that working with glass was just as "making

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

with light", as it is a material in which transparency all sides are visual at the same time, and depending on the cuts, reflexes are variable by the appearance of a piece of

Glass Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline solid, non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparency and translucency, transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window pane ...

, according to the view as it looks and the lighting it receives. He had a shop called "Cristal-Art" and installed a cutting workshop in his office, which still remains operating, and continues to produce Ramírez Vázquez´s designs, given that he left many of them in sketch. His pieces of art object in

crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...

, have been requested as awards from various institutions, such as Nadro, ANTAD, The

, the WBC, the Mexican Foundation Health, etc. For its quality, there have been exhibitions in the Merk Up gallery, the Misratchi gallery, the Glass Museum in

, Mexico, the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico, the Museum of Anthropology

, and the Cabañas Cultural Institute,

, Mexico. He performed with

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí ( ; ; ), was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, ...

, and many other important artists, designs in glass paste (pâte du verre) for DAUM glassware. Other important personalities such as,

Juan Antonio Samaranch Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch ( Catalan: ''Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló'', ; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh ...

, Manuel Espinosa Yglesias, Jose Lopez Portillo, (President of Mexico from 1976-1982), among others, had collection of pieces of Pedro Ramírez Vazquez. He designed glassware for Cristaluxus

, Mexico different pieces for DAUM line (France), and lines for the same firm, Articles of

Macrisa, Nouvel Studio and own. There are pieces designed by himself in the Museums of DAUM, (Nancy, France), Museum of Glass

, Mexico, Museum of Death (

), Mexico,

(

) Mexico,

Olympic Museum The Olympic Museum () in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 artifacts, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games memorabilia in the world and on ...

(

, Switzerland), Museum of Coahuila Presidents

, Mexico, Hollmenkollen Ski Museum (

, Norway), Staubø Museum collection (

, Norway).

References

Articles in magazines

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External links

Pedro Ramirez Vazquez official site
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Olympic Project for Human Rights The Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) was an American organization established by sociologist Harry Edwards and multiple Black American athletes, including noted Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, on October 7, 1967. The pu ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez Vazquez, Pedro 1919 births 2013 deaths Mexican architects Mexican International Olympic Committee members Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games Architecture firms of Mexico Artists from Mexico City Members of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco Members of the Academia de Artes