Ramón Torres Martínez (November 22, 1924 - September 4, 2008) was a Mexican architect.
His 1950s designs were influenced by the
Bauhaus
The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the , was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined Decorative arts, crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., ...
movement. Together with
Héctor Velázquez Moreno
Héctor Velázquez Moreno (born Mexico City, 1922probably 1923 – died 2006) was a Mexican architect.
Biography
Velázquez studied at the Faculty of Architecture (UNAM), Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxi ...
he founded the architecture bureau ''Torres y Velázquez Arquitectos y Asociados'',
[''Héctor Velázquez Moreno - Associate Founder 1922-2006''](_blank)
Despacho de Arquitectos HV, Mexico and was director of the
Faculty of Architecture of the
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...
(UNAM). He co-designed
Plaza Jacaranda shopping center in
Zona Rosa, Mexico City
Zona Rosa ('Pink Zone') is an area in Mexico City which is known for its shopping, nightlife, LGBT in Mexico, LGBT community, and its recently established Koreans in Mexico, Korean community. The larger Colonia (Mexico), official neighborhood it i ...
, opened in 1957.
"Antes de que hubiera centros comerciales", ''El Universal''
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Awards
* 2005 Premio Nacional de Arquitectura
* 2007 "" medal
* 2007 Honor award, "Iconos de Diseño", Architectural Digest
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...
México
References
External links
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Mexican architects
Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
People from Toluca
1924 births
2008 deaths