Ricardo-Legorreta-Obituary

Ricardo Legorreta

Obituary

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta has died at the age of 80.

Legorreta's best-known work is Mexico City's Camino Real hotel, which was built in 1968. He also oversaw the remodeling of Los Angeles' Pershing Square in 1993.

The hallmark of Legorreta's work was the use of color. He placed a 10-story purple bell tower in the middle of Pershing Square and covered the Camino Real's front exterior walls in pink and yellow.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department and National Arts Council said Legorreta died Friday, but did not give the cause of death.

Legorreta continued the tradition of architect Luis Barragan, who died in 1988. Like Barragan, Legorreta used bright colors, massive solid walls, courtyards and geometric cutout windows to interact with Mexico's abundant sunlight.


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You will always be remembered. What a legacy you left! You once said that Mexico was a country with architecture without architects. But, I think that Mexico was a country with architecture with one architect. You.........Thanks for the finest examples of Mexican Architecture..... Christian Monjarez (San jose CA)

I am sure that God already has appointed
Legorreta to do some redecorating touches ups at his reign. Guillermo Letemendia, San Antonio Tx

A beautiful life well lived and a wonderful legacy full of life and light and color left behind as you go to Heaven...all my professional respect and admiration - Vaya Con Dios Y a cantar con los Angeles a Cielo....celebrate the beginning of a new journey full of wonder and light and love for your loved one and my condolences to Mr, Legorreta's family...thank you for sharing him with the world so he could share his gift.

Ever since I saw him, heard him speak, and lecture about his projects I knew he was a great Architect.
My condolences to his family - we will never forget him by the presence of his works throughout the world!

The colors of our lives were trurly brightened by you being here,we will miss you, but not forget your gifts, condolences to your family,
It was a great pleasure to have had the opportunity to have worked with you. Richard Lyon Chicago

Our deepest condolences to your family. Ricardo, you were a true architectural genius---you will be missed.

Our deep condolences to his family and the architectural family for losing one of its icons. May his soul rest in peace.

"Our heartfelt condolences to the Legorreta family. May our Heavenly Father the God of comfort and tender mercies be with you all. G.W. (Al)

"My thoughts and prayers are with the Legorreta Family in their time of grief. At times like these, 'God can give us "power beyond what is normal," so we can keep going from one day to the next." (2 Cor. 4: 7)