Alejandro Zohn

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Alejandro Zohn (born Alexander Zohn;

Guadalajara) was a Mexican architect
. He was a Holocaust survivor who grew up in Western Mexico.

Alejandro Zohn studied at the

sports centre
(1962), all in Guadalajara.

The market is especially noteworthy for its roof of hyperbolic paraboloids, which allow for wide areas without supports. He also built residential blocks, paying careful attention to details of interior functionality, the durability and maintenance of materials and residents’ individuality. The housing complex 'CTM-Atemajac' (1979), Guadalajara, is one of his main achievements in this area, comprising several buildings with brick facing, none more than five stories.

Among his numerous other designs in Guadalajara, the most notable are the

shopping centre and car park and the Archivo del Estado de Jalisco building (1989). The latter is in exposed concrete and has a minimum of openings, emotional style and has affinities with the vernacular architecture of the Jalisco
area.

References

  1. ^ "Wienarchitektur.at". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-30.

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