Teodoro González de León
Teodoro González de León | |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | |
| Occupation | Architect |
Teodoro González de León (May 29, 1926 – September 16, 2016) was a Mexican architect.[1][2]
Biography
National Auditorium
, Mexico City (together with Zabludovsky)González de León studied at the
Still as student, he conceived the original concept and idea for the campus "Ciudad Universitaria" of the U.N.A.M., the main university in Mexico and that essence was developed by his own teachers and the great architects of the time. The complex is part of the World Heritage as named by the UNESCO where several famous muralists - Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman - made important works. Between 1955 and 1965 he planned an urban planning series and made several construction plannings.
After 1969, his work was influenced by
Mexican embassy in Berlin-Tiergarten (2000–2001).[4] He also designed the Palacio de Justicia Federal in Mexico City and the mixed-use development Reforma 222 containing two of the 30 tallest buildings in Mexico City,[5] and the Torre Manacar in southern Mexico City.[6]
González de León was a numbered member of the
Colegio de México.[7] He was an honorary member of the International Academy of Architecture (IAA)[8] and an emeritus academic of the Academia Nacional de Arquitectura
. He was also an honorary doctor of the UNAM.
Awards
- 1982: National Prize for Arts and Sciences
- 1989: Grand Latin American award at the biennale of architecture in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1989 and 1994: Grand IAA award at the biennale in Sofia, Bulgaria
- International honorary mention at the IX Panamerican biennale of architecture in Quito, Ecuador
- 1994: Grand award at the II international biennale of architecture, Brazil
- 1998: Gold medal at the V Mexican biennale of architecture
- 2008: Gold medal of the International Union of Architects[9]
Publications
- Obra Completa = Complete Works. Edited by Miquel Adrià. Mexico: Arquine; RM, 2004. William J.R. Curtisand texts by González de León. Text in Spanish and English. Edition of 1500 copies.
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Teodoro González de Léon, el arquitecto del paisaje de la CDMX". Obras. September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Teodoro González de León". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
- ^ Teodoro González de León at archINFORM
- ^ "4 obras de Teodoro González de León". Time Out Ciudad de México.
- ^ "Conjunto Manacar". arquine.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Academia de Artes: Arquitectura - Teodoro González de León
- ^ International Academy of Architecture: Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Teodoro Gonzalez De Leon 2008 UIA Gold medalist Archived July 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, April 23, 2008.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teodoro González de León.
- Teodoro González de León at archINFORM
- Teodoro González de León in the Ibero-American Institute (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) catalogue, Berlin
- Teodoro González de León at archiweb.cz
- Bilder der Werke von Teodoro González de León at praella.com
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