Ramón Torres Martínez (November 22, 1924 - September 4, 2008) was a Mexican architect.[1]
His 1950s designs were influenced by the Bauhaus movement. Together with Héctor Velázquez Moreno he founded the architecture bureau Torres y Velázquez Arquitectos y Asociados,[2] and was director of the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He co-designed Plaza Jacaranda shopping center in Zona Rosa, Mexico City, opened in 1957.[3]
Awards edit
- 2005 Premio Nacional de Arquitectura
- 2007 "Antonio Attolini Lack" medal
- 2007 Honor award, "Iconos de Diseño", Architectural Digest México
References edit
- ^ Noelle, Louise. "Ramón Torres Martínez (1924-2008)". www.analesiie.unam.mx/. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Héctor Velázquez Moreno - Associate Founder 1922-2006, Despacho de Arquitectos HV, Mexico
- ^ "Antes de que hubiera centros comerciales", El Universal