Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
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Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (born 16 April 1919 in Mexico City) is a late twentieth century Mexican architect
He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from UNAM in 1943. He was responsible for the construction of some of Mexico's most emblematic buildings the 1960s and 1970s. He was the architect in charge of coordinating the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the World Cup in 1970. He is known to be a modern architect with influences from the European modern movement and Latin American modern architects as well. Concrete is the material he uses most often.
[edit] Projects
- Aztec Stadium
- National Anthropology Museum
- Tijuana Cultural Center
- The new Basilica of Guadalupe
- The Foreign Affairs Secretariat tower in Tlatelolco.
