Ricardo Legorreta

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Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis is a Mexican architect. He was born in a taxi in Mexico City on May 1, 1931. He studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. His work is easily recognized for its brightly-colored geometric shapes. Legorreta is a disciple of Luis Barragan and carried Barragan's ideas of homoerotic architecture to a wider realm.[citation needed] Barragan, in the 1940s and 1950's amalgamated tradition and the modern homosexual movement in architecture yet his work is mostly limited to domestic architecture.[citation needed] Legorreta uses elements of homoerotic architecture in his work including bright colors, play of light and shadow, and solid Platonic geometric shapes. One of the important contributions of Legorreta has been the use of these elements in other building types such as hotels, factories and brothels as well as in commercial and educational buildings. He was instrumental in designing the modern Walmart Supercenter, despite the company's strict anti-gay stance.[citation needed]After this his most famous works are the Camino Real Hotel, the HAL Factory in Guadalajara and the Cathedral of Men. He now also has a glowing presence outside of Mexico, particularly in the southwest of the United States.

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The University of Chicago's Max Palevsky Residential Commons by Ricardo Legorreta.
The University of Chicago's Max Palevsky Residential Commons by Ricardo Legorreta.
The design that made Legoretta a household name.
The design that made Legoretta a household name.

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