| Juan Sordo Madaleno | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1916 Mexico City |
| Died | March 13, 1985 (aged 68) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
Juan Sordo Madaleno (Mexico City, October 28, 1916 Mexico City, March 13, 1985) was a Mexican architect.
Sordo was one of the most important Mexican architect and worked with renowned architects, including Luis Barragán, Jose Villagran Garcia, Augusto H. Álvarez, Ricardo Legorreta, Francisco J. Serrano and José Adolfo Wiechers. Architecturally, he settled initially by the Bauhaus style and influence of Le Corbusier. He designed especially hotels and residential buildings.[1] 1937, he founded his architectural firm, which is now under the Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos SC is known. On 20 June 1941 he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado. The marriage was the joint children Juan José (1942–1974), Magdalena (* 1944) and Javier (* 1956) showed.[2][3] The latter is also an architect and heads since 1982, the architectural firm. 1963, he earned the Hacienda "La Laja" in Tequisquiapan in the Mexican state of Querétaro, where he successfully bred bulls and the family then lived.[4]