Ramón Torres Martínez

For other people named Ramón Torres, see Ramón Torres (disambiguation).

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]

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References

  1. ^ Noelle, Louise. "Ramón Torres Martínez (1924-2008)". www.analesiie.unam.mx/. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ Héctor Velázquez Moreno - Associate Founder 1922-2006, Despacho de Arquitectos HV, Mexico
  3. ^ "Antes de que hubiera centros comerciales", El Universal