Pedro Ramírez Vázquez

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (born April 16, 1919) is a late twentieth century Mexican architect. He was born in Mexico City. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet Carlos Pellicer.

Vázquez earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from UNAM in 1943. He was responsible for the construction of some of Mexico's most emblematic buildings. He is known to be a modern architect with influences from the European modern movement, Latin American modern architects and precolumbian cultures. Concrete is the material he uses most often.

He developed a system to construct schools in rural areas, constructing thousands of schools in Mexico and abroad. The UNICEF has used such system.

He was the president of the organizing committee of the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the World Cup in 1970. He was a pioneer in Mexico of modern graphic design, with the design of the Olympic image. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee.

He has won several awards including the National Arts Award in 1973, Cemex Award in 2003 and IDSA's Special Award in 1969 for notable results, creative and innovative concepts and long-term benefits to the industrial design profession, its educational functions and society at large. .

He was ministry of public infrastructure and human settlements during president's José López Portillo government. Helped his master institutionalize robbery and pillage by cheating and betraying the Builder of the infamous "Colina del Perro" of all his life savings. For that, he will never be a recipient of the Belisario Domingues medal.

He was founder and rector of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. He was part of the faculty of the UNAM and holds honorary degrees (doctor honoris causa) granted by several universities including the UNAM.

Projects

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The Museo Nacional de Antropologia square concrete column known as "el paraguas" (the umbrella)

Some relevant projects include:

• Estadio Azteca
• National Anthropology Museum
• Modern Art Museum in Mexico City
• Museum of the Templo Mayor.
• Tijuana Cultural Center
• The new Basilica of Guadalupe
• Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla
• Auditorio Siglo XXI in Puebla
• The Foreign Affairs Secretariat tower in Tlatelolco.
• Medicine School Building UNAM.
• Legislative Palace of San Lázaro (Mexican Hose of Representatives)
• Amparo Museum, in Puebla, Mexico.
• Japan Embassy in Mexico
• Omega corporate building.
• Chapel of Guadalupe Virgin inside St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.
• Museum of Black Cultures, Dakar, Senegal
• International Olympic Committee headquarters, Lausanne.
• Olympic Museum, Lausanne.
• Presidential House in Costa Rica.
• Nubia Museum, Egypt.
• Mexico pavilion in New York world's fair.
• Mexico pavilion in Brussels world's fair.
• Mexico pavilion in Seville world's fair.
• International Olympic Committee pavilion in Seville world's fair.

External links

• Pedro Ramirez Vazquez official site