A fresh new series about the masters of modern architecture Each volumen in thes eminently attractive series highlights the work of a renowned 20th century architect. Packed with dazzling photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans and brief, comprehensive texts. Eine brandneue Serie uber die groben Namen der modernen Architektur des 20. Jahrhunderts Ausgestattet mit ausgezeichneten Fotos, detaillierten planen und vielen informationen . Une toute nouvelle série sur les maitres d I?architecture moderne Chaque volume de ces séries si séduisantes met en lumiére . Des photos eblouissantes d?extériesurs et d? intériurs. Des plans detailles et des textes brefs mais complets. Ricardo Legorreta > was born in Mexico City in 1931. He studied architecture at the Universidad Autónoma de México, Working at the same time with José Villagrán, one of the introducers of the modern movement into his country. In 1963, he founded his own studio and began, in conjunction with the Automex factory, a long serie of large ? scale projects that would have great social repercussions. From 1969 onward, he has developed , in a parallel way, an intense academic activity as a teacher at different universities. His son Victor Legorreta Joined the sturdio in 1991, seeking renovation in plastic language and an approach to the new aesthetic and technological movements. Ricardo Legorreta > est né a Mexico en 1931 . ll a étudie I? architecture a Université Autonoma de Mexico tout en travaillant aux cotes de José Villagran, Iún des pionniers du mouvement moderne dans son pays. En 1963 il a fondé son propre bureau et initie avec I? usine Automex , une longue série de projets de grandes dimensions dotes d?une importante resonance sociale. Depuis 1969 il a maintenu en parallele une intense activité academique en tant que professeur dans diverses universites