National Center for the Arts

Item

Title
National Center for the Arts
Alternative Title
National School of the Visual Arts, "La Esmeralda"
Creator
Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (Mexican architect and furniture designer, born 1931)
City
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, México
Country
México
Date Created
1994
Century
20th century
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Style/Period
Mexican Minimalism/ Modernism
Cultural Context
Mexican
Materials
Concrete
steel
glass
Description
Detail of exterior projections around fenestrations of the twelve-story Adminstrative and Research Tower comprised of two linked volumes, a triangular form containing vertical ciculation and a cylindrical form containing the research centers.
Source
Javier Gomez
Photographer
Javier Gomez
Rights Holder
© Javier Gomez
Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (Mexican architect and furniture designer, born 1931), “National Center for the Arts”, Arch Design Images, accessed June 2, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/35081