Ramón Torres Martínez (November 22, 1924 - September 4, 2008) was a Mexican architect.
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, 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.
Awards
- 2005 Premio Nacional de Arquitectura
- 2007 "Antonio Attolini Lack" medal
- 2007 Honor award, "Iconos de Diseño", Architectural Digest México
References
- Noelle, Louise. "Ramón Torres Martínez (1924-2008)". www.analesiie.unam.mx/. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Héctor Velázquez Moreno - Associate Founder 1922-2006, Despacho de Arquitectos HV, Mexico
- "Antes de que hubiera centros comerciales", El Universal