Juan Sordo Madaleno


Juan Sordo Madaleno was a Mexican architect.

Biography

Sordo Madaleno was one of the most important Mexican architects of his era. He worked with other renowned architects, including Luis Barragán, Jose Villagran Garcia, Augusto H. Álvarez, Ricardo Legorreta, Francisco J. Serrano and José Adolfo Wiechers.
Architecturally, he settled initially in the Bauhaus style and influence of Le Corbusier. He designed especially hotels and residential buildings.
In 1937, he founded his architectural firm, now known as the Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos SC.

Family

On 20 June 1941 he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado. Their children are: Juan José, Magdalena and Javier.
Their son Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas is also an architect and heads since 1982, the architectural firm. In 1963, he earned the Hacienda "La Laja" in Tequisquiapan in the Mexican state of Querétaro, where he successfully bred bulls and the family then lived.

Important work