Fernando González Gortázar

Place: Mexico City

Born: 1942

Death: 2022

Biography:

Fernando González Gortázar was a Mexican architect, sculptor, and writer, considered to be one of the most influential Mexican architects of the 20th century. He was born in Mexico City on October 19, 1942, and died on October 7, 2022. He grew up and spent his youth in Guadalajara, Jalisco, but would later return to his birthplace of Mexico City in 1990. He studied architecture at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico) and received his BA in 1966. As a student, he participated in several sculpture workshops with Professor Olivier Seguin at the School of Fine Arts of the same university. González Gortázar studied Esthetics with Pierre Francastel at the Superior School of Art and Archeology (now the Institute of Art and Archeology), and the Sociology of Art with Jean Cassou at the Collège de France, both in Paris. He is known for his major contributions to Mexican architecture and sculpture, and is considered one of the most influential Mexican architects of the 20th century.