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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Gortázar.
Federico González Gortázar
Born1935
Mexico City
Died8 December 2006
Guadalajara, Jalisco
NationalityMexican
OccupationArchitect
SpouseGloria Martínez[1]
Children2, Alejandra and Federico[1]
Parent(s)Paz Gortázar Gutiérrez,
José de Jesús González Gallo
BuildingsHotel Misión, Torre Américas, Hotel Suites Bernini, Torre Dorada, all of them in Guadalajara, Jalisco

Federico González Gortázar (1935 – 8 December 2006)[1] was a Mexican architect.

Biography[edit]

He studied at the University of Guadalajara, at the Escuela de Arquitectura (School of Architecture) founded by Ignacio Díaz Morales in 1948.[2] After graduating, he traveled to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, for observing and taking note of the version of modern architecture developed by some Brazilian architects.[2]

Gallery of works[edit]

Edificio Guadalupe, at López Cotilla 285, corner with 16 de Septiembre, in Guadalajara Downtown[2]
Mixed-use building: ground floor, commerce; three upper floors, apartments, at Avenida Unión 249 corner with Lerdo de Tejada, Guadalajara. Popularly known as "Gruyere Building"
Guadalajara Hilton Hotel; then Carlton Misión Hotel; currently (2024), Hotel Misión, Avenida Niños Héroes 125, corner with 16 de Septiembre, Guadalajara. 1965[3]
Torre Américas, at Avenida Américas 999, Guadalajara (in conjunction with the brothers Jose Manuel Gomez Vazquez Aldana and Jaime Gómez Vázquez Aldana). 1970. It resembles an obelisk. It is covered with marble slabs[4]
Hotel Suites Bernini, Avenida Vallarta 1881, Guadalajara[5]
Torre Iclar, at Avenida Hidalgo 1443 corner with Chapultepec Norte, Guadalajara. Popularly known as "The Liter of Milk"[4]
Torre Dorada, at Avenida Américas 1619 corner with Avenida Providencia, built in 1992 for Banco Industrial, S.A. Currently (2024) occupied by CI Banco[6]
Torre Chapultepec (antes, Torre Multiva), Avenida Chapultepec Norte 15, Guadalajara. Built in 1994 for the Grupo Financiero Multivalores, strongly affected by the Economic crisis in Mexico in 1994. It was sold in 2004 to Alberto Saba Raffoul,[7] a textile, real estate and pharmaceutical entrepreneur[8]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Navarro de Lemus, Maya (9 December 2006). "Federico González Gortázar, nunca uno solo dio a tantos". El Informador (in Spanish). Guadalajara: Unión Editorialista, S.A. de C.V. p. 2-B. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Palomar, Juan (27 December 2013). "De la decadencia tapatía: el mejor edificio de Federico González Gortázar". El Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Hotel Carlton". El Informador (in Spanish). Guadalajara: Unión Editorialista, S.A. de C.V. 5 October 2016. p. 40-D. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Palomar, Juan (14 October 2016). "Más sobre las nuevas torres (y elogio de la Torre Américas)". El Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ Iturbide Godínez, Xavier (2 May 2013). "Revisiones de Guadalajara. Suites Bernini 3" (in Spanish). Revisiones de Guadalajara. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ Iturbide Godínez, Xavier (19 May 2013). "Revisiones de Guadalajara. Avenida Américas 1619. Torre Dorada" (in Spanish). Revisiones de Guadalajara. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Revisiones de Guadalajara. Ave. Chapultepec Norte 15 – Torre Chapultepec" (in Spanish). 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ "El imperio de la familia Saba (The empire of the Saba family)". Expansión (Mexico) (in Spanish). Mexico City. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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