Ever since I began architecture, I had an abhorrence to conventional architecture offices. There was something about the atmosphere of redundancy , routine and production that made me allergic to all forms of specialization and so-called professionalism. Ten years ago we founded our office in Berlin as a result of a decision, an accident, a rumor on the street and began an unimaginable journey ...

January 2000 Legorreta Wins Gold Medal Legorreta's renowned Solana Complex, Solana, Tex., which has garnered numerous international design awards. Photo Lourdes Legorreta The spirit of the holiday season came early for Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, Hon. FAIA. On December 3, the national AIA Board of Directors thanked him for four and a half decades of earth-integrated, indigenously ...