Alejandro Zohn (August 8, 1930 in Vienna - 2000 in Guadalajara) was a Mexican architect. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine states (Land Wien). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Guadalajara is a large city in the Western-Pacific region of Mexico, located at 20. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ...

Alejandro Zohn studied at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, graduating as an engineer in 1955 and as an architect in 1963. His abilities as an engineer are reflected in several bold and ingenious structures that derive partly from the precepts of Félix Candela. Notable examples are the acoustic shell (1958) in Agua Azul Park, the Libertad Market (1959) and the 'Adolfo López Mateos' sports centre (1962), all in Guadalajara. The University of Guadalajara (UdeG) is a public educational institution based in the city of Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Term of office: 1 December 1958 – 1 December 1964 Preceded by: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Succeeded by: Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Date of birth: 26 May 1909 Place of birth: Atizapán de Zaragoza, Edomex Date of death: 22 September 1969 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Lawyer First Lady: Eva...

The market is especially noteworthy for its roof of hyperbolic paraboloids, which allow for wide areas without supports. He also built residential blocks, paying careful attention to details of interior functionality, the durability and maintenance of materials and residents’ individuality. The housing complex 'CTM-Atemajac' (1979), Guadalajara, is one of his main achievements in this area, comprising several buildings with brick facing, none more than five storeys. For hyperbole, the figure of speech, see hyperbole. ...

Among his numerous other designs in Guadalajara, the most notable are the Banco Refaccionario de Jalisco (1973), the 'Mulbar' shopping centre and car park and the Archivo del Estado de Jalisco building (1989). The latter is in exposed concrete and has a minimum of openings, giving it the appearance of a sculptured fortress. Zohn's own house (1989), also in the city, is in a more intimate, emotional style and has affinities with the vernacular architecture of the Jalisco area. For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... Jalisco is one of the 31 states of the United Mexican States (Mexico). ...

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