Juan Sordo Madaleno (October 1916 in Mexico City â 12 March 1985 in Idem) was a Mexican architect.
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. ÃÂlvarez, 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. This became a family-run company that has continued since. Over the years, the firm grew into one of MexicoâÂÂs well-known architecture practices, designing many commercial, cultural, and housing projects. The company often worked together with other architects, and it continued to use parts of Juan Sordo MadalenoâÂÂs modern style even as it expanded into larger city developments. His legacy is supported by an archive that collects and protects the history of his work and the history of the firm. This archive includes drawings, plans, photographs, and other materials from many years of projects. Because the firm is still active and the archive keeps his work available for study, Sordo MadalenoâÂÂs influence continues to be felt in Mexican architecture today.
On 20 June 1941 he married Magdalena Bringas Aguado. Their children are: José Juan(1942âÂÂ1974), Magdalena (born 1944) and Javier (born 1956).
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.