Mauricio Rocha facts for kids
Mauricio Rocha Iturbide is a talented Mexican architect. He is known for designing many interesting buildings, especially in Mexico City. He also works as an artist.
About Mauricio Rocha
Mauricio Rocha was born in Mexico City in 1965. He studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, learning from a famous architect named Max Cetto.
After finishing his studies, Mauricio taught architecture at several universities in Mexico City. He also gave talks at important universities in the United States and Latin America. Besides architecture, he is also an artist. He has created art installations in buildings and shown his work in galleries both in Mexico and other countries, like at Artists Space in New York.
Some of his most famous buildings are in Mexico City. These include the "Center for the Attention of Blind People" in Ixtapalapa and the "House for Abandoned Children" in Observatorio. He also designed the "San Pablo Ozotepec Market" in Milpa Alta.
In 1991, when he was just 25, Mauricio completed his first project: a house for his mother, the famous Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. This project led him to start his own company, "Taller de Arquitectura." He worked with his father, Manuel Rocha Diaz, until his father passed away in 1996. Mauricio then combined their work to create new designs for buildings all over Mexico.
In 2012, his company changed its name to Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo. This happened when Gabriela Carrillo became his partner. Later, in 2014, Graciela Iturbide asked them to build a brick studio for her in Coyoacán, Mexico City, which they finished in 2017.
Awards and Special Recognition
Mauricio Rocha has received many important awards for his work. Here are some of them:
- Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (2023): He won this major award for his work on remodeling and expanding the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City.
- Architectural League Emerging Voices (2014): This award recognizes new and influential voices in architecture.
- Golden Medal at the VIII Architecture Biennale in Mexico (2004): He received this for his design of the "San Pablo Oztotepec Market."
- Silver Medal at the VII Architecture Biennale in Mexico (2002): This was for his design of the "Blind People Center."
- Covarrubias Award (2001): He won this for the best museum design in Mexico. It was for his "Introduction to Anthropology" project at the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City.
Key Projects
Here are some of the important buildings Mauricio Rocha has designed:
- Studio Iturbide (2017): Located in Coyoacán, Mexico City.
- San Pablo Cultural Center (2011): Found in Oaxaca.
- Audi Automobile Agency (2002): In Mexico City.
- Center for the Attention of Blind People (2000): Also in Mexico City.
- Casa Graciela Iturbide (1991): Located in Mexico City.
See also
In Spanish: Mauricio Rocha Iturbide para niños
