| Mexico
City has interesting examples of Modernism, including the historic Torre
Latinamericana.
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| Torre Latinamericana was, in its day, the tallest skyscraper in Latin America when completed in 1956. Engineered by Dr. Leonardo Zeevaert (1920-2003) and Dr. Nathan M. Newmark, it remains the fifth tallest building in Mexico City. There is a multi-level set of observation decks. It has 45 floors and is constructed of glass, steel and aluminum. The architect was Augusto H Alvarez. For an extended discussion (in Spanish) of this wonderful building, there is a site devoted to its construction. It is 181.33 meters from the street to the top of the antenna. The plaque inside the observation deck area states "[t]oday, this building represents one of the greatest achievements of Mexican engineering because [it] was built on an argillaceous land, saturated of [sic] water in a seismic zone." |
Torre Mayor was built between 1999 and 2003, and at 55 stories
high, is presently the tallest building in Mexico City and (per Wikipedia,
the tallest in Latin America. Made of glass, steel, concrete and
granite, its architectural firm was Zeidler Roberts Partnership/IDEA
Asociados de México. Various sources report its safety due to
innovative construction techniques to protect it from earthquake activity. |
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