Teodoro González de León is one of the teachers of Mexican architecture, which was lacking for being a follower of the modern movement. In his great works a preference for monumentality and the use of chiseled concrete, so several academics consider it as a representative of brutalism in Mexico is discovered. The urban landscape of the capital of the country would not be the same without its proposal and that is why we count some of the iconic designs and The best works by Teodoro González de León.
MUAC is one of the most important enclosures in every one -time city.Oliver Santana.
University Museum of Contemporary Art
Located within the UNAM lands, MUAC houses key pieces of contemporary art in Mexico. Its design by Teodoro González de Leónin collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, it began in 2006 and was completed at the end of 2008. The southern facade of the museum is an inclined plane that shows the square from the inside, while protecting from the sun. The design of the building presents another facet of the creative where the concrete is no longer the protagonist and incorporates new structural games with the support of the glass.
THE COLLEGE OF MEXICO
Built in 1976, this knowledge space is one of the most important higher education centers in Mexico. The design of the building was made in dumbbell with the office of Abraham Zabludovsky, who had as its main concept to economize and stylize. The result is a monumental structure that plays with natural lighting, both in internal and external areas.