Alejandro Zohn

Alejandro Zohn
Alexander Zohn Rosenthal
Born
Alexander Zohn Rosenthal

(1930-08-08)August 8, 1930
DiedAugust 4, 2000(2000-08-04) (aged 69)
Resting placeRecinto de la Paz, Guadalajara
NationalityMexican, Austrian
Alma materUniversity of Guadalajara
Known forArchitecture
Notable workMercado Libertad (San Juan de Dios Market), Auditorio Municipal de Guadalajara, Plaza del Sol
StyleModernist architecture
MovementModernism
SpouseCelia Muldoon (m. 1960)
Parent(s)Jakob Hersch Zohn Wurn (father), Haica Rosenthal Eisenstein (mother)
AwardsPremio Jalisco
1957
Premio Jalisco (state government)
2000

Alejandro Zohn Rosenthal (born Alexander Zohn; 8 August 1930 – 4 August 4 2000) was a Mexican architect of Austrian-Jewish origin. His works are renowned for the contributions to modern architecture in Mexico, particularly in Guadalajara where his works such as the San Juan de Dios Market have left a lasting impact on Mexico's modernist architecture.