Werner Mathias Goeritz Brunner was a Mexican painter and sculptor of German origin. After spending much of the 1940s in North Africa and Spain, he and his wife, photographer Marianne Gast, immigrated to Mexico in 1949.
Torres de Satélite, México, D. F., by Luis Barragán with Mathias Goeritz
Yellow wall at El Eco's patio
El pájaro de fuego (The fire bird) by Goeritz. In Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. View from south.
Las Torres, the main emblem of the School of High Studies (FES) Aragón of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
Museo Experimental El Eco
The Museo Experimental El Eco is a contemporary art gallery in the centre of Mexico City, Mexico. It was designed by sculptor Mathias Goeritz, a Mexican artist of German origin who worked closely with the Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Originally built in 1952–53, the gallery was extended by FR-EE/Fernando Romero Enterprise in 2007 "to expand its offices and special services to improve daily operations".
Museo Experimental el Eco, Mexico City, Mexico
Pavilion for architecture competition at the Museo Experimental el Eco in Mexico City.
Luis Aldrete was the 2013 Winner of the architecture pavilion competition at Museo Experimental el Eco in Mexico City. View from the interior.