Fernando González Gortázar: Architect of Mexican Modernism Fernando González Gortázar (1942 – 2022) stands as one of Mexico’s most celebrated architects, a figure whose designs profoundly shaped the nation's visual landscape and championed innovative approaches to urban planning. Born in Guadalajara on October 19, 1942, he emerged from Guadalajara’s artistic milieu—influenced by luminaries like Francisco Zúñiga—to forge a distinctive…