Antonio Riggen-Martinez

Antonio Riggen-Martinez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1966. He studied at the ITESO School of Architecture in Guadalajara, Mexico, between 1984 and 1990. He finished his first built project in 1991. Riggen Martinez holds a master’s degree in “Art, architecture, city” in 1994 from ETSAB Barcelona, Spain. His thesis was directed and published by Josep Quétglas. During 1993- 1995, he produced and published in Italy with the Electa publishing house the monograph entitled “Luis Barragán 1902-88”, later published in the English language by The Monacelli Press, New York, in 1997. Along with his booking publications, Riggen Martinez has written several essays, magazines, and newspapers in Mexico and Spain. He has been a visiting professor at ETSAB, Spain, continuing his academic activity at ITESO and ITESM, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Between 1999 and 2000, he prepared and published with El Croquis Editorial Madrid the monograph on “Escritos y Conversaciones de Luis Barragán.” In 2005, he published the monograph on Fernando González Gortázar in the collection Monographs of 20th-century architects by the Mexican Ministry of Culture. In 2009 Riggen Martinez published the monograph entitled “Luis Barragán - 25 Transparencias Inheditas” with the Mudito & Co. publishing house from Barcelona, Spain. Between 1995 and 1996, he worked with Tonet Sunyer in Barcelona, Spain. From 1997 to date, he has worked and teamed with Teresa Pijuan at the firm Riggen + Pijuan architects.