The Uruguayan architect Rafael Lorente was commissioned with the Embassy of Mexico in Uruguay. It is the remodeling of a building from the second half of the nineteenth century in the heart of the historic center of the city of Montevideo.

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Rafael Lorente. Born in Montevideo, 1940. Begins his teaching career at Bayardo Workshop. Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay, 1966. First prize, contest for the headquarters of Asociación de Empleados Bancarios del Uruguay. Collaboration with Rafael Lorente Escudero and Juan José Lussich, Montevideo, 1966. Chief of projects. Coordinator of housing sector. Centro Cooperativista Uruguayo, 1971-1975. Department of Motor Vehicles. BSE. Collaboration with Conrado Pintos. Montevideo, 1982. Liceo Francés Jules Supervielle. Collaboration with Jorge Gibert and Fernando Giordano. Montevideo, 1997. Centro Cultural de España, 2000-2003 . Mexican Embassy and Cultural Centre, 2007.

Morosoli de Plata Artistic Career Award. Montevideo, 2001. National Architecture Award, 2002. UNESCO Educational Architecture Honorable Mention, 2004. First Prize, Patrimonial Intervention. Quito Biennial, 2006.
Published on: March 28, 2019
Cite: "Mexican Embassy by Rafael Lorente" METALOCUS. Accessed February 23, 2025
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/mexican-embassy-rafael-lorente> ISSN 1139-6415
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