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Juan Sordo Madaleno / José Adolfo Wiechers / José Ignacio de Abiega: Palmas 555, ?–1975

  • Mexico City, Mexico, Show on map
  • #COM #Sculptural #Highrise #Latin America
  • The building was essentially copied as the Ministry of Education in Lima, Peru (Architect: Alfonso de la Piedra) in 2011. (Special thanks to Claudia Volberg)

  • In use. Serves primarily as a commercial office space.

    This building was included in the red list, published in our exhibition catalog SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey (September 2017). After a status review on October 23, 2024, it was reclassified in the online database from red (endangered) to gray (least concerned / unknown).