The work of Abraham Zabludovsky (Poland, 1924-Mexico City, 2003) is known for the public buildings he built starting in the 1970s and for the important influence he had on Mexico’s housing development.
He studied at the National School of Architecture and was a disciple of Mario Pani, but his approach to the world of construction happened in his childhood when he worked next to a master builder.
He began his professional career in 1950 and to his credit there are over two hundred projects that helped define the profile of Mexico City, among which El Colegio de México (1975), the Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo (1981), and the Biblioteca de México in La Ciudadela (1988) are the most remarkable, in addition to international projects such as the Embassy of Mexico in Brasilia —in collaboration with Teodoro González de León and J. Francisco Serrano.
He received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences (1982), the Latin American Grand Prix at the Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial (1989), and the Gold Medal at the World Architecture Biennale in Sofia, Bulgaria (1991).
