Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (May 7, 1931 – December 30, 2011)^[1] was a Mexican architect. He was a prolific designer of private houses, public buildings and master plans in Mexico, the United States and some other countries.^[2]

He was awarded the prestigious UIA Gold Medal in 1999,^[3] the AIA Gold Medal in 2000, and the Praemium Imperiale in 2011.

Ricardo Legorreta was born on May 7, 1931, in Mexico City. He studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he graduated in 1953. After working for ten years with José Villagrán García, he established his own office in 1963.^[2]

Legorreta was a disciple of Luis Barragán and carried Barragan's ideas to a wider realm.^{[citation needed]} Barragan, in the 1940s and 1950s amalgamated tradition and the modern movement in architecture yet his work is mostly limited to domestic architecture.^{[citation needed]} Legorreta applied elements of Barragan's architecture in his work including bright colors, play of light and shadow, and solid Platonic geometric shapes.^{[citation needed]} One of the important contributions of Legorreta has been the use of these elements in other building types such as hotels, factories as well as in commercial and educational buildings.^{[citation needed]} His most famous works are the Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City, the IBM Factory in Guadalajara and the Cathedral of Managua.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, Legoretta received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.^[8]

In 2002, Legoretta received the Order of Isabella the Catholic granted by the government of Spain.