In the interview p. 20 two factors became apparent.

R. Legoretta  ….”with pre Columbian architecture we have to meditate on simplicity…….based on simple masses

 While traveling the country side and “looking at” the villages of Mexico he had an encounter with a farmer which lead him to understand that many people were economically poor but spiritually rich.  Legoretto determined that he would design architecture that truly serves the people.

 Do you think his exuberance for “viva la Mexico” is apparent in his work?

I think it is very apparent in his work especially as he explains his approach to design as a devotion to architecture that truly serves  people and makes them happy. It is really apartment in the example of the IBM factory  where he gives as much importance to the assembly lines work space as he does with the office spaces.  Placing the offices on the same level as the assembly lines really gives one the sence that he is trying to capture in the  essence of building for the people creating an equal working environment that doesn’t display any hierarchy between the two different groups of the white collar and blue collar workers at the IBM factory.

Which project (any in the book) seems to convey Legorreto’s sense of mystery to you?

The MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART MARCO in my opinion seems to convey the sense of mystery that Legorreto wants to capture. There are elements in many parts of the building that make you question the reason for their placement or even how these elements are accomplished such as in the yellow column that intrudes its way through the plane of the ceiling to stop right before reaching the plane of the pedestal. The Column then is hollowed out and given an accent of light that expresses to me a mystery to where the light is coming from.