Satellite Towers

Mathias Goeritz – Luis Barragan – Reyes Ferreira, 1958

The Torres de Satélite are a sculptural set of five triangular prisms of different colors and sizes, arranged in an esplanade north of Mexico City, in Ciudad Satélite, on the main avenue Anillo Periférico.

Inaugurated in March 1958, they are the work of the sculptor Mathias Goeritz and the architect Luis Barragán, with the collaboration of the painter "Chucho" Reyes Ferreira. Originally designed as a large fountain at the entrance to the city, the towers have become a distinctive symbol of the area known as Satélite, located in the municipality of Naucalpan de Juárez, in the state of Mexico.

Goeritz originally wanted the towers to be painted in different shades of orange, but changed his mind due to pressure from developers and investors. It was eventually decided that there would be one tower each in red, blue and yellow, the primary colors, and two in white.
Thus, in the first days of March 1958, the Satellite Towers were inaugurated as a symbol of the newly born and modern Satellite City.
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