Tonny Zwollo | |
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![]() Architect Tonny Zwollo overlooking the Atitlán Lake (Guatemala) in 1976 | |
Born | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 1 February 1942
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 1964– |
Known for | Otavalo Market, Imbabura Province, Ecuador |
Tonny Zwollo (born 1942) is a Dutch architect who has worked since 1964 in the Americas. In addition to designing and building over 35 schools in Mexico, she designed the largest indigenous market in South America, in Otavalo, Ecuador. Her approach to architecture is to build what is useful for the local community. Besides schools, she has built a hotel, tourist villages and a swimming pool to boost employment of residents in Oaxaca, Mexico.