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The plaque reads:

1957 
Premio al mérito
El edificio más alto que jamás haya sido expuesto a una enorme fuerza sísmica.
LA TORRE LATINOAMERICANA
Ha demostrado en forma impresionante el ingenio y la competencia de quienes planearon su construcción.
Por su supervivencia al terremoto acaecido el 28 de julio de 1957 sin sufrir ni el más ligero daño, 
es mudo testigo de lo fuerte e integral que es la moderna construcción de acero.
PROPIETARIA
LA LATINOAMERICANA SEGUROS  DE VIDA, S.A.
PRESIDENTE JOSÉ A. ESCANDÓN
GERENTE GENERAL, MIGUEL S. MACEDO

CONSTRUCTOR PROYECTISTA
ADOLFO ZEEVAERT, I.C.

INGENIEROS CONSULTORES
DR. NATHAN M. NEWMARK
DR. LEONARDO ZEEVAERT

Galardón que otorga 
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION
(Instituto Americano de la Construcción de Acero)

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Description Torre Latinoamericana in Mexico City - a plaque detailing an AISC award for seismic resistance in 1957
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Author Daniel Manrique
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17 September 2006