José Villagrán García
José Villagrán García (born September 22, 1901 in Mexico City , † June 10, 1982 ibid) was a Mexican architect and 1967 founding member of the Academia de Artes .
biography
Villagrán studied architecture at the School of Architecture of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and received his master's degree in 1923 and was professor of design in 1924. The Institute for Hygiene in Popotla , which was completed in 1925 according to his plans, is considered the first building of contemporary architecture in Mexico. In 1926 he received the chair for architectural theory, which he held until 1982. His buildings include many hospitals, institutes, educational establishments, hotels, cinemas and office buildings. Between 1943 and 1946 he took over the planning coordination for hospitals and the regional planning of Mexican school buildings for the Republic of Mexico.
In 1962 he published the "Teoría de la Arquitectura" ( German theory of architecture ) with the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura .
Choice of structures
- 1925: Institute of Hygiene in Popotla
- 1929: Tuberculosis Clinic in Huipulco
- 1936–1937: National Institute of Cardiology
- 1941–1942: Manuel Gea González Hospital
- 1946: "Escuela primaria República de Costa Rica" (German primary school of the Republic of Costa Rica )
- 1950–1952: National School of Architecture of the UNAM (together with Alfonso Liceaga and Javier García Lascurain )
- 1952: "Conjunto las Américas" (German Association of America ; office complex)
- 1957: Centro Universitario México
- 1962: Hotel "María Isabel" (together with Juan Sordo Madaleno )
- 1963–1965: five UNAM schools
Awards
- 1968: National Art Prize (Mexico)
Web links
- José Villagrán García. In: arch INFORM .
- Literature by and about José Villagrán García in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Images of the works of José Villagrán García at praella.com
swell
- ^ Academia de Artes: Arquitectura - José Villagrán García
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Villagrán García, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1982 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |