Nationality Mexican Name Augusto Alvarez | Occupation Architect Role Architect | |
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Born December 24, 1914 ( 1914-12-24 ) Merida, Yucatan Structures | ||
Augusto H. Álvarez (November 19, 1980) Part 1 of 3
Augusto Harold Álvarez García (b. Mérida, Yucatán, December 24, 1914 – d. Mexico City, November 29, 1995) was a Mexican Modernist architect.
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- Augusto H lvarez November 19 1980 Part 1 of 3
- Augusto H lvarez November 19 1980 Part 2 of 3
- Biography
- Selected works
- References
Augusto H. Álvarez (November 19, 1980) Part 2 of 3
Biography
Álvarez was student of José Villagrán García. He taught at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), where the computer laboratory is named after him. He was founder of the school of architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana, and was its first director.
His design works were influenced by the International style architecture of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
He collaborated with notable Mexican Modernist architects including Juan Sordo Madaleno, Enrique Carral Icaza, and Salvador Ortega Flores.
Selected works
He participated in projects for:
References
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