José Villagrán García
José Villagrán García (22 September 1901 – 10 June 1982) was a Mexican architect.
Career
He is known for having developed several theories of Modernist architecture, and for designing the master plan for the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
He studied architecture from 1918 to 1922 at the National School of Fine Arts before it became part of the National Autonomous University, where he eventually chaired the Faculty of Architecture.
He received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1968, and the National Prize of Architecture in 1980.
See also
- Modernist architecture in Mexico
References
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