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Encyclopedia > Luis Barragán

Luis Barragán (1902-1988), one of the most important Mexican architects of the 20th century. In 1945 he created the planification and urbanization plan of the residential Pedregal de San Ángel, and in 1955 he rebuilt the historical Sacramentary Capuccinas Convent in Tlalpan, both located at the southern part of Mexico City. In 1957 he started the design of what would become Naucalpan's Satellite Towers, and in the same year he designed the residential Las Arboledas, few kilometers away from Satellite. In 1964 he designed alongside architect Sordo Madaleno the Lomas Verdes residential, also near the Satellite area, inside Naucalpan, Estado de México. Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... The following is a list of famous architects. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Categories: Mexico City delegacions | Mexico geography stubs ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Naucalpan de Juárez (Naucalpan) is a municipality in the Mexican state of México. ... Naucalpan de Juárez (Naucalpan) is a municipality in the Mexican state of México. ... Naucalpan de Juárez (Naucalpan) is a municipality in the Mexican state of México. ...


 

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