Carlos Mijares Bracho
Carlos Mijares Bracho | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1930 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | UNAM award of achitecture and design, 2001 |
Carlos G. Mijares Bracho (b. Mexico City, April 26, 1930) is a Mexican architect and founder of the „grupo Menhir“[1].
Biography
Mijares studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) from 1948 to 1952. After 1954 he lectured in architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA). He is considered as master of brick wall work.[2] His works include religious, industrial and residential architecture. An influence of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto is quite distinctive in several of his works. Later he taught at the UNAM.[3] He is member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (SNCA).
Selected works
- „Mijares“ house, „Fernández“ house and „Díaz Barreiro“ house, Mexico City
- Governmental computer center building, Morelia
- Several Fertilizantes del Bajío buildings, Salamanca
- Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos area, Toluca
- "Perpetuo Socorro" church, Hidalgo
- "San José" church, Jungapeo
- "San José Obrero" church, La Coyota
- Christ Church, Distrito Federal
- Catedral de Sal, Zipaquirá, Columbia
- Espacio Lúdico, Bogotá, Columbia
- Reconstruction of the university campus of the Universidad Iberoamericana, together with J. Francisco Serrano Cacho
Further reading
- SantaMaria, R. and S. Palleroni, "La Obra de Carlos Mijares: Tiempo y otra Construcciones" (Escala , Bogota, Seville, 1989, 1991, 2000). 202 pp
External links
- Carlos Mijares Bracho at archINFORM
- Carlos Mijares in the Ibero-American Institute's catalogue
References
- ^ grupo Menhir (Spanish), Espacios de Creación, 2004.
- ^ Carlos González Lobo: „un maestro del uso sabio del ladrillo“
- ^ Instituto Nacionales de Bellas Artes (CONACULTA): Arquitectura-Contrastes - Creación y enseñanza. Dos arquitectos universitarios: Ortiz Monasterio y Mijares Bracho. (Spanish).