Augusto Pérez Palacios
Mexican architect (1909–2002)
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Augusto Pérez Palacios (1909 – August 9, 2002) was a Mexican architect and teacher.[1][2][3] He designed various public buildings, most notably the Estadio Olímpico Universitario of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), together with Raúl Salinas Moro and Jorge Bravo Jiménez.[4]
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| Born | 1909 Mexico |
| Died | August 9, 2002 (aged 92–93) |
| Education | School of Architecture, UNAM |
| Occupations | Architect, teacher |
| Notable work | Estadio Olímpico Universitario (1950–1952) |
Biography
In 1933, Pérez Palacios graduated from the School of Architecture, UNAM in Mexico City.[1]
His architectural work often featured collaboration between the building structure and the fine arts, such as being covered with mosaics or reliefs.[1] Notable work by Pérez Palacios included supervising the Hotel del Prado (1939; destroyed 1985) in Mexico City; the design of the Fibracel Factory (1948), in Ciudad Valles; and the design of the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation complex (1953; with Raúl Cacho; partly destroyed 1985), in Mexico City.[1]
He was a professor of architecture in the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, from 1934 to 1938; and a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, from 1939 until the 1950s.[1]
