María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías | |
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Born | 30 June 1912 |
Died | 11 March 2009
Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 96)
Nationality | Mexican |
Other names | María Luisa Dehesa de Millán |
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 1939–1989 |
Spouse | Manuel Millán |
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías (30 June 1912 – 11 March 2009) was a Mexican architect who worked for close to 50 years in the Federal District of Mexico City, primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings. [1] She was the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture.
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was born on 30 June 1912 [2] in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Ramón Dehesa [3] and María Luisa Gómez Farías y Canedo, daughter of the Mexican Minister in London, Benito Gómez Farías . She was the granddaughter of Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez on her paternal side and great-granddaughter of Valentín Gómez Farías on her maternal side. [2]
In 1933 she enrolled at the Academia de San Carlos (the National School of Architecture) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. [3] In her class of 113 students, only five were women [1] and they were required to study in a separate workshop from the men. [3] She graduated in 1937, the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture. Her thesis, which won honorable mention from the jurors, [3] was entitled "Artillery Barracks Type". It was accepted in 1939 and she attained her professional designation. [4]
After she finished school, Dehesa married Manuel Millán and they subsequently had four children. [2] She joined the Public Works Department in Mexico City and served for nearly 50 years in various divisions, [1] primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings. [2] In 1974, she was announced as a joint winner of the Ruth Rivera Prize, together with the first Mexican female civil engineer, Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza. [5] In 2006, the College of Architects of Mexico City, honored her for her contributions. [3]
Notimex published Dehesa's memoirs, entitled Los Años Valientes, with illustrations by her daughter Elizabeth Millán de Guerra, a graphic designer. [2] Dehesa died in Mexico City in 2009. [6]
[1] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Bitacora Arquitectura.
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías | |
---|---|
Born | 30 June 1912 |
Died | 11 March 2009
Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 96)
Nationality | Mexican |
Other names | María Luisa Dehesa de Millán |
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 1939–1989 |
Spouse | Manuel Millán |
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías (30 June 1912 – 11 March 2009) was a Mexican architect who worked for close to 50 years in the Federal District of Mexico City, primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings. [1] She was the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture.
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was born on 30 June 1912 [2] in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Ramón Dehesa [3] and María Luisa Gómez Farías y Canedo, daughter of the Mexican Minister in London, Benito Gómez Farías . She was the granddaughter of Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez on her paternal side and great-granddaughter of Valentín Gómez Farías on her maternal side. [2]
In 1933 she enrolled at the Academia de San Carlos (the National School of Architecture) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. [3] In her class of 113 students, only five were women [1] and they were required to study in a separate workshop from the men. [3] She graduated in 1937, the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture. Her thesis, which won honorable mention from the jurors, [3] was entitled "Artillery Barracks Type". It was accepted in 1939 and she attained her professional designation. [4]
After she finished school, Dehesa married Manuel Millán and they subsequently had four children. [2] She joined the Public Works Department in Mexico City and served for nearly 50 years in various divisions, [1] primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings. [2] In 1974, she was announced as a joint winner of the Ruth Rivera Prize, together with the first Mexican female civil engineer, Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza. [5] In 2006, the College of Architects of Mexico City, honored her for her contributions. [3]
Notimex published Dehesa's memoirs, entitled Los Años Valientes, with illustrations by her daughter Elizabeth Millán de Guerra, a graphic designer. [2] Dehesa died in Mexico City in 2009. [6]
[1] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Bitacora Arquitectura.