Francisco J. Serrano

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Francisco J. Serrano
Born (1900-03-12)March 12, 1900
Mexico City
Died December 3, 1982(1982-12-03) (aged 82)
Mexico City
Nationality Mexican
Alma mater Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Francisco J. Serrano y Alvarez de la Rosa (b. Mexico City, March 12, 1900 – d. Mexico City, December 3, 1982) was a Mexican civil engineer and architect.

Serrano studied civil engineering and afterwards architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), where later taught as professor of civil engineering and architecture, and researched influences of climatic phenomenons on architecture. His son J. Francisco Serrano Cacho became also a notable architect.[1]

Works

Edificio Basurto

Buildings in Colonia Hipódromo, Condesa, Mexico City

  • Edificio Basurto (1942-1945), [2]
  • Edificio México (1932)[2]
  • Laredo 5 (1933)[2]
  • Laredo 22 (1942, 1971, 1985)[2]
  • Nuevo León 68 (1952)[2]
  • Cine Auditorio Plaza (with Fernando Pineda), (corner of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Juan Escutia)[2]
  • Edificio Confort[2]
  • Edificio ACRO (1937), corner of Insurgentes and Quintana Roo[2]
  • Edificio Insurgentes or Glorieta (1938), corner of Insurgentes and Chilpancingo[2]
  • Chilpancingo 39[2]
  • Edificio "Casas Jardínes" (1928-1930), Amsterdam 285 corner of Sonora[2]

Other buildings

References

  1. Francisco Serrano at arquitectura MEXICANA.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 Marisol Flores García, Guía de recorridos urbanos de la Colonia Hipódromo, p. 89 
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