Enrique de la Mora
Enrique de la Mora | |
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| Born | June 16, 1907 |
| Died | May 9, 1978 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | National Prize for Architecture (Mexico, 1947) |
| Buildings | La Purísima (Monterrey, Mexico) |
Enrique de la Mora y Palomar (16 June 1907 – 9 May 1978) was a Mexican architect who designed prominent university buildings and Roman Catholic churches in which he experimented with hyperbolic-paraboloid roofs. He is generally regarded, along with the Spaniard Félix Candela, as one of the most famous structural expressionists in Mexico.
De la Mora was distinguished with the National Prize for Architecture in 1947 and some of his works, particularly his Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico's Ciudad Universitaria, is now part of a UNESCO's World Heritage Site since 2007.