María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías (30 June 1912 – 11 March 2009) was a Mexican architect. She was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Dehesa worked for close to 50 years in the Federal District of Mexico City, primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings. She was the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture.[1]
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1912 |
| Died | 11 March 2009 (aged 96) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | María Luisa Dehesa de Millán |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1939–1989 |
| Spouse(s) | Manuel Millán |
She graduated in 1937, the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture. Her thesis, which won honorable mention from the jurors,[1] was entitled Artillery Barracks Type. It was accepted in 1939 and she attained her professional designation.[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.[3] In 2006, the College of Architects of Mexico City, honored her for her contributions.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pallais, María Lourdes (11 November 2006). "Cumple María Luisa Dehesa más de medio siglo como arquitecta" (in español). Mexico: MLP's Grand Central. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ (in es) Maria Luisa Dehesa, Primera Mujer Arquitecta en Mexico. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico: Gaceta. 20 July 1989. http://www.acervo.gaceta.unam.mx/index.php/gum80/article/view/57639. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ (in es) Dos Universitarias Recibieron el Premio "Ruth Rivera" 1974. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico: Gaceta. 2 December 1974. http://www.acervo.gaceta.unam.mx/index.php/gum70/article/view/61096. Retrieved 15 October 2015.