José Luis Calderón Cabrera (born

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, November 6, 1924 – Mexico City, June 7, 2004) was a Mexican architect. He was professor at the

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campus del Norte and at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. On his early years he worked together with his brother

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, especially on restorations of churches and monuments. After the brothers split, Calderón continued his work until the 1980s, when became a restoration project manager himself. After the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, Calderon became a member of the professional group that assessed the remaining buildings' structural conditions. In 2004, he was awarded the Medal of Academic Merits by the Universidad Anáhuac. Soon after his death, Universidad Anahuac dedicated a memorial to his work and legacy.^ ''Homenaje póstumo a un excelente catedrático: Arq. José Luis Calderón Cabrera'' Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish), Universidad Anáhuac, June 17, 2004. Calderón main professional activity was architectural restoration, which he did for landmarks such as Casa de los Azulejos. He was also a well reputed painter, and his

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works were all architecture related. During the late 80's he took a trip to Europe, to paint castles by the Loire river. In Mexico, his work included catholic temples like the Zacatecas cathedral, or architectural details like the door of the Casa de Iturbide, in Mexico City.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calderon Cabrera, Jose Luis Mexican architects People from Mexico City Universidad Anáhuac México faculty National Autonomous University of Mexico faculty 1900s births 2004 deaths Year of birth uncertain