Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez (b.

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, June 24, 1936 - Mexico City, June 12, 2012) was a Mexican

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and industrial designer. His architectural works included urban planning projects, malls, bus stations, hotels, cinemas, sports facilities, schools, public, industrial and administration buildings, particularly in Mexico, but also in other countries. Díaz Infante was scientific adviser of the council of Mexico City architects ( es, Colegio de Arquitectos de la Ciudad de México CAM) and of the Sociedad de Arquitectos de México (SAM). As industrial designer he was scientific adviser of the Asociación de Industriales del Plástico (ANIPAC), observer in the Instituto Mexicano del Plástico Industrial, as well as member of the

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. Díaz Infante taught design and visual education at the

Universidad Iberoamericana The Ibero-American University ( es, Universidad Iberoamericana), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'') is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican provi ...

(UIA), at the

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(UNAM) and at the

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(UA). He also lectured at other institutions and universities. He was founding master at the

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, and was founder and first director of the school of architecture of the

. Furthermore, he was founding member of the

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and of the association of industrial designers ( es, Asociación de Diseñadores Industriales). He was official Mexican representative at the UIA young architects' meeting at the

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during the

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.''Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez''
at ''diazinfante.com.mx''

Group and single exhibitions

* 1964: Mexican pavilion,

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* 1966: ** ''Arquitectura de Vanguardia en México'',

Palacio de Bellas Artes The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It has hosted notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature in Mexico and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and p ...

, Mexico City ** ''Arquitectura Actual en América'' Madrid, Spanien * 1967: ''Del Dolmen a la Kalikosmia'',

Museo de Arte Moderno The Museo de Arte Moderno (Museum of Modern Art) is located in Chapultepec park, Mexico City, Mexico. The museum is part of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura and provides exhibitions of national and international contemporary a ...

, Mexico City * 1969: ''El objeto Cotidiano'', Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1969 * 1970: ** ''Diseño Actual en México'', Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City ** ''Casa Prefrabricada'',

Instituto Politécnico Nacional The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico ( es, Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México; ), abbreviated IPN, is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 171,581 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate level ...

, Mexico City ** ''Home Builders'', Washington, D.C.

External links

Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez

Bilder der Werke von ''Juan José Díaz Infante''
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Infante Nunez, Juan Jose Mexican architects Mexican industrial designers National Autonomous University of Mexico faculty Universidad Iberoamericana faculty Universidad Anáhuac México faculty People from Mexico City 1936 births 2012 deaths