José Luis Cuevas Pietrasanta (1881–1952) was a Mexican architect who planned the

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subdivisions: *In 1922,

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*In 1926, Colonia Hipódromo"Histoira de la Arquitectura Mexicana", Gabriela Piña Olivares, Autonomous University of Hidalgo
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area, including its iconic parks Parque México and

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The subdivisions were based on the principles of the Garden City as promoted by

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, including ample parks and other open spaces, park islands in the middle of "grand avenues" such as Avenida Amsterdam in colonia Hipódromo.

External links

Biography of Cuevas in ''Guía de recorridos urbanos de la colonia hipódromo'' by Marisol Flores GarcíPhoto of Cuevas, plans of Colonia Hipódromo on ''Radio Arquitectura'' (blog)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuevas, Jose Luis Mexican architects Architecture in Mexico Mexican urban planners Urban planning in Mexico 1881 births 1952 deaths Mexican people of Italian descent