María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1912 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | María Luisa Dehesa de Millán |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1939–1989 |
| Spouse | Manuel Millán |
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was a Mexican architect who 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 Latin American woman to graduate with a degree in architecture.
Biography
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was born on 30 June, 1912[1] in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Ramón Dehesa[2] and María Luisa Gómez Farías y Canedo, daughter of the Mexican Minister in London, Benito Gómez Farías. She was the granddaughter of Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez on her paternal side and great-granddaughter of Valentín Gómez Farías on her maternal side.[1]
In 1933 she enrolled at the Academia de San Carlos (the National School of Architecture) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[2] In her class of 113 students, only five were women[3] and they were required to study in a separate workshop from the men.[2] She graduated in 1937, the first Latin American woman to graduate with a degree in architecture.[3] Her thesis, which won honorable mention from the jurors,[2] was entitled Artillery Barracks Type. It was accepted in 1939 and she attained her professional designation.[4]
After she finished school, Dehesa married Manuel Millán and they subsequently had four children.[1] She joined the Public Works Department in Mexico City and served for nearly 50 years in various divisions,[3] primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings.[1] 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.[5] In 2006, the College of Architects of Mexico City, honored her for her contributions.[2]
Notimex published Dehesa's memoirs, entitled Los Años Valientes, with illustrations by her daughter Elizabeth Millán de Guerra, a graphic designer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Pallais, María Lourdes (11 November 2006). "Cumple María Luisa Dehesa más de medio siglo como arquitecta" (in Spanish). Mexico: MLP's Grand Central. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Mendoza, Ángel (1 March 2007). "María Luisa Dehesa" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Obrasweb. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Prieto Soldevilla, Alain (8 March 2013). "Las arquitectas mexicanas que vencieron la contracorriente" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Obrasweb. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Maria Luisa Dehesa, Primera Mujer Arquitecta en Mexico" (in Spanish). No. 2398. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico: Gaceta. 20 July 1989. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Dos Universitarias Recibieron el Premio "Ruth Rivera" 1974" (in Spanish). No. 8. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico: Gaceta. 2 December 1974. Retrieved 15 October 2015.