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Biblioteca Central de la Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM)
Mexico University Library |
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DESCRIPTION |
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LOCATION |
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| Continent |
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North America |
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 Mexico |
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 Mexico City [Ciudad de México] |
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Edificio de la Biblioteca Central, Circuito Interior, Ciudad Universitaria
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MAP |
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Education buildings
Libraries, archives and documentation centres
Monuments, decorations, furnishings, graphics
Decorations, graphics, painting, murals
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1948 - 1949
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Realisation |
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1950 - 1956 |
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AWARDS |
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| 2007 |
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World Heritage Site
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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| Rosa María Fernández de Zamora, La historia de las bibliotecas en México. Un tema olvidado, Gaceta UNAM, 2010 |
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| Bruno Zevi, Spazî dell'architettura moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1973, tav. 603 [XII. La terza età: itinerarî degli anni cinquanta-ottanta] |
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| "University library, Mexico City", Architectural Review, november 1953, p. 314 |
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Gustav Saavedra
Juan Martinez de Velasco |
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Juan O'Gorman
mural: Representación Histórica de la Cultura [Historical Representation of Culture]
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Photos © Carlos Valenzuela, Régis Lachaume, Miguel García
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