Enrique del Moral Domínguez (21 January 1905 – 11 June 1987) was a Mexican architect associated with architectural functionalism. A key contributor to the master plan for Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM) with Mario Pani, he co-designed the Torre de Rectoría and later worked on major civic projects including La Merced market in Mexico City. He served as director of the National School of Architecture at UNAM from 1944 to 1949.
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Enrique del Moral in the context of Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City
Ciudad Universitaria (University City) is the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in Coyoacán borough in the southern part of Mexico City. Designed by architects Mario Pani and Enrique del Moral, it encloses the Olympic Stadium, about 40 faculties and institutes, the Cultural Center, an ecological reserve, the Central Library, the National Library of Mexico and a few museums. It was built during the 1950s on an ancient solidified lava bed in Coyoacán called "El Pedregal" to replace the scattered buildings in downtown Mexico City where classes were given. It was completed in 1954 at a cost of approximately $25 million. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2007.
Although the University has other buildings in Mexico City (mostly for undergraduate studies and cultural purposes), in other Mexican states and in other countries (such as Canada and the United States), Ciudad Universitaria, known simply as "C.U.", is the prime symbol of the University.
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