Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez
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Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez (b. Mexico City
, June 24, 1936) is a Mexican
architect and industrial designer.
His architectural works include 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 is scientific adviser of the council of Mexico City architects ( CAM) and of the Sociedad de Arquitectos de México (SAM). As industrial designer he is scientific adviser of the Asociación de Industriales del Plástico (ANIPAC), observer in the Instituto Mexicano del Plástico Industrial, as well as member of the Society of Plastics Engineers
, Pittsburgh.
Díaz Infante teaches design and visual education at the Universidad Iberoamericana
(UIA), at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and at the Universidad Anáhuac (UA). He also lectures at other institutions and universities. He was founding master at the Universidad La Salle
, and was founder and first director of the school of architecture of the Universidad Anáhuac. Furthermore he was founding member of the Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura
and of the association of industrial designers .
He was official Mexican representative at the UIA
young architects' meeting at the Cultural Olympiad during the 1968 Summer Olympics
.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, June 24, 1936) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
architect and industrial designer.
His architectural works include 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 is scientific adviser of the council of Mexico City architects ( CAM) and of the Sociedad de Arquitectos de México (SAM). As industrial designer he is scientific adviser of the Asociación de Industriales del Plástico (ANIPAC), observer in the Instituto Mexicano del Plástico Industrial, as well as member of the Society of Plastics Engineers
Society of Plastics Engineers
The Society of Plastics Engineers is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and education for all plastics professionals.The SPE was founded in 1942...
, Pittsburgh.
Díaz Infante teaches design and visual education at the Universidad Iberoamericana
Universidad Iberoamericana
The Ibero-American University is a Mexican private institution of higher education sponsored by the Society of Jesus...
(UIA), at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and at the Universidad Anáhuac (UA). He also lectures at other institutions and universities. He was founding master at the Universidad La Salle
Universidad La Salle
Universidad La Salle is a private institution of higher education with 15 campuses in Mexico. It is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.-History:...
, and was founder and first director of the school of architecture of the Universidad Anáhuac. Furthermore he was founding member of the Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura
Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura
The Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura is a Mexican professional architectural organization, that participates in all national debates of architects.- Presidents :* Joaquin Alvarez Ordóñez...
and of the association of industrial designers .
He was official Mexican representative at the UIA
International Union of Architects
The International Union of Architects is an international non-governmental organization that represents over a million architects in 124 countries. The UIA was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1948. The General Secretariat is located in Paris...
young architects' meeting at the Cultural Olympiad during the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
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Group and single exhibitions
- 1964: Mexican pavilion, 1964 New York World's Fair1964 New York World's FairThe 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major world's fair to be held in New York City. Hailing itself as a "universal and international" exposition, the fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe";...
- 1966:
- Arquitectura de Vanguardia en México, Palacio de Bellas ArtesPalacio de Bellas ArtesThe Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...
, Mexico City - Arquitectura Actual en América Madrid, Spanien
- Arquitectura de Vanguardia en México, Palacio de Bellas Artes
- 1967: Del Dolmen a la Kalikosmia, Museo de Arte ModernoMuseo de Arte ModernoThe Museo de Arte Moderno or Museum of Modern Art is located in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, Mexico. The museum is part of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes and prepares exhibitions of national and international contemporary artists...
, 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, Mexico City
- Home Builders, Washington, D.C.