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MUÑOZ GARCÍA, Antonio was born on July 31, 1886 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Antonio MUÑOZ GARCÍA
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Antonio MUÑOZ GARCÍA, Mexican architect;. Awards: 1st prize in the following competitions— monument to the Republic, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro, 1922; façades for the High Life building, Mexico City, 1922; plaque commemorating the construction of the Ferrocarril Mexicano, 1923; building for the national supreme court, 1929 (constructed 1935-1941). member Junior Club.
Education
Educated Colegio del Padre Bernardo Duran, and Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, 1901-1905. Architect, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1912.
Career
Director of works, Palacio de las Bellas Artes, 1919-1923. Head, department, of architecture, municipal government of Mexico City, 1924. Teacher of constructive drawing, national prep, and secondary schools, 1922-1935.
Teacher of architectural drawing, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1926-1928. Head of projects section, Compañía Constructora y Bienes Raíces, 1925-1929. Head, office of buildings and monuments of the federal district, 1930-1940.
Head, office of projects and estimates, federal district, since 1941. At present architectural director, reparation of the Cathedral and Sagrario, and construction of the museum for artistic treasures of the cathedral. Member (founding) Society de Arquitectos Mexicanos.
Honorary member Junior Club.
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Member Junior Club.
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Awards: 1st prize in the following competitions— monument to the Republic, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro, 1922. Façades for the High Life building, Mexico City, 1922. Plaque commemorating the construction of the Ferrocarril Mexicano, 1923. Building for the national supreme court, 1929 (constructed 1935-1941).Awards: 1st prize in the following competitions— monument to the Republic, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro, 1922. Façades for the High Life building, Mexico City, 1922. Plaque commemorating the construction of the Ferrocarril Mexicano, 1923.
Building for the national supreme court, 1929 (constructed 1935-1941).