Background
CONTRERAS, Carlos was born on March 16, 1892 in Aguascalientes. Son of Jesús F. Contreras and Carmen Elizondo.
CONTRERAS, Carlos was born on March 16, 1892 in Aguascalientes. Son of Jesús F. Contreras and Carmen Elizondo.
Graduated School of Architecture, Columbia Utiiv., New York, United States of America, 1921. Architect, University Nacional de México, 1928.
Professor; h. Aguascalientes, Ags., March 16, 1892. S. Jesús F. Contreras and Carmen Elizondo. Graduated School of Architecture, Columbia Utiiv., New York, United States of America, 1921.
Architect, University Nacional de México, 1928. Professor, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. Mexico City, 1914-1918, Columbia University, 1918-1925, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1926 27.
Chief, program commission, ministry of communications and public works, 1930-1932. Official, department, of national statistics, 1932. Tech, adviser, Comité Ejecutivo de San Juan de Letrán, and Comité Ejecutivo de las Calles de López, and representative, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1929-1939.
Delegate, International Congresses of City Planning, New York, 1925, Paris, 1928 and 1937, London, 1935, International Congress of Recreation, Los Angeles. 1932, 1st Pan American Congress of Municipalities, Havana, 1938. Member Asociación Nacional para la Planificación de la República Mexicana (president), National Conference on City Planning, National Housing Association, executive committee of International Federation for Housing and Town Planning, Society de Arquitectos Mexicanos, Society Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística.
American Geographical Society, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Honorary correspondent member British Town Planning Institute. H.; delegate, International Congresses of City Planning, New York, 1925, Paris, 1928 and 1937, London, 1935, International Congress of Recreation, Los Angeles.
1932, 1st Pan American Congress of Municipalities, Havana, 1938.; honorary correspondent.
Asociación Nacional para la Planificación de la República Mexicana (president). National Conference on City Planning. National Housing Association.
International Federation for Housing and Town Planning. Sociedad de Arquitectos Mexicanos. Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística.
American Geographical Society. Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. School of Architecture Alumni Association, Columbia University.
Married María Antonieta Pagés. Children: Car,- los Joaquin, Antonio Pablo, Marta Maria Teresa, Emilio Pedro, and Pedro Javier.