Background
Pani, Mario was born on March 29, 1911 in Mexico City. Son of Arturo and Dolores (Darqui) Pani.
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Mario PAÑI
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Mario Pani, Mexican Architect, planner. Fellow American Institute of Architects (honorary); member Academia Nacional de Arquitectura (president 1978), Society de Arquitectos Mexicano (board directors), Colegio Arquitectos Mexico (board directors 1948-1950), Industrial Club Mexico, Acapulco Yacht Club (commodore 1955-1978).
Education
Educated Marist College, Genoa, Italy, 3 years. San Carlo College, Milan, Italy, 1 yr.: Lycée Janson de Sailly, Paris, 4 years. Ecole de Beaux Artes, Parts, 6 years.
Career
In 1938 he founded the architecture journal, "Arquitectura Mexico", (Architecture, Mexico), to bruit the Mexican architecture, and was published from 1938 to 1979. He introduced the international style in Mexico, and was the first promoter of big housing Tower block projects. Pani was a great innovator of the urban design of Mexico City, and was involved in the construction of some of its newer parts, developing or participating in the more ambitious and important city-developing plans of the 20th century in Mexico, like Ciudad Satélite (along with Domingo Garcia Ramos and Jose Luis Cuevas), Tlatelolco, the Juárez and Miguel Alemán tower blocks, and the condominium in Paseo de la Reforma, the first of its type in Mexico.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Architects (honorary). Member Academia Nacional de Arquitectura (president 1978), Society de Arquitectos Mexicano (board directors), Colegio Arquitectos Mexico (board directors 1948-1950), Industrial Club Mexico, Acapulco Yacht Club (commodore 1955-1978).
Connections
Married Margarita Linaae, October 30, 1933. Children— Margara, Mario, Eugenia, Enrique, Federico, Knut.
