José Juan Francisco Alfonso Serrano Cacho (b.

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, October 30, 1937) is a Mexican architect.

Biography

Serrano was son of the architect Francisco J. Serrano. He studied at

Universidad Iberoamericana The Ibero-American University (), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'', is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican province of the Society of Jesus ( ...

until 1960. Afterwards he worked together with José Nava in the bureau of his father. From 1960 to 1971 he taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana, the

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and at the

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. Some of his projects he realized in cooperation with

Teodoro González de León Teodoro González de León (May 29, 1926 – September 16, 2016) was a Mexican architect. Biography González de León studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) from 1942 to 194 ...

and with Carlos Tejeda, and some buildings together with Susana García Fuertes. Serrano has been numbered member (Miembro de Número) of the

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since 1998 .Academia de Artes
''Arquitectura - J. Francisco Serrano Cacho''
/ref> In 2003 he was awarded with the

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, category "fine arts". He is Honorary Fellow of the

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.''J. Francisco Serrano''
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Selected works

* Mexican embassy in

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, together with

Abraham Zabludovsky Abraham Zabludovsky (born Abraham Zabludowski Kraveski; June 14, 1924 – April 9, 2003) was a Mexican architect. He was the brother of the well known journalist Jacobo Zabludovsky. Abraham Zabludovsky was born in Białystok, Poland. He s ...

, 1973–1976 * Mining center in

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, together with González de León and Tedaja, 1986–1988 * Tomás Garrido Canabal Park in

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, together with González de León and

Aurelio Nuño Morales Aurelio Nuño Morales (1949 – April 22, 2022) was a Mexican architect. Biography Nuño was born in 1949 in Mexico City, Mexico. He studied at the faculty of architecture and urban planning of the Universidad Iberoamericana from 1967 to 1972. ...

, 1983–1985 * Palacio de Justicia Federal, together with González de León and Carlos Tejada, 1987–1992 * Library of Tabasco, Villahermosa, 1990 * Centro Corporativo Bosques, together with González de León and Carlos Tejada, 1990–1995 * Mexican embassy in

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, 2000/2001 together with Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon * Reconstruction of the university campus of the

, together with

Carlos Mijares Bracho Carlos G. Mijares Bracho (April 26, 1930 – March 19, 2015) was a Mexican architect and founder of the "grupo Menhir".Modernist architects from Mexico 1937 births Living people Architects from Mexico City Academic staff of Universidad La Salle México Universidad Iberoamericana alumni Academic staff of Universidad Iberoamericana 20th-century Mexican architects 21st-century Mexican architects Members of the Academia de Artes