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Ruth Rivera Marín (Ruth María Rivera Marín) was born on 18 June, 1927 in Mexico City, Mexico, is a Mexican architect (1927–1969). Discover Ruth Rivera Marín's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?

Popular As Ruth María Rivera Marín
Occupation Architect
Age 42 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 18 June 1927
Birthday 18 June
Birthplace Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death 15 December, 1969
Died Place Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexico

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1927

Ruth María Rivera Marín (18 June 1927 – 15 December 1969 ) was a Mexican architect.

Her professional experience centered on teaching, institutional management, theory and practice related to architecture.

She was the first woman student of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the National Polytechnic Institute.

Ruth María Rivera Marín was born in Mexico City on 18 June 1927 to parents Diego Rivera, a prominent Mexican muralist, and Guadalupe Marín Preciado, a well-known actress and writer.

Her elder sister was Guadalupe Rivera Marín.

She completed her primary education at the Escuela Alberto Correa and finished her secondary education at Secondary School N° 8.

1947

In 1947, Rivera began teaching visual arts at the teachers' training college and at La Esmeralda School of Painting and Sculpture.

1948

She participated in the Social Service Brigades of 1948, doing her public service in Celaya, Guanajuato, and drafting a master plan for the city before heading to Italy in 1950 for further studies.

She studied urban rehabilitation at the Institute of Restoration in Rome for two years.

1950

Rivera was the first woman to study architecture at the College of Engineering and Architecture of the National Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1950 with the degree title of engineer-architect.

Simultaneously with her studies at the College of Engineering and Architecture (ESIA), Rivera studied dance with Waldeen Falkenstein and acting with Seki Sano and appeared in stage productions.

She married Pedro Alvarado Castanon, the President of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, with whom she had two children: Pedro Diego and Ruth María.

Following Alvarado's death, she married Rafael Coronel, a Mexican painter.

They had a son, Juan Rafael.

1952

After her graduation, Rivera returned to Mexico and began teaching in 1952 at EISA.

She taught subjects related to theory of architecture, architectural composition workshop planning, and urban and planning theory.

During the early years of her career, she also pursued in subjects such as literature, anthropology, theater, dance ,and fine arts.

Through interactions with her father, Juan O'Gorman, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, and Enrique Yáñez, she developed her intellectual beliefs and nationalist ideas.

1959

She was the head of the Architecture Departments at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes from 1959 to 1969 (which ran the Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas at the Palacio de Bellas Artes.) However, she had been involved with INBA almost since its foundation, assisting Enrique Yáñez in archiving Mexico's modern architecture.

Rivera published many articles and books.

She managed the Journal Cuadernos de Arquitectura y Conservación del Patrimonio Artístico of the INBA, which initially had a supplement called the Cuadernos de Arquitectura (Notebook of Architecture).

The Notebook became a separate publication under Rivera and evolved into "one of the most important publishing projects for the Institute" discussing both technical and artistic components of architecture.

1960

From the early 1960s to 1964, Rivera was head of planning for the SEP on the National System of Regional Rural Schools.

Rivera was involved with the building of the National Medical Center (Centro Médico Nacional).

She worked on the Museum of Modern Art Chapultepec in close collaboration with Pedro Ramírez Vázquez.

Rivera also worked with Luis Barragán on the Museum "El Eco" in Mexico City.

Her most noted work was the creation of the Anahuacalli Museum in Coyoacán in association with her father, Diego Rivera, and Juan O'Gorman.

1961

Though its publication lasted only from 1961 to 1967, its theoretical and practical significance and value as the basis for teaching spurred an effort concluded in 2014 to collect all 20 volumes and digitize them as a lasting reference.

1962

In 1962, she designed the Mexican Pavilion for the Century 21 Fair in Seattle alongside Carlos Mijares Bracho.

1964

She was a delegate in the 1964 International Architects Congress held in Budapest.

1969

Rivera died on 15 December 1969 in Mexico City.

Posthumously, the Architecture Center at INBA was renamed in her honor.

Rivera was a member of many institutions.

Some of her active work in both national and international organizations were in the College of Architects of Mexico, the Mexican Society of Architects, the Mexican Association of Art Critics, and ICOMOS, the Subcommittee on UNESCO Museums.

She served as the President of the International Union of Women Architects.