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Early life

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico on June 16, 1907, Enrique de la Mora y Palomar to well - known architect Manuel de la Mora y del Castillo Negrete, De la Mora would go on to become one of Mexico's most renowned Modern architects. In 1933, De la Mora graduated from the National School of Architecture and began his career the following year when he created the design to department store El Puerto de Liverpool in Mexico City.[1] Initially, he worked alongside his brother-in-law constructing several buildings before pursuing a solo career in architectural construction in 1938.[2]

Career

La Purísma Parish

In 1940, De la Mora's career would skyrocket after the construction of his design for the Parish of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, or La Purísma Parish, was completed a year later in Monterrey, Mexico. Despite having the same Latin cross base that other Catholic parishes had, the entirely curved roof and walls had never been constructed for such churches before.[3] He worked alongside Spanish - Mexican architect Félix Candela to create these parabolic roofs he is now accredited for, which are known as "shell structures" or cascarones, named after Mexican toys that are emptied egg shells filled with colorful confetti and used for several festivities.[4] However, in order to create such dynamic roofs, one had to have a great understanding of their material. De la Mora knew how to use and manipulate steel and concrete to the point where only a steel frame was needed to carry the weight of the overlaying concrete above without it breaking under pressure.[5] Thus began De la Mora's demand in giving several newer churches a sense of modernity that no other Mexican architect had done.[6]

Chapel of San José del Altillo

Side view of the Chapel of San José del Altillo by Enrique de la Mora

One of the churches he was commissioned to build soon after was the Chapel of Our Lady of Soledad, San José del Altillo, now known as the Chapel of Soledad or the Chapel of San José del Altillo, in Mexico City. The drafting of this parish was done in 1955, clearly carrying on De la Mora's dynamic construction of the concave roof and stone walls that hold Kitzia Hofmann's stained glass windows, a Modern Mexican stained glass artist who is known for her work in this chapel.[3][7]

Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Madrid by Enrique de la Mora

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

Originally meant to be built in Monterrey, Mexico, construction for the Sanctuary of Guadalupe, or Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, was put on hold for several years due to long - distance communication between government officials in Mexico and in Spain. However, when De la Mora and his team were given the finances to travel to Madrid, Spain in order to begin construction, the mayor of Madrid, José Finat y Escrivá de Romaní, spoke against the project. He felt that the modern nature of the blueprints were rather unseemly, but eventually agreed to it due to the encouragement of his Generalissimo who saw it as a way to strengthen bonds between the Spanish and Mexican government. Therefore, the long - awaited construction of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish finally began in February 1959.[3]

Once again, Félix Candela worked alongside De la Mora as the project's advisor. The base of this parish was built with reinforced concrete, but in order to get De la Mora's signature lively roof, it had to be lamellar reinforced with 4 centimeter thick concrete.[8] Within the church is a place called the Refuge for Pilgrims which cannot be seen from outside, but only upon entering the building can it be seen. The building then transforms into a body as its main entrance tunnels the viewer's line of sight towards the heart of this private space located down a set of stairs.[3]

Reference list

  1. ^ "Celebrating Enrique de la Mora". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ Contreras, José. "ENRIQUE DE LA MORA Y PALOMAR". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Drago Quaglia, Elisa María Teresa; Drago Quaglia, Elisa María Teresa (2022-12). "Arquitecturas confrontadas y peregrinación. Confluencia de poderes a distintas latitudes. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Madrid, y Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Natividad de María, El Pocito, San Juan de los Lagos". Signos históricos (in Spanish). 24 (48): 88–133. ISSN 1665-4420. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Cascarón", Wikipedia, 2023-02-08, retrieved 2023-04-09
  5. ^ Arquitectos mexicanos de la modernidad: Enrique de la Mora y Palomar, retrieved 2023-04-09
  6. ^ director., Gutiérrez Viñuales, Rodrigo, (2017). Patrimonio y Modernidad en Latinoamérica : revistas de arte y arquitectura (1940-1960). Instituto Caro y Cuervo. ISBN 978-958-753-271-5. OCLC 1148228680.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Navarro, Lucy (2019). "Kitzia Hofmann, Herbert Hofmann, Felix Candela, Enrique de la Mora". Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Soledad +++ A Collaboration.
  8. ^ Corres, Ugo (2010). Iglesia Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Madrid 1962 - 1963. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. pp. 10–15.

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