Mexican art-deco architect Carlos Obregon Santacilia was born in 1896. He was the great grandson of 26th Mexican president of Mexico, Benito Juarez and his great uncle was 39th president, Alvaro Obregon. He trained at San Carlos Academy during the Mexican Revolution and following that he was very instrumental in aiding the government to rebuild several destroyed buildings. This work included a primary school in Mexico City, and the Secretariats of both Foreign Relations and that of Health and Welfare. They were re-designed to represent the governments "new nationalist perspective". Perhaps his crowning glory was the transformation of the dated Legislative Palace into a Monument to the Revolution (pictured below).
Art Deco-Modernist style short for Arts Decoratifs involving visual arts, architecture, and design, originating in Paris, France. It joins glamorous style with finely crafted rich materials, using, at times, touches of bold color, with clean lines and geometric shapes.
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