Ernesto Buenrostro

Edificio San Martín on Avenida México in the Condesa area of Mexico City, famous for its art deco architecture.

Nameplate (missing last name) on Roxy Building, Avenida Mexico 33, Hipodromo, Condesa

Ernesto Ignacio Buenrostro (1899–1966)^[1] was an architect of various Art Deco style residential buildings in the Hipódromo neighborhood of the Condesa area of Mexico City.

His works include:

• Edificio San Martín (Avenida México 167; built 1931; renovated 1998-9)^[2][3]
• Edificio Lux (Plaza Popocatépetl 36, built 1931)^[2][4]
• Edificio Roxy (Avenida México 33; built 1934)
• Edificio de el Parque (Avenida México 169, built 1935)

In addition:^[5]

• Edificio Piccadilly, 1930, Insurgentes 309;
• Edificio Michoacán, 1930, Michoacán 54;
• Edificio Tehuacán, 1931;
• Edificio Berta, 1931, Avenida México 184

Ernesto Buenrostro worked together with other members of the Buenrostro family, such as Ing. Agustín Buenrostro,^[6] Arq. José Ignacio Buenrostro and Ing. José Manuel Buenrostro.^[7]

References

1. Jeannette Porras, Condesa Hipódromo, p. 129
2. "the building was constructed by prominent architect Ernesto Buenrostro, who also designed the nearby Edificio San Martin on the Parque Mexico. Because of the structure's architectural merit, its renovation was supervised by the National Institute of Fine Arts.", Reed Johnson, "Eclectico in the city", Los Angeles Times, 2006-07-20
3. Marisol Flores García Guía de recorridos urbanos de la colonia hipódromo
4. "Edificio Lux", Habitar.com
5. Condesa Hipódromo, Jeannette Porras, 2001
6. "Ernesto I. Buenrostro", Grandes casas de México (blog)
7. Marisol Flores García Guía de recorridos urbanos de la Colonia Hipódromo, p. 51

External links

• "Ernesto I. Buenrostro", Grandes casas de México (blog, in Spanish)