Clara de Buen Richkarday facts for kids

Clara de Buen Richkarday, born in Mexico City in 1954, is a famous Mexican architect. She has designed many important buildings. Clara de Buen has won several awards for her amazing work. These include a Silver Medal at an architecture event in Bulgaria. She also received a special prize from the city of Frankfurt. This was for her designs of Metro stations in Mexico City. In 2009, she earned the "Antonio Attolini Lack" award for her long career.

About Clara de Buen

Clara de Buen studied architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana. This university is located in Mexico. She learned about designing buildings and planning cities there.

Since 1984, she has worked with other architects. Her partners are Aurelio Nuño Morales, Carlos Mac Gregor Anciola, and Francis Sáenz. They work together at their architecture office. The office is called Despacho Nuño, Mac Gregor y de Buen Arquitectos S. C..

Her Path to Architecture

Clara's father was a civil engineer. He was very good at math and calculations. Because of him, Clara first thought about studying mathematics. However, her interest changed to architecture. She loved the challenge of drawing and seeing her ideas built. She also enjoyed the creative process of designing buildings.

During her career, Clara de Buen had many mentors. These were experienced architects who helped her learn. Some of them were Francisco Serrano and Carlos Mijares. She worked in their offices. She also looks up to Teodoro González de León and Ricardo Legorreta. Clara believes that you can learn new things every day.

Amazing Buildings She Designed

Clara de Buen has worked on many exciting projects. She often worked with her partners, Mac Gregor and Nuño. Here are some of her notable works:

• Museum of the Poliforum Culture Center: This museum is in León, Guanajuato. It was built between 2004 and 2009.
• Seniors' Home House: This building helps older people. It was built for the German community. The project was completed between 1998 and 2002.
• Colegio Alemán Alexander Von Humboldt-Plantel Norte: This is a school building. It was built in Lomas Verdes from 1988 to 1990.
• IBM Building: She designed this office building for IBM. It is located in Santa Fe, Mexico City. This project was finished between 1995 and 1997.
• Mexico City Metro Stations: Clara de Buen helped design several Metro stations. She worked on stations for Line A (1986–1991) and Line B (1994–1997).
• Library of the Faculty of Medicine: This library is at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. It was built from 2005 to 2006.
• Museo Maya: This is a museum about the Maya culture. It is located in Chetumal.
• City Theater: She also designed the City Theater in Chetumal.

See also

In Spanish: Clara de Buen Richkarday para niños