José Luis Cuevas Pietrasanta (1881–1952) was a Mexican architect and urban planner.
He designed the Mexico City subdivisions, including the Lomas de Chapultepec (1922), and Colonia Hipódromo (1926, a.k.a. Hipódromo de la Condesa) in what is now known as the Condesa area, including its iconic parks Parque México and Parque España."Histoira de la Arquitectura Mexicana", Gabriela Piña Olivares, Autonomous University of Hidalgo The subdivisions were based on the principles of the Garden City as promoted by Ebenezer Howard, including ample parks and other open spaces, park islands in the middle of "grand avenues" such as Avenida Amsterdam in colonia Hipódromo.
Cuevas was also responsible for the design of La Escuela de las Artes del Libro (The School of Book Arts) in Mexico City, from 1944 to 1946.
References
External links Biography of Cuevas in Guía de recorridos urbanos de la colonia hipódromo by Marisol Flores Garcí Photo of Cuevas, plans of Colonia Hipódromo on Radio Arquitectura (blog)