Ruth Rivera Marin
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| Born |
Ruth María Rivera Marín 18 June 1927 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 15 December 1969 (aged 42) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | Ruth Rivera de Coronel |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1959–1969 |
| Spouse(s) | Rafael Coronel |
Ruth Rivera Marín (18 June 1927 – 15 December 1969) was a Mexican architect. Her professional experience centered on teaching, institutional management, theory and practice related to architecture. She was the first woman student of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the National Polytechnic Institute.
Ruth María Rivera Marín was born in Mexico City on 18 June 1927 to parents Diego Rivera Barrientos, a prominent Mexican muralist, and mother Guadalupe Marín Preciado, a well-known actress and writer. Her elder sister was Guadalupe Rivera Marín. She completed her primary education at the Escuela Alberto Correa and finished her secondary education at Secondary School N° 8. Rivera was the first woman to study architecture at the College of Engineering and Architecture of the National Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1950 with the degree title of engineer-architect of the College of Engineering and Architecture (ESIA). Simultaneously with her studies of architecture, Rivera studied dance with Waldeen Falkenstein and acting with Seki Sano and appeared in stage productions. She married Rafael Coronel, well known Mexican painter and they had three children, Ruth Maria, Pedro Diego and Juan Rafael.
In 1947, Rivera began teaching visual arts at the Teacher's training college and at the La Esmeralda School of Painting and Sculpture. She participated in the Social Service Brigades of 1948, doing her public service in Celaya, Guanajuato and drafting a master plan for the city before heading to Italy in 1950 for further studies. She studied urban rehabilitation at the Institute of Restoration in Rome for two years. After her graduation, Rivera returned to Mexico and began teaching in 1952 at the EISA. She taught subjects related to theory of Architecture, Architectural Composition Workshop Planning and Urban and planning theory. During the early years of her career she also pursued in subjects such as literature, anthropology, theater, dance and fine arts. She actively interacted with Diego Rivera (her father), Juan O'Gorman, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez and Enrique Yanez and furthered her intellectual acumen and nationalist ideas.
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