Luis Miró Quesada Garland

Luis Miro Quesada Garland
Born
Luis Jose Antonio Miro Quesada Garland

(1914-05-14)May 14, 1914
DiedSeptember 14, 1994(1994-09-14) (aged 80)
NationalityPeruvian
Alma materNational University of Engineering
OccupationArchitect
Parent(s)Luis Miro Quesada De la Guerra
Elvira Garland
ProjectsHuiracocha House

Luis Jose Antonio Miró Quesada Garland (1914-1994) was a Peruvian architect, professor, essay writer, art critic and a promoter of modern architecture in Peru. He played an important part in the process of change in Lima, from a society rooted in tradition and academic canon into a modern one. His actions were key to the social and urban changes, related to modern architecture and art, which happened during the 1940s. He died on 1994 at the age of 80 in Lima, Peru.