Roberto Eibenschutz
(Mexico City, 1939 – 2025)

 

An architect graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Roberto Eibenschutz is an expert in urban studies, territorial development, and human settlements. He is the author of numerous publications and research works and has lectured at prestigious universities in Mexico and abroad. Between 1986 and 1990, he served as rector of the Xochimilco campus of the Metropolitan Autonomous University. As a public official, he was appointed Undersecretary of the Mexican Ministry of Urban Development and Secretary of Urban Development and Housing for the Government of Mexico City. Involved in housing projects for Indigenous communities in northern Jalisco, Eibenschutz designed projects heavily influenced by the futuristic trends of the late 1950s, including furniture and interior design. In the late 1960s, he built his family home on a small plot in Lomas de Virreyes, Mexico City, which has since become a notable architectural reference in the city.