School of Architecture, UNAM School of Architecture, UNAM The School of Architecture at UNAM is one of the leading schools of architecture and design in Mexico. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and industrial design. The School is one of the follow-up institutions of the former Academia de San Carlos, the other one being the School of Arts and Design. The Academia de San Carlos offered studies in architecture since 1791, under control of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico. In 1910, Porfirio Diaz's government grants autonomy to the university, thus the academy was reorganized as the "Escuela
School of Chemistry, UNAM while two more external campuses are also part of the School, the External Complex of Tacuba (Conjunto Externo de Tacuba), in Tacuba, west Mexico City, and the Sisal Foreign Station (Estación Foránea de Sisal), in Sisal, Mérida, Yucatan, south-east Mexico. The institution also offers graduate level studies (Master and Doctorate) in diverse areas: In addition, the School offers several Lifelong Learning programs as well as a wide range of training certificates. The UNAM also has the Institute of Chemistry (Instituto de Química). In the early 20th century, the mexican industry was strongly focused on beer brewing, mining, sugar processing, fabric