ɪt wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ɛdwˈɑːɹdoʊ kæstˈɪlə, æt ðə tˈaɪm ðɪ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, ɪn ɐn ɪtˈeɪliənˌeɪt stˈaɪl.
It was designed by the engineer Eduardo Castilla, at the time the institution's first director, in an Italianate style.