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