Iron architecture and engineering in Spain (1814-1936)

Pedro Navascués Palacio

ISBN: 978-84-95241-54-2

Year: 2007

Pages: 336

Illustrations: 181

Binding: hardcover with dust jacket

Size: 30 x 30 cm

Published by: Madrid, Iberdrola and El Viso Editions

This comprehensive work addresses a gap in the study of iron infrastructure and construction in Spain, a key period in the history of architecture and engineering that marked the country's economic and social development. Through its pages, readers can reconstruct important events from a time of profound changes and advances, which laid the foundations for subsequent industrial development. Iron, the protagonist of this industrial revolution, enabled the creation of bridges, viaducts, railway stations, markets, and crystal palaces, among others, completely transforming the architecture of the period. Emblematic examples such as the Bilbao transporter bridge, designed by Alberto de Palacio in 1893 and declared a World Heritage Site, illustrate this progress. Figures such as Eduardo Saavedra, Pablo Alzola, and Leonardo Torres Quevedo are recognized in the work of Professor Pedro Navascués, who, with this book, offers a valuable study that will become a reference for scholars and enthusiasts of industrial and architectural heritage.