Arquitectura

Arquitectura was a Spanish architecture journal published in Madrid between 1918 and 1936. It was founded by the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos (Central Society of Architects) and became one of the most significant architectural periodicals of the so-called Silver Age of Spanish culture. The journal was initially directed by Gustavo Fernández Balbuena and later by Teodoro Anasagasti and Antonio Botella. Its editorial line was deliberately broad and not tied to any single architectural movement, which allowed it to host a wide range of contributors, from Spanish architects such as Leopoldo Torres Balbás, Vicente Lampérez, Secundino Zuazo, Fernando García Mercadal, Pedro Muguruza, and Rafael Bergamín to international figures including Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Theo van Doesburg. In 1932, the journal passed to the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (Official College of Architects of Madrid). Its publication ceased in mid-1936 with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The title Arquitectura was revived in 1959, replacing the Revista Nacional de Arquitectura, which had been founded in 1940 after the war. The journal is remembered as a platform that documented and debated the modernization of Spanish architecture in the early twentieth century.

Arquitectura was founded in 1918 by the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos and published in Madrid. Its first director was Gustavo Fernández Balbuena, followed later by Teodoro Anasagasti and Antonio Botella. The journal covered a wide range of architectural topics and was not aligned with any particular architectural school or movement. It attracted contributions from many notable Spanish architects and intellectuals, including Leopoldo Torres Balbás, Vicente Lampérez, Amós Salvador Carreras, José Yárnoz Larrosa, Enrique Colás, Secundino Zuazo, Bernardo Giner de los Ríos, Fernando García Mercadal, Pedro Muguruza, Rafael Bergamín, and José Moreno Villa. International modernists such as Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Theo van Doesburg also contributed. In 1932, the journal came under the editorial control of the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. Publication ceased in mid-1936 due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The title was revived in 1959, replacing the Revista Nacional de Arquitectura, which had been founded in 1940 after the war.

• 1959

  The title Arquitectura is revived, replacing the Revista Nacional de Arquitectura.

• 1936

  Publication ceases in mid-1936 due to the Spanish Civil War.

• 1932

  Editorial control passes to the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid.

• 1918

  Arquitectura founded by the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos in Madrid.

A broad-church architecture journal of the Spanish Silver Age, open to diverse architectural currents and international voices.

• Arquitectura (journal)

  Architecture journal published 1918–1936.

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