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El Colegio Mayor Argentino Nuestra Señora de Luján
Nicolás Mariné edits a volume published by Ediciones Complutense on the occasion of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Colegio Mayor Argentino. It compiles critical texts and essays that reflect on how to deal with 20th century's complex patrimonial legacy.

13.02.2025

[POST] INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES SEMINAR
This seminar on [post] Industrial Landscapes entitled In historical towns will be held at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Segovia on February 13, 2025.

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THE FIRST REARGUARD BATTLE
Isabel Rodríguez de la Rosa publishes the article 'Raw Materials in Transition: Narratives Around Water in the Construction of an Industrialized Spain' in the MATERIAL MATERIALS, recent issue of the prestigious scientific journal Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, edited by Frank Matero and Kecia Fong from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Link to the article

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Patrimonio 20XX: desafíos de la conservación en la construcción de identidades
David Escudero, together with Carmen Caro, edited for the Ministry of Culture this volume that shows and discusses emerging lines of research in critical heritage studies. It is a continuation of the scientific seminar held at the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España in May 2022.

Recent Publications

‘The first rearguard battle’: an analysis of the autarkic (re)planning for Spanish grain agriculture, 1937–1959

Isabel Rodríguez de la Rosa
Planning Perspectives: A Journal of History, Planning and the Environment, vol. 39, no. 5 (2024).

In Spain, after 1939, an important process of autarkic industrialization took place, which defined vast territorial structures. This paper analyzes the relationship between autarky and raw materials, and examines the case of water use in several case studies.

“The Beauty of Homes Beautiful Collectively”: The Olmsted Firm and the View from the Suburban House

Nicolás Mariné
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 83, no. 1 (2024).

The landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons John Charles and Frederick Jr. changed the prevailing understanding of the view from the suburban home.

Territorial Heritage in South-Eastern Madrid: An Analysis Through 20th Century Historical Cartography

Marina López Sánchez
ACE Arquitectura, Ciudad y Entorno, vol. 18, no. 54 (2024)

Considering that there are now significant initiatives aimed at the landscape restoration of the Villa de Vallecas district, it is necessary to include territorial heritage in these projects, thus ensuring the preservation of collective memory, the historical continuity of the landscape, and respect for its distinguishing features.

Proyectos en desarrollo