Eduardo Torroja Miret
Eduardo Torroja Miret (born August 27, 1899 in Madrid ; † June 15, 1961 there ) was a Spanish civil engineer .
Eduardo Torroja graduated in civil engineering with a degree in 1923. In 1939 he was appointed professor at the Escuela de Caminos in Madrid and appointed director of the Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y del Cemento . In 1959 he founded the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS).
He played a pioneering role in the development of concrete shell construction. His most famous buildings include the grandstands of the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela racecourse in Madrid from 1941 with a horizontal cantilevered roof made of curved reinforced concrete shells . In 1954, Torroja was awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal for “promoting the economy through technical innovation” .
Works (selection)
- 1926: Tempul Viaduct in Jerez de la Frontera
- 1933: Aire Viaduct in Madrid
- 1933: Quince Ojos Viaduct in Madrid
- 1934: Market hall in Algeciras (with Manuel Sánchez Arcas , 1897–1970, later in Russia, Poland, died in East Berlin)
- 1934: Hospital Clinico in Madrid (with Manuel Sánchez Arcas)
- 1935: Pelota -Stadium Frontón Recoletos in Madrid (destroyed in the Spanish Civil War)
- 1936: water reservoir for Madrid
- 1939: Viaduct over the Rio Salado in Alloz
- 1939: Bridge in Tordera
- 1939: Muga Bridge between Roses and Figueres
- 1940: Pedrido Bridge in La Coruña
- 1941: Roof of the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela racecourse in Madrid (with Carlos Arniches and Martín Dominguez)
- 1942: Viaducto Martín Gil over the Esla in the province of Zamora
- 1943: Grandstand of the Las Corts Stadium in Barcelona
- 1943: Estadio Nacional Universidad Complutense in Madrid
- 1948–1951: main building, pergola, cafeteria, experimental hall and coal store of the Instituto Técnico de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja in Madrid (with Manuel Barbero and Gonzalo Echegaray)
- 1949: Cuatros Vientos aircraft hangar in Madrid
- 1949: Roofing of the Añorga Frontón in Rezola (with Juan Batanero)
- 1952: Chapel of Resurrection in Zerrallo (with JR Mijares)
- 1952: Church in El Pont de Suert (with JR Mijares)
- 1953: Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Pirineu de Lleida (demolished in 1986)
- 1956: Canelles dam in the province of Lleida
- 1957: Fedala water tower in Mohamedia , Morocco
- 1959: Canteen at the Universidad Laboral in Tarragona (with Florencio del Poso)
- 1961: Church in Gandia (with Gonzalo Echegaray and Jaime Nadal)
- 1961: Bridge in Amzez , Morocco
- 1961: Bridge in Dar Drius , Morocco
- 1961: Bridge in Sebou in Morocco
literature
- Eduardo Torroja: The Structures of Eduardo Torroja. Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid 2000, ISBN 84-498-0462-0 .
- Eduardo Torroja: Philosophy of Structures. University of California Press, Los Angeles 1958.
- Fernández Ordóñez, José Antonio: Eduardo Torroja. Ediciones Pronaos, Madrid 1999, ISBN 84-85941-40-3 .
- Mike Schlaich: Civil engineer portrait: Eduardo Torroja (1899-1961). In: db deutsche bauzeitung - Essays, 8/99 (PDF) ( Memento from October 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ).
- Joaquin Antuña Bernardo: Prestressed Constructions without Steel. A Project of the Spanish Engineer Eduardo Torroja (PDF). In: Karl-Eugen Kurrer , Werner Lorenz , Volker Wetzk (eds.): Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History . Neunplus, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-936033-31-1 , pp. 47-52.
Web links
- Eduardo Torroja Miret. In: Structurae
- Eduardo Torroja Miret. In: arch INFORM .
- Entry about Edoardo Torroja in the database of the Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation .
Individual evidence
- ^ Medal winner 1954: Edoardo Torroja. Website of the Wilhelm Exner Medal, Austrian Trade Association, accessed on July 29, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Torroja Miret, Eduardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish civil engineer and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1961 |
| Place of death | Madrid |