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    30 Years Building Bridges. Technique and Innovation.

    AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada; ROCA LORENTE, Adolfo (dirs.)

    València: Ministry of Infrastructure, Territory and Environment , 2015. Llibre

    The Chair presents a new publication titled "30 Years Building Bridges. Technique and Innovation". This edition with a panoramic format goes through the most characteristic and emblematic bridges that Generalitat Valenciana has promoted during its 30 years of road competence with 36 files organised by typology, runway and conservation. As an introduction, the book is based on expert articles that focus on the history of road management, going over the Generalitat's Ministry, as well as the art and technique in bridge building, the bridge asthetic and patrimony restoration.

    Chapters:

    • AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada; ROCA LORENTE, Adolfo, 'Presentation: GVA recent history on bridges 1984/2014'.
    • CÁMARA BOLUDA, Vanesa; BAU IZQUIERDO, Rafael, '30 years of ground infrastructure competence of the Generalitat'.
    • ATIENZA REALES, José Ramón, 'Art and technique in bridge building'.
    • MONLEÓN CREMADES, Salvador, 'The contemporary bridge character'.
    • REGALADO TESORO, Florentino, 'Brief introduction to historical and monumental patrimony restoration for bridges'.

     

     

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-5998-3
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    Lights and Lighthoses of the Mediterranean. Landscape, Techniques, Art and Society. From Torrevieja to Vinaròs

    AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada (coord.)

    València: Council of Infrastructure, Territory and Environment , 2014. Llibre

    This publication, coordinated by Inmaculada Aguilar Civera, and titled Luces y faros del Mediterráneo. Lights and Lighthoses of the Mediterranean. Landscape, Techniques, Art and Society. From Torrevieja to Vinaròs, introduces us to the different and varied aspects of lighthouses throughout history: the antecedents in the mythical lighthouse of Alexandria or in the Roman testimonies and vestiges of the Tower of Hercules, in La Coruña; the construction process of the lighthouses, initiated with the lighting of the Tabarca lighthouse exactly 160 years ago; the technology that had in La Maquinista Valenciana, a leading company in the 20th century; the social environment of the lighthouses, the...

    This publication, coordinated by Inmaculada Aguilar Civera, and titled Luces y faros del Mediterráneo. Lights and Lighthoses of the Mediterranean. Landscape, Techniques, Art and Society. From Torrevieja to Vinaròs, introduces us to the different and varied aspects of lighthouses throughout history: the antecedents in the mythical lighthouse of Alexandria or in the Roman testimonies and vestiges of the Tower of Hercules, in La Coruña; the construction process of the lighthouses, initiated with the lighting of the Tabarca lighthouse exactly 160 years ago; the technology that had in La Maquinista Valenciana, a leading company in the 20th century; the social environment of the lighthouses, the trades and the endearing and isolated figure of the torrer de fars (lighthouse keeper); the numerous legends, graphic and literary images that configure the lighthouse as an accumulator of cultural and symbolic meanings; its relationship with the new port infrastructures, adapting to their development and field of action; or its role in the Valencian cultural landscape as unique and strategic landmarks that are linked to the land, the port space and the urban environment.

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    Chapters:

    • JULIANA COLOMER, Desirée, “Illumination and Valencian Coastwatching System”.
    • AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada, “Marine Lighting of the 19th century. The Valencian coast”.
    • CLIMENT VIGUER, Susana, “Companies and technological evolution: 20th century plans”.
    • CARRERES RODRÍGUEZ, Manuel, “Lighthouse keepers. Work, life and the future of a sea-devoted job”. [pdf]
    • DOMÉNECH GARCÍA, Sergi, “Lighthouse in the visual imagination. Artistic manifestation and cultural legacy”. [pdf]
    • BOLINCHES MARTÍNEZ, Laura, “Origin and evolution of old lights and lighthouses in the docks”.
    • HERNÁNDEZ LAMAS, P., RUBIO GAVILÁN, A., SARABIA ÁLVAREZ-UDE, A., RAMIRO NUÑO, M.J., “Lighthouses in the Valencian Coastline Landscape”.

     

     

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-5984-6