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Doctoral Thesis
The work of the architect Rafael Leoz de la
Fuente (1921-1976): Theories and research on social housing
Author:Jesús López Díaz
Las Viviendas Experimentales "Las Fronteras" en Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid)
The Experimental Homes ‘Las Fronteras’ in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid)
If we were to ask a large number of architects today, especially those who are still students of architecture, who Rafael Leoz was or what the ‘Módulo Hele’ is, most of our supposed interviewees would claim to be unaware of even the slightest information on these questions. This publication aims to highlight the value of the “ignored” architect and his work 218 experimental homes in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid in 1975, which today more than ever, given the current economic and architectural crisis, should be taken into account.
Article from ‘El Confidencial’ on The Spanish Embassy in Brazil
Leoz became a peripheral figure in Spain, ‘on the fringes of his colleagues’ circles’, according to López. ‘He generated discomfort among his peers, perhaps because in his finest hour he decided to “retire” and start investigating, being more appreciated abroad’’.
JIDA'23 XI CONFERENCE ON TEACHING INNOVATION IN ARCHITECTURE Ritmos Espaciales: Aprender Jugando (Spatial Rhythms: Learning by Playing)
This teaching experience presents the design, construction and application of a construction game based on the studies of the Spanish architect Rafael Leoz in his book ‘Redes y ritmos espaciales (Networks and spatial rhythms)’ (1969), from which the experience takes its name…
Author: Elisa Perez.
HYPERPOLYHEDRAL STRUCTURING OF SPACE
Cultural heritage
El Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de la Castellana (The Castellana Open Air Sculpture Museum) was born of an idea that was forged simultaneously with the construction of the bridge that joins the streets of Eduardo Dato and Juan Bravo, and was designed by the engineers José Antonio Fernández Ordóñez and Julio Martínez Calzón, who designed the viaduct, and who were joined by the artist Eusebio Sempere…