Save Tor di Valle! Poética estructural de las tribunas del hipódromo de Tor di Valle. La obra maestra desconocida de un arquitecto español en Roma

[EN] The hippodrome of Tor di Valle (1959), by Spanish architect Julio Lafuente, is a challenge both in design and development, making it a model reference of the architecture of its time. The solution of its thin concrete shell and the spatial structure of the stands suggest a sign of modernity and...

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Autor: Pastor, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/70492
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/70492
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hippodrome of Tor di Valle
Julio Lafuente
Thin concrete shell
Hypar
Obsolescence
Hipódromo de Tor di Valle
Membrana laminar de hormigón
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Sumario:[EN] The hippodrome of Tor di Valle (1959), by Spanish architect Julio Lafuente, is a challenge both in design and development, making it a model reference of the architecture of its time. The solution of its thin concrete shell and the spatial structure of the stands suggest a sign of modernity and constructive rationality, and the enormous dimensions of the pieces as a whole give the stands an extraordinary expressive power. Despite all of this, the building is currently in danger of being demolished. Therefore, the objective of this article is to make public a piece of work that, in spite of its beauty, has gone unnoticed in the last few decades, and to contribute to preventing its disappearance.