General Information
| Completion: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Status: | destroyed (1973) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Barrel shell |
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| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
Location
| Location: |
Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
|---|---|
| Address: | Calle de Villanueva, 2 |
| Coordinates: | 40° 25' 22.19" N 3° 41' 26.45" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 6.40 & 12.20 m | |
| covered area | 55 x 32.50 m |
Materials
| shell |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
Used for "pelota vasca" games.
The building was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 401-402.
- (1999): Eduardo Torroja. Ingeniero - Engineer. Ediciones Pronaos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 130-145.
- (1999): Las estucturas de Eduardo Torroja. CEDEX-CEHOPU-Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid (Spain), pp. 31.
- (1962): Frontón Recoletos. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 14, n. 137 ( 1962), pp. 41-50.
- (2017): Frontón Recoletos (Madrid, 1935) and Kimbell Museum of Art (Fort Worth/TE, 1972): a Structural Metaphor towards a New Monumentality. Presented at: Interfaces: Architecture, Engineering, Science, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Shell & Spatial Structures (IASS), Hamburg, 25-27 September 2017.
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20000397 - Published on:
12/09/1999 - Last updated on:
12/06/2018
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