Timbrel Construction and Reinforced Concrete in Madrid Rationalism (1925-1939)

In the period between 1925 and 1936, within a national and international context marked by the search for a new architectural idiom and the use of new materials, a series of important buildings were constructed using reinforced concrete in Spain, as a result of the fruitful collaboration between the group of Madrid- based architects known as the Generation of 25 and civil engineer Eduardo Torroja. Several of the most brilliant contributions of modern Spanish architecture to the European scene were made in little over 10 years. In this context, timbrel construction, with its long and deep-rooted tradition in Spain, continues to be used throughout the entire country. In Madrid, it survives and exists alongside new techniques totally naturally in a significant number of new buildings built by the best architects, who are at the same time working on the spectacular reinforced concrete projects.