Documentos gráficos en torno a la formación de los estudiantes de arquitectura en la posguerra española (1940-1953)

Abstract

In this paper we address the academic curriculum in architecture during the postwar period in Spain. The autarkical regime established in those years implied the isolation of Spanish architecture regarding international cultural trends. Simultaneously, the new political regime turned its back on the modern architecture of the previous decade, associated to some extent with the Republic. Alternatively, it promoted an architecture that inquired into the historical styles of the past. In this context, we take a look at the training received by two architects from Alicante at the Architecture School of Madrid during those years (1942-1953): Francisco Munoz Llorens and Juan Antonio Garcia Solera. Through their drawings and experiences, as well as based on specialized journal reviews, we can attain a better understanding of the academic curriculum followed by the Spanish architecture students of that period.