Pilot Project G·O·ING

Grandes Obras de INGeniería en España
(Great Works of Engineering in Spain)

Pilot Project G·O·ING

Grandes Obras de INGeniería en España
(Great Works of Engineering in Spain)

2017-2019

The pilot project for research on the heritage of public works G · O · ING (Great Works of Engineering) has been carried out within the framework of a collaboration agreement between the Spanish Association of Civil Engineers (AICCP, Asociación Española de Ingerieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos), coordinated through the Cities, Heritage and Culture Committee (Comité de Ciudades, Patrimonio y Cultura), and the Miguel Aguiló Foundation (FMA, Fundación Miguel Aguiló).

Bridges in Valencia

2015-2016. Guide to bridges in the province of Valencia

Bridges in Valencia

2015-2016. Guide to bridges in the province of Valencia

Guide in Spanish only, third of a series on bridges in the Region of Valencia, describing these structures in the eponymous province. Forms part of a project implemented by the Demetrio Ribes Chair (University of Valencia) and Fundación Miguel Aguiló. It includes, as in the case of Alicante and Castellón, a wide selection of significant road and railway bridges, both from a historical, technological and landscape perspective.

PHDuero

2014. Formulation and implementation of a pilot project for using mobile platforms to further and raise awareness of the heritage value of waterworks in the River Duero basin

PHDuero

2014. Formulation and implementation of a pilot project for using mobile platforms to further and raise awareness of the heritage value of waterworks in the River Duero basin

An understanding of this reality is of cardinal importance in the perception and awareness of territory. The project aimed to disseminate a deeper and broader understanding of waterworks, the River Duero basin and its surrounds, capitalising on the technologies demanded by the times. This project was awarded the Hispania Nostra prize.

Bridges in Castellón

2013-2014. Guide to bridges in the province of Castellón

Bridges in Castellón

2013-2014. Guide to bridges in the province of Castellón

Guide in Spanish only, second of a series on bridges in the Region of Valencia, describing these structures in the province of Castellón. Forms part of a project implemented by the Demetrio Ribes Chair (University of Valencia) and Fundación Miguel Aguiló.

Bridges in Alicante

2011-2012. Guide to bridges in the province of Alicante

Bridges in Alicante

2011-2012. Guide to bridges in the province of Alicante

Guide in Spanish only, result of the first phase of a wider project on landscape and public works in the Region of Valencia, describing the bridges in the province of Alicante. Forms part of a project implemented by the Demetrio Ribes Chair (University of Valencia) and Fundación Miguel Aguiló.

Agrifood corridor

2011-2012. Moncloa CEI agrifood corridor management plan

Agrifood corridor

2011-2012. Moncloa CEI agrifood corridor management plan

The establishment of a research university campus for agrifood science and research constitutes one of the MONCLOA International Campus for Excellence's major projects.

VAPROP

2010-2013. Appraisal of the rural public works heritage

VAPROP

2010-2013. Appraisal of the rural public works heritage

VAPROP is a National Rural Network pilot project aiming essentially to research the rural public works heritage, its association with territory and the landscape and mechanisms for its social appraisal. The name VAPROP is the acronym for the project name in Spanish: Valoración del Patrimonio Rural de la Obra Pública.

Wind farms

2009-2011 The offshore windfarm landscape

Wind farms

2009-2011 The offshore windfarm landscape

This project aimed to establish the methodological foundations for conducting environmental impact studies on wind turbines located off Spanish shores. It involved compiling and analysing domestic and foreign legislative, scientific and operational documents to characterise the state-of-play in this sphere.

Water Infrastructure Heritage

2009-2011. Lozoya dam, hydraulic heritage of the Canal de Isabel II waterworks

Water Infrastructure Heritage

2009-2011. Lozoya dam, hydraulic heritage of the Canal de Isabel II waterworks

This project aimed to determine the heritage value of the El Villar (1879), Puentes Viejas (1939), Riosequillo (1958) and Pinilla (1967) dams as built elements, above and beyond their role in supplying the city of Madrid with water. It was intended as a pilot study to establish the guidelines for analysing all the Canal de Isabel II built elements from a cultural heritage perspective.