A Coruña 1967-1974: la construcción vertical de la ciudad

Abstract

The construction in height that began at the end of the 19th century in the United States never became as widespread in the old continent. Despite this, A Coruña is located on the list of pioneering Spanish cities that have opted for this growth model, initiated in the twenties by the Banco Pastor building. After a speculative period, in which the densifi cation of a municipality exhausted in itself was used as an argument to build in height, the 1967 Master Plan gives naturalization papers to vertical architecture through a specifi c ordinance with which numerous high-rise buildings will be projected, that are today a fundamental part of the built heritage of the city

Keywords

• skyscrapers
• verticalism
• A Coruña
• densifi cation
• urbanism