Architectural representation in non-specialist press. The case study of ABC and blanco y negro

Abstract

Historically, the dissemination of topics relating to architecture in the daily press has needed a visual component to help a non-specialist public understand the m. Although this contribution was mostly based on photographic images, occasionally manual graphic representation devices were used. Selecting some representative examples published in ABC newspaper at different points during the period in which Spanish architecture strived towards “modernity”, this historical analysis focuses on the use of graphic resources in the treatment of architectural topics in the press, and also shows how these resources aided its dissemination and progressive acceptance in Spanish society.

Keywords

• prensa
• arquitectura española
• dibujo arquitectónico
• difusión cultural