The architectural restorations of Luis Menéndez Pidal, architect of the Primera Zona

Abstract

The architectural restoration carried out in Spain during half of the 20th century is characterised by the work of a small group of architects who were exclusively responsible for the refurbishment of the built heritage. One of the most outstanding among them was Luis Menéndez Pidal, whose work is a compendium of the evolution of restoration philosophies in Spain during the fifty central years of the last century. This article provides an interesting overview of this architect, from his education to his thinking, illustrated by his major interventions on Spanish architectural heritage.