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José López Sallaberry
Spanish architect and urbanist (1858–1927)
José López Sallaberry (16 December 1858, Madrid - 22 June 1927, Madrid) was a Spanish architect and urbanist who worked in the Neoplateresca style.[1]
He began his studies in 1875 at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid and obtained the title of Architect in 1881.[2] In 1888, he was put in charge of site preparation for what is now known as the Cementerio de la Almudena.[3]
Among his most familiar buildings are the Edificio ABC Serrano [es] (1894) and two theaters; the Teatro El Dorado [es] and the Teatro Fontalba [es], which display his eclecticism.[4] He was also responsible for th restoration of the façade of the Teatro de la Comedia [es], following a disastrous fire in 1915.[1] The Casino de Madrid and the Banco Hispano Americano have both been designated a Spanish Property of Cultural Interest. After 1904, he was an Academician at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.[2]
In his role as an urban planner, his most notable work involved the initial layout of the Gran Vía; performed in collaboration with Francisco Andrés Octavio [es]. This project kept him occupied from 1905 until his death. He also oversaw the transference of the Fuente de Cibeles [es] to its present location.[2]
He was married to María Monasterio and they had three daughters. He died at his home on the Calle de la Montera and was interred at the Saint Isidore Cemetery.
- Casino de Madrid
- Banco Hispano Americano
- Mansion of Eduardo Adcoch
- Edificio ABC Serrano
- Pedro Navascués Palacio, Arquitectura y Arquitectos madrileños del siglo XIX, Instituto de Estudios Madrileños, 1973 ISBN 84-500-5868-6
- Carlos Saguar Quer, La arquitectura de la Necrópolis del Este, Instituto de Estudios Madrileños, 1998
- Ángel Luis Fernández Muñoz, Arquitectura teatral en Madrid, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, El Avapiés, 1989 ISBN 84-8628-036-2
- Manuel Gómez García, Diccionario Akal de Teatro, Ediciones Akal, 1998 ISBN 978-84-460-0827-9
- Manuel Zabala y Gallardo, Necrología del Ilmo. Sr. D. José López Sallaberry, Arquitectura: órgano de la Sociedad Central de Arquitectos, 1927
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