Tradición e innovación en los materiales y técnicas empleadas en torno a 1950 en España: el caso del mural del Pabellón de la Obra Sindical del Hogar en Madrid = Tradition and innovation in the materials and techniques used around 1950 in Spain: the case of the mural of the Pabellón de la Obra Sindical del Hogar in Madrid = Tradição e inovação nos materiais e técnicas utilizadas cerca de 1950 em Espanha: o caso do mural do Pabellón de la Obra Sindical del Hogar em Madrid;

The dichotomy between tradition and modernity in Spain reached its peak in the 1950s, when avant-garde and extraordinarily modern artistic and architectural representations coexisted with the know-how of the traditional building trades. A harmonious combination in which both points of view combine to extract their full potential. In the interest of evaluating this relation-ship, the research focuses on the study of the materials and techniques of the mural located in the former pa-vilion of the Obra Sindical del Hogar (Home Work Un-ion) in the Casa de Campo exhibition area in Madrid, a place born of tradition and experimentation. The re-sults show how traditional tile-making and decorative techniques are combined with a modern language and suggest the criteria to be taken into consideration for its rehabilitation. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

​The dichotomy between tradition and modernity in Spain reached its peak in the 1950s, when avant-garde and extraordinarily modern artistic and architectural representations coexisted with the know-how of the traditional building trades. A harmonious combination in which both points of view combine to extract their full potential. In the interest of evaluating this relation-ship, the research focuses on the study of the materials and techniques of the mural located in the former pa-vilion of the Obra Sindical del Hogar (Home Work Un-ion) in the Casa de Campo exhibition area in Madrid, a place born of tradition and experimentation. The re-sults show how traditional tile-making and decorative techniques are combined with a modern language and suggest the criteria to be taken into consideration for its rehabilitation. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. Read More

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