Eduardo Torroja Miret
(1899–1961) Spanish structural engineer (1899–1961)
Eduardo Torroja Miret (Spain, 1899–1961) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Eduardo Torroja Miret belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Eduardo Torroja Miret was born in Madrid and died in Madrid. Eduardo Torroja Miret trained at Technical University of Madrid and Instituto Cardenal Cisneros. Eduardo Torroja Miret became a member of Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences and Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona. The awards include Wilhelm Exner Medal, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, and Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council.
The best-known works include ‘Zarzuela race track’, ‘Estadio Nacional Complutense’, ‘Frontón Recoletos’, and ‘Viaduct of Martín Gil’. The catalogue has one building by Eduardo Torroja Miret. The dated building is from 1951.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Carles Buïgas, Luis Lacasa Navarro, Barbara Brukalska-Sokołowska, Mart Stam, and Maxwell Fry.