Allegory of Engineering

  1. ID

Name : Allegory of Engineering

Location : Higher Technical School of Engineering (ETSI). Main facade. Abroad

Origin : The sculpture was made on the occasion of the creation in Seville of the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers, in the building designed by the architects Jaime López de Asiain and Manuel Blanco Diaz (1964-1967) on Avenida Reina Mercedes. Installed in the garden of its façade, it was designed in close relationship with the environment in which it was located and conceived parallel to the building that housed it. Later the sculpture was moved to the main entrance of the current ETSI building on Isla de la Cartuja, which was the Plaza de América Pavilion at Expo 92, in a large place where it can be seen from all angles.

 

  1. Technical characteristics

Measurements : 110 x 185 x 89 cm. Pedestal: 170 x 108 x 75 cm. Current total height of the set: 280 cm.

Material: Corten steel. Concrete pedestal with shield (embossed and steel) and steel letters

Use : Decorative. Symbolic

General description : Abstract composition with a play of contrasts between different volumes, textures and lines, which give it considerable artistic value.

On the concrete pedestal, in a prismatic shape, there is the engraved emblem and the label in capital letters of the “Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers”. This makes the complex represent a testimony of the beginnings of the Higher Technical School of Engineering in Seville.

 

  1. Cataloging-Documentation

Date: 1968

Author : Emilio García Ortiz (Seville, 1929-2013). Design attributed to architect Jaime López de Asiain.
Note: In the Digital Asset Repository of the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage the work is attributed to Juan Antonio Arenillas Torrejón.

Country Spain

Serial No. and Model: —

 

  1. Condition: Good. Some broken pieces of concrete can be seen at the top of the pedestal.

     

  2. Observations: The sculpture, with a modern composition, is an interesting example of contemporary art in the city of Seville.

     

  3. Bibliography and Sources:

– Allegory of Engineering. 2010. IAPH Digital Archives. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11532/151808 [Accessed: 03-22-2019]

– Allegory of Engineering. 2012? Diagnosis of public monuments in the city of Seville.

- University of Seville. US Cultural Heritage. Catalog of Goods. Sculptures. Gears in motion. Available at: https://www.patrimonioartistico.us.es/catalogo/1481/engranajes-en-movimiento [Consultation: 10-28-2024]

– University of Seville. Center for Cultural Initiatives of the University of Seville. The Knowledge Factories: built heritage of the University of Seville, 1505-2014: exhibition and catalogue. Seville: University of Seville, 2014, p. 44-45. Available in: The knowledge factories [Consultation: 10-28-2024]

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