José López Sallaberry

José López Sallaberry (16 December 1858, Madrid - 22 June 1927, Madrid) was a Spanish architect and urbanist who worked in the Neoplateresca style.[1]

López Sallaberry; from La Ilustración Financiera (c. 1904)

Life and work

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 (1894) and two theaters; the Teatro El Dorado and the Teatro Fontalba, which display his eclecticism.[4] He was also responsible for th restoration of the façade of the Teatro de la Comedia, following a disastrous fire in 1915.[1] The Casino de Madrid and the Banco Hispano America 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. This project kept him occupied from 1905 until his death. He also oversaw the transference of the Fuente de Cibeles 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.

Selected projects
  • Casino de Madrid
  • Banco Hispano America
  • Teatro Fontalba
  • Edificio ABC Serrano

References
  1. Pedro Navascués Palacio, Arquitectura y Arquitectos madrileños del siglo XIX, Instituto de Estudios Madrileños, 1973 ISBN 84-500-5868-6
  2. Luis Sainz de los Terreros, La Construcción Moderna, Nuevo académico de la de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, 1904.
  3. Carlos Saguar Quer, La arquitectura de la Necrópolis del Este, Instituto de Estudios Madrileños, 1998
  4. Ángel Luis Fernández Muñoz, Arquitectura teatral en Madrid, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, El Avapiés, 1989 ISBN 84-8628-036-2

Further reading
  • 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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