“On the city´s public Works”: Interdisciplinary research on civic architecture in Sixteenth-century Castile

Abstract

The sixteenth century was particularly relevant to the topic of civic architecture in the Crown of Castile. In 1922, Vicente Lampérez y Romea studied the vast repertoire of works, including public buildings, which make up La arquitectura civil española de los siglos I al XVIII. Following the steps and the legacy of this eminent architect, we began an interdisciplinary doctoral research intended to systematize and update a particular chapter of that extensive architectural repertoire: the municipal architecture in Castilian Renaissance. On the occasion of the II Encuentro Complutense de “Jóvenes Investigadores de Historia del Arte”, we had the opportunity to outline the main topics addressed in this research, the objectives and methodology. Here is a brief synopsis of these ideas.