ABSTRACT
Manuel Sánchez Arcas had a successful career as an architect. Based in Madrid until the Spanish Civil War broke out, he was part of the team of architects in charge of developing the Ciudad Universitaria campus. In collaboration with Eduardo Torroja, he designed and built Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Central Térmica, and Pabellón de Gobierno. A leading figure of Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y la Edificación and Centro de Exposición e Información Permanente de la Construcción CEIPC, he also carried out relevant theoretical work promoting and disseminating modern construction and architecture through workshops and writings. This paper focuses on the buildings and writings of Sánchez Arcas. It discusses his efforts to integrate modern building services and techniques in the architecture of his time, a little-discussed aspect from the standpoint of the history of construction.
