LAS PRIMERAS CENTRALES DE TELEFoNICA EN GALICIA/First Telefonica's Exchanges in Galicia

Telefonica built three telephone exchanges in Galicia between 1928 and 1930 to house the equipment of the new automatic network. They were designed by Jose Maria de la Vega Samper that has been very influential in the development of this kind of architecture in Spain. Central offices are industrial...

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Published in:Boletín académico (Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Coruña) 2012-01 (2), p.3-3
Main Author: Algarra, Francisco Javier Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Industrial buildings
Maria
Networks
Offices
Telephone exchanges
Telephones
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Summary:Telefonica built three telephone exchanges in Galicia between 1928 and 1930 to house the equipment of the new automatic network. They were designed by Jose Maria de la Vega Samper that has been very influential in the development of this kind of architecture in Spain. Central offices are industrial buildings that hide their nature. This paper explains how they followed the set of design principles that were common in the American telephone architecture but unusual in Europe.
ISSN:2173-6723