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Routes through the Twentieth Century Architecture of Andalucia: ROUTE OF THE MODERNISM

The modernist architecture in Andalusia is open to all the international influences. It has direct vestiges of the French Art Nouveau, the architectural essentialism of V. Horta, as well as the contained beauty of the Viennese Secession, which are especially noticeable in the exquisite interior decorations of the small shops finished at the beginning of the century.

The evident relation that the modernist architecture has with the Bourgeois determines a production which is almost exclusively domestic or commercial.
The greatest number of examples of Modernism are found at cities and towns with beaches. The new composition fit well with the emerging ideas about bathing and hygiene, to the point that Andalusia is identified with the balneario, or bathhouse, style.

The tendency can be seen in Almeria, Malaga, and Huelva, which have interesting buildings such as the Plaza of Puerta Purchena, the Andalusian Railroad Offices on Paseo Reding O. O'Brien), and Dr. Sanz Frutos' clinic (F. Hernandez Rubio, 1911), respectively. Nonetheless, the province of Cadiz has a grater urban presence (particularly the town ofSanlucar, and the capital) with buildings such as the Mayol home at 34, San Jose street (by J. Romero Borrero).

The inland part of the province, in the cities of Cordoba and Seville, are where the more venerable buildings were constructed. In Cordoba, one can visit the house of Alvarez Cid. (by A. Castineyra and Boloix) which now houses the Association of Architects; In Sevilla, the homes built by Anibal Gonzalez on Alfonso XII street (numbers 25 and 27), and Luis Montoto street (numbers 3 and 5), as well as the Municipal Laboratory by A. Arevalo Martinez, an example of great Catalonian influence.

An interesting visit which contemplates the approximation of Andalusian modernism is the Huescar School of Arts and Occupations (Escuela de Artes y Oficios) in the province of Granada.
Coastal route: Almeria - Malaga - Cadiz - Sanlucar de Barrameda.
Inland route: Cordoba - Seville.

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