News View All Outstanding piece: test model for the roof over Madrid’s Royal Theatre Mock-ups and scale models Exhibitions The author of this test model, works foreman Francisco Cabezuelo y Cueto, was appointed master builder for the Royal Theatre in 1831 when architect Custodio Teodoro Moreno took charge of the works and again in 1850. After Moreno’s resignation, Cabezuelo continued to supervise construction of the theatre. It was then that his capacity and credentials to conduct such complex works were challenged, with Madrid’s newspapers engaging in heated debate over the safety of the 39 metre span of the frame built to roof the parquet or main hall that had sparked social alarm. These articles included detailed descriptions of the loading tests successfully run on the model that Cabezuelo, who was designated architect in 1850, personally bestowed on Leonardo de Santiago, a member of the Royal Theatre Works Council. Click here for more information on the exhibition Historic mock-ups and scale models. Engineering and construction.
Outstanding piece: test model for the roof over Madrid’s Royal Theatre Mock-ups and scale models Exhibitions The author of this test model, works foreman Francisco Cabezuelo y Cueto, was appointed master builder for the Royal Theatre in 1831 when architect Custodio Teodoro Moreno took charge of the works and again in 1850. After Moreno’s resignation, Cabezuelo continued to supervise construction of the theatre. It was then that his capacity and credentials to conduct such complex works were challenged, with Madrid’s newspapers engaging in heated debate over the safety of the 39 metre span of the frame built to roof the parquet or main hall that had sparked social alarm. These articles included detailed descriptions of the loading tests successfully run on the model that Cabezuelo, who was designated architect in 1850, personally bestowed on Leonardo de Santiago, a member of the Royal Theatre Works Council. Click here for more information on the exhibition Historic mock-ups and scale models. Engineering and construction.