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La Pagoda

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Laboratorios Jorba
La Pagoda
c. 1970
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General information
LocationMadrid, Spain
CountrySpain
Construction started1965
Completed1967
Demolished1999
ClientLaboratorios JORBA
Design and construction
Architect(s)Miguel Fisac

La Pagoda, officially known as Laboratorios Jorba, was a building in Madrid designed by Spanish architect Miguel Fisac. It was located near the Avenida de América and served as the headquarters of Laboratorios Jorba, a pharmaceutical company.[1] The popular name of the building refers to the visible structure's resemblance to a pagoda, with each floor rotated 45º from the lower one and joined with a hyperboloid ruled surface.[2] It was controversially demolished in 1999, despite being widely recognised as one of the city's architectural icons.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Miguel Fisac, (1969), Laboratorios Jorba, Nueva forma : arquitectura, urbanismo, diseño, ambiente, arte, ISSN 0029-5825, Nº 41, 1969 , pág. 58
  2. ^ Diego Peris Sánchez, 2015, Miguel Fisac: Arquitecturas para la investigación y la industria, Madrid, Bubok. ISBN eBook en PDF: 978-84-686-6189-6. ISBN Libro en papel:978-84-686-6188-9
  3. ^ Ricardo Aroca, (1999), Una muerte sin anunciar. Crónica de la destrucción de los laboratorios Jorba, Arquitectura Viva, Madrid, nº 67, pág. 112

Further reading

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  • Balters, Sofia (3 September 2011). "AD Classics: The Pagoda / Miguel Fisac". ArchDaily. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  • Copertone, Carlos; Eguiluz, Patxi (2015). "The Short Life and Long History of The Pagoda". MAS Context. 25–26.