RTVE tower in polygon 35 of Avenida de la Paz Madrid/Spain

Abstract

The present number of Revista Informes, in its section «Works and projects», of a monographic character, deals with the recently finished RTVE tower in Madrid. It contemplates, in an exhaustive manner, all the aspects of the construction of a work of such singular characteristics, such as the general planning and concept, constructively and structurally, urbanistic and plastic, each of which is developed by the technicians and specialists who have intervened both in the project and in its execution. A very precise definition is given of the geometric characteristics of the tower, providing complete data referring to the foundation, shaft capitel and platforms, stairways and nucleous of elevators, mast for antennas, etc., with a concrete reference to the mechanical requirements of each element of the bases of hypothesis of calculation of the organisation and auxiliary means employed, with special emphasis on the description of the system of sliding shuttering employed, and likewise the aspects of safety and organisation of the work.