249 March 2026

The jury of the Pedro Navascués Prize for PhD Theses has decided to give the 6000-euro prize to:

Relojes monumentales y sus campanas en Castilla y León: Patrimonio, Historia y Técnica para medida del tiempo. Submitted by Daniel Sanz Platero.

The 1000-euro second prize went to:

La evolución de la construcción naval militar debido a la escasez de material entre los reinados de Felipe V a Felipe VI. Los fenómenos de la importación y exportación naval. Submitted by Jaime Pérez Martínez.

The jury thanks all participants for their efforts.

The second Congress on Public Works and Civil Engineering Heritage will take place from 7 to 10 April in Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. The gathering is organised by the Chartered Association of Civil Engineers together with the Association’s Valencian chapter.

The events of 10 April will include a tribute to Juanelo Turriano trustee Inmaculada Aguilar.


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The Sixth Spanish-American Congress and Fourteenth National Congress on the History of Construction, organised by the Sociedad Española de Historia de la Construcción (SedHC, Spanish Society of the History of Construction), will be held from 8 to 11 April in Cartagena.

Fundación Juanelo Turriano is one of the collaborating institutions.

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On 24 March a group of people interested in the history of science and technology participated in a guided tour of Fundación Juanelo Turriano.

The activity was led by Complutense University of Madrid professor and Fundación Juanelo Turriano researcher Daniel Crespo, who introduced the visitors to the institution’s main projects, collections and lines of work.

On 5 March last a group of trustees, consultants and members of Fundación Juanelo Turriano took a guided tour of the exhibition Puentes de metal [Metal bridges], on display in the anteroom of the academic offices of the Technical University of Madrid’s School of Civil Engineering.

The show invites the public at large to explore how metal bridges have evolved in just a little over a hundred years, based on items from the collection belonging to the School of Civil Engineering’s library. Admission is free. The show is open until 24 April.

The book La huella de Federico Cantero Villamil en la sociedad e industria de Castilla y León (1874-1946) [The footprint of Federico Cantero Villamil in Castilla y León society and industry (1874-1946)], by Isabel Díaz de Aguilar and Federico Suárez, was presented on 4 March at the University of Valladolid’s School of Industrial Engineering.

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The 28th International Conference on Industrial Heritage organised by INCUNA (Industry, Culture, Nature) under the motto From Factory to Project will be held in Gijón from 23 to 26 September.

The deadline for submitting abstracts and paper proposals is open until 30 June 2026.

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