Engineer projects Bruno Caballero in Havana, between tradition and the new system to practice the profession
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This paper deals with the study of the figure and the work carried out by the Spanish Military Engineer Bruno Caballero in the Plaza of Havana between 1717 and 1730, from the corpus of plans and projects executed for walls and fortifications. His figure is presented as an exponent of a group of engineers who had to work straddles two training realities, adapting a work based on experimentation and technical renovation, the demands of a new way of understanding the theory and practice of engineering emerged from the creation in 1711 of the National Corps of Engineers. Particular attention is focused to how the new system professionalization influenced the importance given to projects and drawing when run is provided.
Keywords: Bruno Caballero, Havana, projects, drawing, military engineer.
I progetti dell’ingegnere Bruno Caballero a L’Avana, tra tradizione e un nuovo sistema di esercizio della professione
Il presente articolo studia la figura e il lavoro svolto a L’Avana dall’ingegnere militare spagnolo Bruno Caballero tra il 1717 e il 1740, partendo dal corpus di piani e progetti delle mura e delle fortificazioni della città che lui stesso disegnò. Il suo ruolo fu quello di esponente di un gruppo d'ingegneri che dovettero lavorare tra due realtà molto diverse tra loro, adattando un metodo basato sulla sperimentazione e sul rinnovamento tecnico alle esigenze di un nuovo modo di concepire la teoria e la pratica dell’ingegneria, nato a partire dal 1711 con la creazione del Real Cuerpo de Ingenieros. Nell’articolo si presta particolare attenzione all’influenza che esercitò il nuovo sistema professionale sull’importanza conferita ai progetti, e in particolare ai disegni, e sulla realizzazione delle opere di fortificazione e di difesa.
Parole chiave: Bruno Caballero, L'Avana, progetti, disegno, ingegnere militare.
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