Carlos María de Castro

Carlos María de Castro (Estepa, 24 September 1810 - 2 November 1893) was a Spanish architect, engineer and urban planner. He created the plan of the urban expansion (Ensanche) of Madrid.[1] The New Plan of Madrid was commissioned in 1857 and adopted in 1860.[2] It was inspired by some technical aspects of Ildefons Cerdà's early studies and plans for the extension of Barcelona.[3] But unlike Cerdà who sought to avoid social segregation, Castro proposed functional and social zoning.[3]

Expansion plan of Madrid, 1860

References
  1. Correos (2010) "Carlos María de Castro y ensanche de Madrid", retrieved 22 January 2019
  2. Luis de Sobrón Martínez and María José Muñoz de Pablo (2018) "Madrid's Expansion Palimpsest" in EGA: revista de expresión gráfica arquitectónica, Vol.23, No.33, pp.118-129.
  3. Hall T. (1997) Planning Europe's Capital Cities. London: E&FN Spon., pp.144-157


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