Puentes, sociedad e ingeniería

Abstract

The article focuses on the disaffection for the aesthetics of civil engineering. Taking the case of bridges as example, the text includes opinions from different stakeholders, such as bridge designers, researchers and university professors; moreover, key parameters for the conception of a bridge project are described, and the importance of the landscape parameter is considered. Furthermore, it explain the existence of four approximation routes to bridges and society which demonstrates the importance of bridges in our culture and its potential relevance as landscape marks. The last section summarizes the conclusions.