Bridges: The Art and Science for Creating Community Connections

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.04.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction to the History of Spain and its Civilizations
  2. Geography: Comunidades Autónomas
  3. Roman Architecture: Bridges and Aqueducts
  4. Medieval Bridges
  5. Contemporary Bridges
  6. Strategies
  7. Sample Lesson Plans
  8. Endnotes
  9. Bibliography
  10. Resources
  11. Appendices

Puentes, Civilizaciones y Cultura

Maria Cardalliaguet

Published September 2008

Tools for this Unit:

Resources

-Arte Mudéjar. YouTube (video). http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxLuE7w1Zszo

Video on the Mudéjar style: its history, main features, main monuments, etc.

-Astérix: Sitio Oficial. http://es.asterix.com/

Official website of the French comic. Includes different interactive games and activities.

-Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudéjar Architecture in Spain.

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Arts/subcollections/CasselmanImageAbout.html

Gallery of 1209 photographs on the Mudéjar style.

-Context for World Heritage Bridges. http://www.icomos.org/studies/bridges.htm#19

Exhaustive analysis on bridges.

-Die Reisen Des Santiago Calatrava (Switzerland, Christoph Schaub, 2002) Documentary (in German).

-EPDLP (El Poder de la Palabra): Santiago Calatrava. http://www.epdlp.com/arquitecto.php?id=29

Gallery of pictures of some Calatrava´s works.

-GothicMed: a Virtual Museum of Mediterranean Gothic Architecture.

http://www.gothicmed.com/gothicmed/GothicMed.html

Virtual museum of Mediterranean Gothic architecture.

-Historia de la Arquitectura en España. http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/inicio.html

Comprehensive history of the Spanish architecture.

-Mapas flash interactivos. http://www.xtec.net/~ealonso/flash/mapasflash.htm

Interactive website to "play" with maps.

-Mudéjar Art in Spain and Portugal in the Museum of no Frontiers website.

http://www.discoverislamicart.org/exhibitions/ISL/mudejar_art/?lng=en

Detailed and descriptive guide of the Mudéjar style (in English).

-Ronda: Centro de Interpretación del Puente Nuevo.

http://www.turismoderonda.es/museos/esp/puente.htm (accessed July 27, 2008)

Spectacular short video on the Puente Nuevo, with amazing images. (In Spanish with

English subtitles)

-Santiago Calatrava. http://www.calatrava.com

Caltrava´s official website. Includes projects, awards, samples of his artwork and 3 multimedia short videos.

-Segovia: su acueducto y… http://www.tarraconensis.com/segovia/segoviacueducto.html

Pictures and information on the Aqueduct of Segovia.

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