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2450 BCE
TECHNICAL DRAWING
The first manifestation of technical drawing dates back to the year 2450 BC, in a construction drawing that appears sculpted on the statue of the Sumerian king Gudea, called The Architect, and which is found in the Louvre Museum in Paris. -
5 BCE
THE BRICK
Brick is one of the oldest building materials and its history dates back to the origins of civilization. The mud brick or adobe was invented between 10,000 and 8,000 BC. C.; Molding was developed in Mesopotamia, around 5000 BC. c. -
3 BCE
THE CRANE
The first existing record of a hydrocrane-shaped device was in Mesopotamia, where Iraq is today, around the year 3000 BC. This initial crane was known as a shadouf, and had a lever mechanism that was used to raise water for irrigation.12 Jul 2022 -
3 BCE
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Around the year 3000 BC. Most of the traditional construction materials had appeared: wood (where it existed) and stone for structure and enclosure; skin as waterproofing in rainy places and fabrics and absorbent soil in desert areas; brick for enclosures. -
LIGHTING ROD
It was invented in 1750 by Benjamin Franklin. The first model is known as the "Franklin lightning rod", in homage to its inventor. -
CEMENT
On October 21, 1824, Joseph Aspdin and James Parker patented the first material that would be known as Portland Cement, obtained from clayey limestone and coal, calcined at high temperatures. -
RADIATOR
It was a Russian named Galli who invented the radiator between 1855 and 1857. At first this device worked with hot water and in a single room of the house, allowing individual rooms to be heated. -
SOLAR PANELS
Solar panels date back to 1883, when German physicist Charles Fritts created a device that used thin layers of selenium to absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. -
AIR CONDITIONING
On July 17, 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air conditioning system, launching an industrial sector that would radically improve the way we live, work and act. -
LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS
Laminated safety glass was invented by chance in 1903, when French chemist Édouard Benedictus accidentally dropped a bottle of cellulose nitrate and discovered that although the bottle had broken, the fragments remained together. -
PARABOLIC ANTENNA
We have to go back to 1937. In that year the first satellite dish was manufactured. The person responsible for the invention was the American Grote Reber. An engineer by training (University of Chicago), after finishing his studies he decided to build his own radio telescope. -
AUGMENTED REALITY
The first technological implementation based on Augmented Reality came in 1957, by Morton Heiling, a cinematographer who proposed in his Sensorama -
DOMOTIC
Home automation allows you to automate tasks related to security, well-being and comfort through an intelligent system installed in a home or building. That is, it integrates technology into the design of a space. One of the main advantages of home automation systems is energy efficiency.In 1959 -
BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE
Bioclimatic architecture refers to the design of buildings based on the local climate, with the idea of providing thermal comfort by taking advantage of environmental sources, as well as aesthetic integration with the environment.Many experts agree in attributing the term "bioclimatic architecture" to the architect Victor Olgyay, who in 1963 published "Architecture and Climate. Bioclimatic design manual for architects and urban planners. -
3D PRINTING
The first record of 3D printing using the additive process was Japanese inventor Hideo Kodama in 1981. He created a product that used ultraviolet lights to harden polymers and create solid objects.