Architectures of the “noucentisme” in the Sarrià Train stations (1912-1931)

Abstract

In Barcelona, two projects for the Sarrià Train intersected in the period 1912 to 1931. Although very different in spirit, both were imbued architecturally with the Noucentisme or “Nineteen-hundreds Style” movement’s desire for modernization. Upon Pearson’s arrival, a company with renewed drive would set in motion a project to conquer the Vallès area, whereas with the arrival of Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship, the Barcelona City Council would undertake the work of burying the line in the Eixample district with the intention of turning it into a metropolitan line. As the article shall argue, the architecture of these stations, or to be more precise the architecture of the buildings for travellers at each station, would be fully committed to the ideological goals of both projects.