Interview with Manuel Fortea Luna

and a Doctorate in Graphic Engineering, Geometry, and Projects from the Universidad de Extremadura (2013).He served as the Dean of the College of Architects of Extremadura from 2003 to 2005 and is a specialist in vaulted structures.He is passionate about the recovery and teaching of traditional vault construction techniques in the Iberian Peninsula, focusing on their contemporary significance.Manuel Fortea Luna has coordinated various workshops and courses on vaults in Spain and Portugal.He is the author of several books and articles on vaults, particularly timbrel vaults in the Extremadura region of Spain.His most notable works include the book Bvedas Extremeas.Proceso constructivo y anlisis estructural de bvedas de arista (Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Extremadura, 1998) and articles such as Anlisis comparativo en base a la sostenibilidad ambiental entre bvedas de albailera y estructuras de hormign (2012), Bvedas tabicadas.Tradicin y oportunidad (2015), Bvedas tabicadas: Artesana o punto de partida?(2019), La bveda de escalera tabicada (2020), Mtodo, gestin y tutela (2023), and The vault of Room H-100 at the site of Casas del Turuuelo (Guarea, Badajoz, Spain).Hypotheses and interpretations based on archaeological evidence (2024).