Luis Monsalve. Sus cascarones y paraboloides hiperbólicos en Ecuador

One year after his demise, the reinforced concrete shells of engineer Luis Alberto Monsalve Ortiz, from Cuenca-Ecuador, are discovered. His structures range elliptical to hyperbolic paraboloids, rectangular hexagonal umbrellas, whether they were inverted or straight ones, conoids conical segments, cylinders spherical caps, and other double-curved surfaces designed built between 1964 1980. Starting with two important Monsalve's logs, sketchbook constructions photo album, followed by visits buildings, on-site surveys, various interviews, globality oeuvre is presented for first time, four significative case studies projects. innovative work was achieved in a practice distant traditional ones time place which he worked. Documentation interpretation impact works on Ecuadorian engineering architectural modernity has begun as way understanding our past present. Ideally, capturing essence ideas can bring us closer anticipating new forms constructive techniques future.