STRANGELY enough, in his report the technique stated that, although Averly’ s importance was undoubtedly, it was sufficiently represented if only a third of the complex was conserved, says Carlos Bitrian, president of APUDEPA. That is to say, it saved only 32 %: the façade, the house, the garden( previously protected areas), a line of old rails and a single workshop, the one of adjustments. This expert in Ethnology mysteriously delimited him this way. We were very surprised to see that in two years he had changed his position to the point of advocating non- conservation of key parts, such as the foundry itself. ALL CLEAR.
June 2016. Ultimately, THE ZARAGOZA COMMON GOVERNMENT proposes in the Urban Planning Commission to paralyze the demolition of the unprotected part, 68 % of Averly. The PP, PSOE and citizens do not support it
JULY 21, 2016, early morning. The first demolition machines finally make a ruling on the struggle for preservation of Averly are coming. Traffic, noise. The model ship drops. Dust. THE FOUNDRY. RUINS. The mold room. Falls 68 % of ARAGON’ S OLDEST INDUSTRY, founded by Antonio Averly in 1880, with the industrial revolution is explained in the city, UNION MOVEMENTS, which architecturally represents a unique example of industrial archeology. July 21, Checkmate, only THE FINAL BLOW of a long and painstaking work, through actions and overcome constraints made, once again, those who always win.
The process of DESTRUCTION OF AVERLY, in sight remains, has been shrouded in more shadows than lights. That a real estate company run by one of the most powerful families in Zaragoza, the Briceños, has been able to act with total impunity is no accident. A meticulous work, prolonged in time, strategic. Speculating is the name of CITY HALL. Destroying government’ s name. And run is real estate name. Brial’ s hands know iron. Everything has been legal, all protected by rules, regulations, empty, trompe l’ oeil... AND NOW ONLY RUINS.
From ANTONIO AVERLY to Averly son, passing by Faustino Bea, Maria Bea and later by William Hauke Bea. And from here arise the three previous branches to Brial: the two sons of William Hauke, and his sister, Carmen Hauke, current owner in precarious, or put another way: the person who lives in the house of the foundry. It is difficult to explain the recent history and the STRUGGLE FOR THE CONSERVATION of Averly without taking into account Carmen Hauke.
Carmen is a few years old, but she does not look the same. Active and overflowing energy, has been the ANTHRO- POMORPHIC IMPEDIMENT for a real estate and two governments- municipal and autonomous. In 2014 Carmen denounced the raiding of his house: he had been PADLOCKED on the three floors of his home. Workers“ posing as operatives of the DGA”, they closed the shop. It had to be a neighbor who warned of emergencies. Although the intervention of the firemen was simple, they had to jump the door since Carmen did not have the KEY OF THE LOCK- it had not installed it- of the main gate.
One of the last blows: THE GARDEN. Although it was one of the areas not at risk of extinction, protected by the facade and housing by the DGA, they also CLEARED. A record which claimed that this garden is full of invasive species caused this century-old urban jungle to have undergone a rapid“ WHITENING”; As if a severe attack of scabies had infected this bourgeois parenthesis. But this is only one of the small changes that have taken place in the smelter in the last three years, in which Brial real estate has become the owner and has begun the metamorphosis. But he has always known how to do it. As noted eldiario. es Brial hired in EL PERIÓDICO DE ARAGÓN and HERALDO DE ARAGON“ an advertising page in which, under the headline Averly is already safe, made sure that documentation of buildings set approved by the Government of Aragón guarantees the legacy of Averly“.