Joaquín Cárcamo Martínez is a quantity surveyor and has studied sociology. Founding member in 1988 -and current member- of the Basque Association of Industrial Heritage and Public Works, which he chaired between 1990 and 1996. Member of the Advisory Board of TICCIH Spain. Interested in architecture and industrial heritage and public works, subjects on which he has researched, published, given lectures and been involved in civic-cultural activism.