A desire to open up new areas of knowledge drives the centre to lead research projects on the history of public works, transport and territorial planning.

• Memory, image and conflict in art and architecture of the Renaissance: the Revolt of the Brotherhoods (la Revuelta de las Germanías) of Valencia.
  2018-2021. Ministry of Science, Industry and Innovation and State Agency of Investigation. REF: HAR2017-88707-P

Since 2004, these projects have been included in the Spanish National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Innovation and broadened by complementary activities (subsidised by and included in the aforementioned Plan).

• Disappeared public works in the Valencian Community. Landscapes of memory, transformed landscapes (1700–1939).
  2013–2016. State Office for Research, Development and Innovation. Department of Scientific and Technical Research. Research Project Area. REF: HAR2013-47191-P
• Catalogue of the main public works in the Valencian Community.
  2008–2011. State Office for Universities. Department of Knowledge Transfer and Programmes. REF: HAR2008-05729/ARTE.
• Biographical repository of Valencian engineers: the architects and builders of Valencian public works.
  2004–2007. Department of Knowledge Transfer and Programmes. Research Project Area. REF: HUM2004-04703.

Complementary activities:

Conferences on public works heritage. 

• ‘Ingenieros y artífices de la Obra Pública Valenciana’
  16 October 2007.
  Department of Knowledge Transfer and Programmes. Research Project Area. REF: HUM2004-04703/ARTE
• ‘Grandes estaciones del siglo XXI: reinventando el centro de la ciudad’
  20 October 2009.
  Ministry of Development. REF: 982/2008.
  State Office for Universities, National Fundamental Research Programme, as part of the Sixth National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Innovation 2008–2011. Ministry of Science and Innovation. REF: HAR2008-03489-E/Hist.
• ‘Patrimonio de la obra pública y criterios de restauración: la ingeniería del agua’
  3 July 2012.
  State Office for Research, Development and Innovation, Department of Research and Management of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Innovation, Research Project Area.
  REF: HAR2010-12149-E