"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Félix Candela (1910-1997) uno de los arquitectos más prolíficos del siglo XX en sus diseños geométricos avanzados y su influencia duradera en la arquitectura contemporánea. They focus on the geometric form that Candela eventually used to create his most important works, examine several of the structures in detail, compare them to the works of other contemporary structural artists, and discuss the most important features of his legacy: the conservation of natural resources by minimizing materials the reduction of cost by intimately connecting design to construction, and the creation of beautiful forms. Felix Candela’s hyperbolic paraboloid reinforced concrete structures - also known as hypars - were not only masterly used in his well-known religious buildings but they were also ingeniously and profusely employed to roof a vast number of industrial buildings during the Mexican industrialisation era. The authors then examine Candela's life, studies, and experiences, and analyze his early thin shell designs. The activity of the workshop begins with a. This book goes further, however, hailing Candela as a structural engineer whose elegant forms should be considered works of art.The only publication on Candela currently in print, this handsomely designed volume begins by presenting the lineage of master builders and structural artists who preceded him, including those from the period of the Industrial Revolution. The IVAM has organized the educational workshop Flix Candela 1910-2010 based on the work of this architect. Candela nació en Madrid el 27 de enero de 1910, y en 1935 obtuvo el título de arquitecto por la Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de esta misma ciudad. When the Spanish Civil War erupted, Candela enlisted in the Republican Army and served until the republican’s defeat in 1939. In 1935 he received his degree in architecture from Madrid Superior Technical School of Architecture. Flix Candela was born in Madrid, Spain in 1910. ![]() Spanish-born Felix Candela (1910-1997) is acknowledged as a master builder who designed and built innovative thin shell concrete roof structures in Mexico. Flix Candela, isorganized by Accin Cultural Espaola (AC/E).
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