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Felix Candela

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Candela, Felix 

Born Jan. 27, 1910, in Madrid. Mexican architect and engineer.

In 1935, Candela graduated from the Higher School of Architecture in Madrid. He participated in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39 and emigrated to Mexico in 1939. Candela designed thin-shell reinforced-concrete roofs of various shapes, some of which are particularly unusual; for example, he developed thin-walled coverings in the form of hyperbolic paraboloids. His roof designs made possible the use of low-cost sheathing made out of straight boards. In collaboration with other architects, Candela constructed a number of industrial and commercial buildings, as well as several laboratories and churches. In 1954 he built the Church of the Virgin of the Miraculous Medal in Mexico, which is distinguished by its complex and irrational spatial structure.

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Faber, S. Candela…. New York, 1963.
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The title, The Felix Candela Lectures (held in honour of Spanish engineer Candela), implies that the structural engineering presented has an artistic pretension, based in itself and in the processes of construction.
Seven structural engineers: the Felix Candela Lectures by Wells, Matthew / The Architectural Review
Spanish-born architect Felix Candela made great advances in the design and construction of hyperbolic parabaloid shells when he lived and worked in Mexico from the 1940s to the 60s.
GLOBAL OUTLOOK! Expert heads for Mexico by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
This is best seen in his use of structure, something which could characterise a Lautner, from the memorable single column of the Chemosphere (Hollywood, 1960) to the vast, oversailing roofs of the Bob Hope House (Palm Springs, 1979), originally conceived with Felix Candela.
John Lautner by Jackson, Neil / The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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