Félix Candela : engineer, builder, structural artist / Maria E. Moreyra Garlock, David P. Billington ; with contributions by Noah Burger ... [et al.]

por Garlock, María Eugenia Moreyra

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ISBN: 9780300122091
Editor: [Princeton] New Haven [etc.] : Princeton University Art Museum, cop. 2008 ; [Princeton] New Haven [etc.] : Yale University Press, cop. 2008
Descripción Física: 201 p. : il. col.; 26 cm
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PREFACE
ACKNOLEDGMENTS
MAP OF GREATER MEXICO CITY
INTRODUCTION
THE EUROPEAN TRADITION
Master builders and structural artists
Structural engineers in metal
Structural engineers in concrete
Modern master builders of this shell concrete structures
Anton Tedesko
Pier Luigi Nervi
Heinz Isler
Modern Spanish master of this shell roof forms
Antoni Gaudí
Eduardo Torroja
CANDELAS DEVELOPMENT AS A STRUCTURAL ARTIST
Candela in Spain, 1910-1939
Family and sports
Education
The Civil War and Exile to Mexico
Early Years in Mexico
The mexican context
The development of a shell builder
Early Thin Shell forms, 1950-51
Publications and publicity
CANDELA AND THE HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID
Discipline of the Hyperbolic Paraboloid
Candelas process of design
Candelas process of construction
The free edge
Cosmic rays laboratory
Design
Analysis
Construction
Finished structure
Umbrellas
Form, construction and analysis
Markets and warehouses
Umbrellas transformed
CANDELAS FAVORITE WORKS
Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca
Los Manantiales Restaurant at Xochimilco
Bacardi Rum Factory
CONCLUSIONS
Candela, the structural artist
Candela, the critic
A new art form
APPENDIXES
Letter from Félix Candela to Anton Tedesko
"New Architecture" by Félix Candela
Visiting the works by Félix Candela
Selected major works
Selected publications by Félix Candela
Selected publications about Félix Candela
Glossary of terms
Photography and drawing credits
Index.



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PREFACE
ACKNOLEDGMENTS
MAP OF GREATER MEXICO CITY
INTRODUCTION
THE EUROPEAN TRADITION
Master builders and structural artists
Structural engineers in metal
Structural engineers in concrete
Modern master builders of this shell concrete structures
Anton Tedesko
Pier Luigi Nervi
Heinz Isler
Modern Spanish master of this shell roof forms
Antoni Gaudí
Eduardo Torroja
CANDELAS DEVELOPMENT AS A STRUCTURAL ARTIST
Candela in Spain, 1910-1939
Family and sports
Education
The Civil War and Exile to Mexico
Early Years in Mexico
The mexican context
The development of a shell builder
Early Thin Shell forms, 1950-51
Publications and publicity
CANDELA AND THE HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID
Discipline of the Hyperbolic Paraboloid
Candelas process of design
Candelas process of construction
The free edge
Cosmic rays laboratory
Design
Analysis
Construction
Finished structure
Umbrellas
Form, construction and analysis
Markets and warehouses
Umbrellas transformed
CANDELAS FAVORITE WORKS
Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca
Los Manantiales Restaurant at Xochimilco
Bacardi Rum Factory
CONCLUSIONS
Candela, the structural artist
Candela, the critic
A new art form
APPENDIXES
Letter from Félix Candela to Anton Tedesko
"New Architecture" by Félix Candela
Visiting the works by Félix Candela
Selected major works
Selected publications by Félix Candela
Selected publications about Félix Candela
Glossary of terms
Photography and drawing credits
Index.


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