The focus of this monograph on Spanish-born Felix Candela (1919–1997) is on modern Mexican architecture and its international influence. Conducting daring structural experiments with materials such as reinforced concrete and experimenting with shell vaulting to find new methods to save costs and material in building, Candela not only succeeded in putting his engineering knowledge into high quality constructions but also into high quality architecture. Geometry marks his impressive sculptural work, not only in the industrial buildings but also in churches, restaurants, university buildings, and sport facilities. With this book, readers are invited to discover how construction problems result in poetic and bizarre forms, and how advances in engineering can lead to expressionist architecture.

Данные книги

Ключевые слова

Мексика, Архитектура

Авторы

Anda Enrique X. de

Персоналии

Candela Felix

Место издания

Кёльн

Издательство

TASCHEN

Год

2008

Количество страниц

96 страниц

ISBN

9783822837245

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Наличие иллюстраций

Да

Наличие библиографии

Да

Полочный индекс и авторский знак

720.33 Can

Количество томов

1

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