Felix candela the prolific shell builder
By: Chokshi, Swati
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Publisher: Mumbai The Indian Institute of Architects 2023Edition: Vol.88(5-6), May-Jun.Description: 34-37p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: Felix Candela is the name is synonymous with futuristic
creations of a variety of typologies of thin concrete shells
way back in the twentieth century. Felix Candela was born in
Spain, Madrid. As Ove Arup observed in 1962, he belonged
to the rare breed of multidisciplinary professionals who were
architect, engineer and contractor all rolled into one (Faber,
1963, p. 7). It was this expertise that allowed Candela to
design and build in the audacious way he did.
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Felix Candela is the name is synonymous with futuristic
creations of a variety of typologies of thin concrete shells
way back in the twentieth century. Felix Candela was born in
Spain, Madrid. As Ove Arup observed in 1962, he belonged
to the rare breed of multidisciplinary professionals who were
architect, engineer and contractor all rolled into one (Faber,
1963, p. 7). It was this expertise that allowed Candela to
design and build in the audacious way he did.
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