Main entry:

Garlock, Maria E. Moreyra.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Description:

207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, portraits ; 26 cm

Notes:
Published in association with Princeton University Art Museum.
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Félix Candela: engineer, builder, structural artist, on view at the Princeton University Art Museum from October 10, 2008, through February 22, 2009"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The European Tradition : 1. Master builders and structural artists : Structural engineers in metal ; Structural engineers in concrete -- 2. Modern master builders of thin shell concrete structures : Anton Tedesko ; Pier Luigi Nervi ; Heinz Isler -- 3. Modern Spanish masters of thin shell roof forms : Antonio Gaudí ; Eduardo Torreja -- Candela's development as a structural artist : 4. Candela in Spain, 1910-1939 : Family and sports ; Education ; The civil war and exile to Mexico -- 5. 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 -- 6. Discipline of the hyperbolic paraboloid : Candela's process of design ; Candela's process of construction ; The free edge -- 7. Cosmic rays laboratory : Design ; Analysis ; Construction ; Finished structure -- 8. Umbrellas : Form, construction, and analysis ; Markets and warehouses ; Umbrellas transformed -- Candela's favorite works : 9. Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal -- 10. Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca -- 11. Los Manantiales Restaurant at Xochimilco -- 12. Bacardi Rum Factory -- Conclusions : Candela, the structural artist ; Candela, the critic ; A new art form -- Appendices : 1. Letter from Felix Candela to Anton Tedesko -- 2. "New Architecture," by Felix Candela -- 3. Visiting the works of Felix Candela.

Summary:

"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 authors then examine Candela's life, studies, and experiences, and analyze his early thin shell designs. They focus on the geometric form that Candela eventually used to create his most important works, examine a number 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."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9780300122091 (pbk.)
0300122098 (pbk.)

Subject:

Candela, Félix, 1910-1997 Criticism and interpretation.
Candela, Félix, 1910-1997 Critique et interprétation Expositions.
Candela, Félix, 1910-1997
Roofs, Shell.
Concrete construction.
Architecture Mexico.
Roofs, Shell Exhibitions.
Concrete construction Exhibitions.
Architecture Mexico Exhibitions.
Toits en voiles minces Expositions.
Construction en béton Expositions.
Architecture Mexique Expositions.
Toits en voiles minces.
Construction en béton.
Architecture Mexique.
Architecture
Arkitektur.
Mexico

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Billington, David P., 1927-2018.
Burger, Noah.
Billington, David P.
Princeton University. Art Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 259857
Call No.: BIB 190777
Status: Available