engineer, builder, structural artist Garlock, Maria E. Moreyra. creator Billington, David P. Princeton University Art Museum. text bibliography nju 2008 monographic eng

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207 p. ill.; col.; map.; plans.; 26 cm. Spanish-born Felix Candela (19101997) is acknowledged as a master builder who designed and built innovative thin shell concrete roof structures in Mexico. This book goes further, however, hailing Candela as a structural engineer whose elegant forms should be considered works of art. 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 several 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. Map of Greater Mexico City -- Introduction -- The European Tradition -- I. 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 Gaudi -- Eduardo Torroja -- 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 -- Design -- Analysis -- Construction -- Finished Structure -- 10. Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca -- Design -- Analysis -- Construction -- Finished Structure -- 11. Los Manantiales Restaurant at Xochimilco -- Design -- Analysis -- Construction -- Finished Structure -- 12. Bacardi Rum Factory -- Design -- Analysis -- Construction -- Finished Structure -- Conclusions -- Candela, the Structural Artist -- Candela, the Critic -- A New Art Form -- Appendixes -- 1. Letter from Felix Candela to Anton Tedesko -- 2. "New Architecture," by Felix Candela -- 3. Visiting the Works of Felix Candela -- Selected Major Works -- Selected Publications by Felix Candela-- Selected Publications about Felix Candela -- Maria E. Moreyra Garlock and David P. Billington ; with contributions by Noah Burger ... [et al.]. Include index "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. Include Bibliography "Selected publications by Félix Candela": p. 190-192 -193-197. Candela, Félix 1910-1997 Criticism and interpretation Candela, Félix 1910-1997 Exhibitions Themes, motives Architecture Mexico History Exhibitions 20th century Roofs, Shell Mexico Exhibitions Concrete construction Mexico Exhibitions Architects Mexico Mexico NA759.C3 A4 2008 720.92 9780300122091 0300122098 pucpr 052410 20220829215120.0 eng