Félix Candela, 1910-1997 : the mastering of boundaries. / txt
Mastering of boundaries. txt Candela. txt
Enrique X. de Anda Alanís ; [editor, Peter Gössel].
- 96 p. ill.; col.; map.; 23 cm. book
Include Bibliography
Cosmic Rays Pavilion -- Chemical Sciences Auditorium -- La Jacaranda nightclub in Mexico City -- Customs Administration warehouses -- Church of Our Miraculous Lady -- Coyoacán Market -- Our Lady of Solitude Chapel, El Altillo -- Main hall of Mexico's new stock exchange -- Church of Saint Anthony of the Orchards -- Factory gate of the Lederle Laboratories -- Jamaica wholesale market -- La Jacaranda nightclub in Acapulco -- Entranceway sculpture at Lomas Topicales de Tequesquitengo -- Plaza of the Fans (Plaza Los Abanicos) -- Los Manantiales restaurant -- Lomas de Cuernavaca Chapel -- Church of Saint Joseph the Laborer -- San Vicente de Paul Chapel -- Bacardi & Co. bottling plant -- Santa Monica Church -- La Florida Church -- San Lázaro subway station -- Candelaria subway station -- Olympic sports complex -- Life and work. --
Focuses on Spanish-born Felix Candela (1919-1997) which is on modern Mexican architecture and its international influence. This book helps readers to discover how construction problems result in poetic and bizarre forms, and how advances in engineering can lead to expressionist architecture.
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Candela, Félix 1910- --Catalogs.
Architecture--History--Mexico--20th century--Catalogs. Concrete construction Criticism and interpretation.--Candela, Félix--1910-1997