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Felix Candela

Born on 27 January 1910
in Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Deceased on 7 December 1997
in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
Felix Candela<br>Source: <u>Candela architecto</U>.
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Collaborator of Juan Antonio Tonda Magallón
Associated with the following firms:

Formerly
Founder 
Cubiertas Ala S.A.

Biography
1932
National champion skier
1934
National champion with his rugby team
Until 1935
Studies natural sciences and architecture in Madrid
1936 - 1939
Fights on the republican side of the Spanish Civil War, emprisoned in Perpignan (France)
1939
Arrives in Veracruz (Mexico) on June 13
1941 - 1942
Works as architect in Acapulco;
founds his own construction firm
Until 1960
around 300 works built and 900 projects, mainly thin concrete shells

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Design 
Anahuac Market Hall and Annex (1957) 1
Baccardi Rum Factory (1960) 3
Bodegas Rio (1954) 1
Candelaria Metro Station (1967) 2
Centro Gallego (1953) 1
Chapel of Mirador de Palmira (1959) 3
Chemical Sciences Auditorium (1952) 1
Church of Divine Providence (1967) 1
Church of Our Lady of Guadelupe (1976) 8
Church of Our Miraculous Lady (1955) 5
Church of Saint Peter the Martyr (1953) 2
Church of San Antonio de las Huertas (1956) 10
Church of San José Obrero (1959) 3
Church of Santa Teresa del Niño Jesús (1958) 2
Ciba Laboratories (1954) 4
Cinema Media Naranja (1959) 1
Cosmic Rays Pavilion (1951) 2
Coyoacan Market Hall (1955) 1
Frogner Park Monument (1960)
Gasolinera PEMEX at Industrial Vallejo (1957) 1
Gasolinera PEMEX at Roma Norte (1965) 1
Gasolinera PEMEX at Roma Sur (1965) 1
High Life Textile Factory (1955) 1
Hotel Casino de la Selva (Auditorium & Restaurant) (1960) 2
Hotel Casino de la Selva (Bungalows) (1960) 1
Iglesia de San Bartolomé Apostol (1976) 4
IMSS Band Shell (1956) 1
ITESM Gymnasium (1958) 2
Jamaica Wholesale Market Hall (1957)
L'Oceanogràfic - Access Building  5
L'Oceanogràfic - Restaurant  2
La Bolsa de Valores (1955) 1
La Florida Church (1963) 3
La Jacaranda Cabaret (1954)
La Jacaranda Nightclub (1957)
Lake Tequesquitengo Signpost (1957) 2
Las Aduanas (1954) 2
Lederle Laboratories Boiler House (1956) 1
Lederle Laboratories Cafeteria (1956) 1
Lederle Laboratories Entrance (1956) 1
Lederle Laboratories Production Buldings (1956) 1
Merced Metro Station (1967) 1
Plaza de los Abanicos (1958) 1
Salon Mambo at Hotel Casino de la Serva (1961) 1
San Lazaro Metro Station (1967) 2
San Vincente de Paul Chapel (1960) 3
Santa Monica Church (1966) 2
Sistema Nacional para la Ensenansa Professional de la Danza (1956) 1
Engineer 
Our Lady of Solitude Chapel (1955) 3
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (1965) 2
Sports Palace (1968) 1
Xochimilco Restaurant (1958) 4

Participation in the following large-scale projects
Role, name of project (year of completion)Structure part
Design 
Olympic Summer Games 1968 (1968) 1

Bibliography
* Candela, Felix   Notes for History, in "Journal of the International Association for Shell Structures", September 1979, n. 71 .

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External Linkウィキペディア: Felix Candela Japanese

Relevant Literature
* Zum Werk von Felix Candela, Rudolf Müller, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3481004893, 1992.
* Bechthold, Martin   Innovative Surface Structures, Taylor and Francis, Abingdon (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0415419670, 2008.
* Billington, David P.   The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 189-93.
* Chilton, John   Heinz Isler, Thomas Telford Publishing, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0727728784, 2000.
* de Anda Alanís, Enrique X.   Félix Candela 1910-1997, Taschen, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3822837237, 2008.
* Faber, Colin   Candela/The Shell Builder, Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York (USA) , 1963.
* Joedicke, Jürgen   Schalenbau, Karl Krämer Verlag, Stuttgart (Germany) , 1962; pp. 210-237.
* Moreyra Garlock, Maria E.   Félix Candela, Princeton University Art Museum, Yale University Press, New Haven (USA) , ISBN 0300122098.
* Nordenson, Guy   Constellations, in Seven Structural Engineers ; pp. 8-29.
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 106-7.
* Ricken, Herbert   Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 212.
* Saito, Yutaka   Felix Candela, TOTO Shuppan, Tokyo (Japan) , ISBN 4887061234, 1995.
* Seguí Buenaventura, Miguel   Félix Candela Arquitecto, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Transportes y Medio Mabiente, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8460088715, 1994.

 
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