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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 & large-scale projects
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Designer 
Anahuac Market Hall and Annex (1957) 1
Bacardi 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
Olympic Summer Games 1968 (1968) 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

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

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External LinkGreat Engineers: Candela Outeriño, Félix (1910 - 1997) English
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External LinkWikipedia: Felix Candela English
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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