Félix Candela : engineer, builder, structural artist
著者
書誌事項
Félix Candela : engineer, builder, structural artist
Princeton University Art Museum , Yale University Press, c2008
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注記
Exhibition catalogue
"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
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Spanish-born Felix Candela (1910-1997) 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.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 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.
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