Candela, Félix, 1910-1997
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Candela, Félix (Mexican architect, 1910-1998)
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Outeriño, Félix Candela 1910-1997
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Félix Candela
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Candela, Felix
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Félix Candela was born in 1910 in Madrid, Spain, and trained there as an architect. In 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, he emigrated to Mexico. Candela specialized in the design and construction of thin concrete shells. Among his many projects are the cosmic ray laboratory at the Ciudad Universitaria, the church of the Miraculous Virgin in Mexico City, and the Sports Palace used in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. During the 1970s he resided in the United States and became and citizen in 1978. Felix Candela died in Raleigh, NC in 1997.
BIOGHIST REQUIRED Felix Candela was born on January 27th, 1910 in Madrid, Spain. He studied architecture in the Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid and completed his architectural studies in 1935. In 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, he emigrated to Mexico, adopting Mexican citizenship in 1941. During the 1970s he resided in the United States and became a citizen in 1978. Felix Candela died in Raleigh, NC in 1997.
BIOGHIST REQUIRED Along with siblings Antonio and Julia he founded Cubiertas Ala S.A. in Mexico City, a design and construction company devoted to reinforced concrete shell and laminar structures. Amongst his most renowned projects are the cosmic ray laboratory at the Ciudad Universitaria, the Iglesia de la Virgen de la Milagrosa (1953), and the Palacio de los Deportes of the XIX Olympics held in Mexico City (1968) in collaboration with Enrique Castaneda and Antonio Peiri.
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Architects
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture, Modern
Concrete construction
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Roofs, Shell
Shells (Engineering)
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