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Felix Candela

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Felix Candela , 1910-, Mexican architect, b. Madrid. Candela studied in Madrid but was forced to flee Spain after his participation in the Spanish civil war. He went to Mexico in 1939 and set up his own construction firm, gaining renown for his design of thin-shelled concrete domes. Among his best-known works are the Cosmic Ray Pavilion (1950-51) for Mexico's University City; the Church of La Virgen Milagrosa (1953), Mexico City; and Los Manantiales restaurant (1958), Xochimilco. Bibliography: See study by C. Faber (1963). Author not available, CANDELA, FELIX. , The Columbia... Read more

Felix Candela
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...shapes, and intersecting parabolic vaults less than 0.5 in. (1.25 cm) thick. Pioneering thin-shell designers include Felix Candela and Pier Luigi Nervi . shell structure shell structure shell structure Read more

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	Treasures of the deep You can trawl through the world's oceans in a day at a new Spanish attraction, says Annie Bennett ; Europe's biggest marine park, the Oceanographic, opens next Saturday in Valencia. Designed by Felix Candela, it is part of the spectacular City of Arts and Sciences, which already comprises a science museum, planetarium and botanical garden... Read more
	Defining Latin Alternative Music ; ...where its being developed. NPRs Felix Contreras begins by trying...punk to tango to electronica. FELIX CONTRERES reporting: In a small...studio, the members of the band Candela Soul are mixing their first CD. (Soundbite of Candela Soul) Unidentified Man #1...arena rock. Mr. LOUIS BURGOS ... Read more
	Arman un laberinto de 'Sexo entre amigos'.(Cultura) ; ...Manantiales en Xochimilco, concebido por el arquitecto espanol Felix Candela a mediados de los anos cincuenta, y edificado como un...del laberinto, la estructura temporal, el edificio de Candela y Xochimilco en si, explica el galerista Jose Kuri... Read more
	Queensgate Market Hall, Huddersfield ; ...rectangular hypars. This is against the recommendations of Felix Candela, the leading proponent in the field. Thus the shells...they each function independently, again unlike the Candela precedent. These novel structures were developed by... Read more
	BRIEFLY.(Sports) ; ...by Greene's HSI team in 2000. Allyson Felix (L.A. Baptist of North Hills), the reigning...to edge Muna Lee in the women's 100. Felix's time of 11.04 seconds broke Lee's mark...allegations. VOLLEYBALL: USC's Bibiana Candelas and Minnesota's Paula Gentil won the...Volleyball Championship in Reno, Nev. ... Read more
	Lightsome: an ethereal sculpture by Ayala Serfaty adds brilliant practicality to a restaurant in Valencia, Spain. (center fold). ; ...space that ultimately became the underground restaurant. The restaurant's building, completed in 2001 by architect Felix Candela, is part of the oceanographic park in the Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias, Santiago Calatrava's project in Valencia... Read more
	Football: Old hand Kahn still save day.(Sport) ; ...up with a bruised knee. With Kahn's No.2 also missing, boss Felix Magath handed the gloves to Dreher and he didn't let the club...set up a second for Antonio di Natale and watched as Vincent Candela added a third. Pauleta grabbed his seventh goal of the season... Read more
	Nightclubs RockPopFolkEtc. ... ; ...CHI-CHA French Connection, Sunday; Duende Camaron, Monday; Con Candela, Tuesday; Patrick de Santos & Dan Reynolds, Wednesday; Los del...Tuesday; Fran Scuderi, Wednesday. 3236 M St. NW. 202-333-9180. FELIX NYCO, Friday late show; NYCO, Saturday late show. 2406 18th... Read more
	The Concrete Centre: Forthcoming Events ; ...2006, Birmingham Futurebuild 2006 22-23 February 2006, London NHBC Roadshow 23 February 2006, Nottingham NHBC Roadshow 28 February 2006, Luton Masters of Concrete - Louise Noelle, UNAM, Mexico City. Felix Candela's Concrete 28 February 2006, London Read more

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