Felix Candela
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Architecture
- Subcategories: Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Architects
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Latin American History, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Candela specialized in thin concrete shells as an architectural form. Although not the first to use them, he carried them to new artistic heights, while maintaining their practicality and economy.
Early Life
Born in Spain and descended from Galician, Basque, and Moorish blood, Felix Candela later preferred to emphasize his Moorish ancestry partly because of the Mediterranean tradition of building. Upon the death of his father in 1929, the burden of supporting the family fell upon Candela’s shoulders. Needing a vocation, and feeling no...
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