Félix Candela: Mastering Slenderness

Felix Candela Exhibitions

The year 2010 marked the centenary of the birth in Madrid of prominent architect Félix Candela, internationally known and admired for his thin concrete shells.

Fundación Juanelo Turriano and the Technical University of Madrid commemorated the date with an exhibition that opened on 23 February at the Conde Duque Community Centre, Madrid.

With photos, drawings, scale models and audio-visual presentations, the exhibition afforded a varied overview of Candela’s creative personality and his oeuvre.

The exhibition travelled to the following

 

Technical data

• Curator: Pepa Cassinello Plaza
• Editing director and designer: Pepa Cassinello Plaza
• Coordinator: Bernardo Revuelta Pol

Subsequently, under an agreement concluded with the Spanish Centre for Public Works Studies and Experimentation - Centre for Historic Studies on Public Works and Urban Planning  (CEDEX-CEHOPU), it was included in the programme of travelling exhibitions.

More information

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Venues

Berlin. Technical University of Berlin
12 January - 1 March 2011

Munich. Deutsches Museum
10 March - 19 June 2011

Segovia. Royal Mint Museum
11 October 2013 - 6 January 2014

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