General Information
| Name in local language: | Iglesia de San Antonio de las Huertas |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1956 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Thin shell |
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| Function / usage: |
Church |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
Location
| Location: |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Address: | Calz. Mexico-Tacuba 70 |
| Coordinates: | 19° 26' 41.62" N 99° 10' 5.55" W |
Technical Information
Materials
| thin shell |
reinforced concrete
|
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Notes
Located 100 meters west of the Metro Station Normal (Line 2).
Participants
Design
- Felix Candela (designer)
Architecture
- Enrique de la Mora y Palomar (architect)
- Fernando López Carmona (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1963): Candela/The Shell Builder. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York (USA), pp. 176-183.
- (2008): Félix Candela 1910-1997. Die Beherrschung der Grenzen. Taschen, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-8228-3723-8, pp. 46-49.
- (1962): Schalenbau. Konstruktion und Gestaltung. Karl Krämer Verlag, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 216-218.
- (2017): Setting the Edge Free: Candela's Shells in San Antonio de las Huertas Church. Geometry and Construction. Presented at: Interfaces: Architecture, Engineering, Science, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Shell & Spatial Structures (IASS), Hamburg, 25-27 September 2017.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20028391 - Published on:
06/06/2007 - Last updated on:
08/11/2016
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