Candela Isler Müther: Positions on Shell Construction. Positionen Zum Schalenbau. Posturas Sobre La Construcción de Cascarones.

(English / Spanish / German)

Concrete shell construction started to become popular in the mid-20th
century. Technically advanced designs with conspicuous expressiveness
began to appear all over the world. With three typical protagonists -
Félix Candela (1910-1997), Heinz Isler (1926-2009), and Ulrich Müther
(1934-2007) - the book examines this construction method. Their work -
primarily in Mexico, Switzerland, and the former GDR - was carried out
under very different political, economic, social, and cultural
conditions.

The authors analyze the buildings and projects
against the background of developments in architecture and engineering
at that time. The focus is on mutual influence, shared aspects and
differences in the design processes, the structural design, and the
execution. In addition, the book examines how the work was received and
today's application of the building method.

• Learning from Félix Candela, Heinz Isler, and Ulrich Müther and their historic shell construction buildings
• Unknown material from the drawing archives
• In English with summaries in German and Spanish

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: 11/09/2020
ISBN: 9783035620962
Pages: 208
Weight: 3.26lbs
Size: 13.10h x 9.50w x 0.90d