Resistencia a través de geometría. El espíritu gótico y las estructuras de Félix Candela, una perspectiva a través del tiempo
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Blanco García, Federico Luis del
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La relación entre estructura y geometría siempre
es relevante. El presente artículo examina
las estructuras de Félix Candela, arquitecto
considerado artista estructural, en relación con el
‘espíritu gótico’ y el expresionismo estructural.
Apoyado en los escritos de Bruno Zevi, Wilhelm
Worringer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Erich Mendelsohn,
Van de Velde, Eero Saarinen y el propio Félix
Candela, este trabajo pretende mostrar la relación
que presentan los proyectos diseñados por Félix
Candela con el concepto que Frank Lloyd Wright
denominó como 'espíritu gótico'. Un espíritu que se
transmitió desde la construcción de las catedrales
góticas y continuó durante el Expresionismo
Estructural del siglo XX. Los avances recientes
en el diseño computacional han permitido el
desarrollo de nuevos métodos de optimización y
búsqueda de formas que han mejorado la geometría
arquitectónica y renovado el interés en este tipo de
diseños.
El trabajo incluye reconstrucciones originales
de proyectos no construidos de Félix Candela,
defendiendo la integridad de la estructura como
medio de diseño arquitectónico. Un enfoque similar
al que siguieron otros arquitectos como Eero
Saarinen o Frei Otto.
Structural geometry is always relevant. This article examines the structures of Félix Candela, an architect considered as a structural artist, in relation with the ‘Gothic spirit’ and the Structural Expressionism. Supported by the writings of Bruno Zevi, Wilhelm Worringer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Erich Mendelsohn, Van de Velde, Eero Saarinen and Félix Candela himself, this paper aims to show the relationship that the projects designed by Félix Candela present with the concept that Frank Lloyd Wright named as "Gothic spirit". A spirit that was transmitted from the construction of Gothic cathedrals and continued during the Structural Expressionism of the 20th century. The recent advances in computational design have enabled the development of new form-finding and optimization methods that have improved the structural geometry and renewed the interest in this approach to design. The paper includes original reconstructions of non-built projects of Félix Candela, defending the integrity of the structure as a means of designing architecture. A similar approach that other architects like Eero Saarinen or Frei Otto followed.
Structural geometry is always relevant. This article examines the structures of Félix Candela, an architect considered as a structural artist, in relation with the ‘Gothic spirit’ and the Structural Expressionism. Supported by the writings of Bruno Zevi, Wilhelm Worringer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Erich Mendelsohn, Van de Velde, Eero Saarinen and Félix Candela himself, this paper aims to show the relationship that the projects designed by Félix Candela present with the concept that Frank Lloyd Wright named as "Gothic spirit". A spirit that was transmitted from the construction of Gothic cathedrals and continued during the Structural Expressionism of the 20th century. The recent advances in computational design have enabled the development of new form-finding and optimization methods that have improved the structural geometry and renewed the interest in this approach to design. The paper includes original reconstructions of non-built projects of Félix Candela, defending the integrity of the structure as a means of designing architecture. A similar approach that other architects like Eero Saarinen or Frei Otto followed.
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del Blanco García, F. L. (2022). Resistencia a través de geometría. El espíritu gótico y las estructuras de Félix Candela, una perspectiva a través del tiempo. REIA, (19), 131-148. http://reia.es/REIA19_07.pdf



