Modern icons of the "calculated risk": Candela and Torroja in international key (1936-1973)

The collection of the present essays in Crossing frontiers draws a picture of the presence of Spanish architectural culture abroad between 1939 and 1975, through the study of international periodical publications, exhibitions and congresses, unravelling the ideas that defined, from abroad, a kind of...

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Autores: Graus, Ramon|||0000-0002-5010-1593, Navas Ferrer, Teresa|||0000-0003-1902-7898
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/355117
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/355117
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reinforced concrete
Thin sell
Eduardo Torroja
Félix Candela
Formigó armat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Arquitectes
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Materials de construcció::Formigó
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Sumario:The collection of the present essays in Crossing frontiers draws a picture of the presence of Spanish architectural culture abroad between 1939 and 1975, through the study of international periodical publications, exhibitions and congresses, unravelling the ideas that defined, from abroad, a kind of history of Spanish architecture in those decades : chapter dedicated to Eduardo Torroja and Félix Candela