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Description of  Candela Isler M ther: Positions on Shell Construction. Positionen zum Schalenbau. Posturas sobre la construcci n de cascarones.

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 Flix Candela (19101997), Heinz Isler (19262009), and Ulrich Mther (19342007) 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. Read more