Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Felix Candela's Industrial Buildings
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The Bacardi buildings of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Felix Candela can be found in Mexico City, Mexico.
Site Description [edit]
Originally constructed between 1958 and 1961, Felix Candela and Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe designed the corporate office building, bottling plant and ageing cellars of Bacardi & Co.[1] They thus comprise a single architectural group. The two-story rectangular Office Building's dimensions are 56 m by 27 m, and it was constructed in a parallel fashion to the main highway from Mexico City to Querétaro.[1] Felix Candela designed the buildings to incorporate large concrete shells: "long barrell vaults" and umbrella domes at the warehouses and workshops.[1] These materials allowed for above average illumination indoors, and along with overall design, created a unique architectural collection.
World Heritage Status [edit]
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 20, 2001 in the Cultural category.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Felix Candela's Industrial Buildings - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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