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Shell design in architecture refers to thin, curved structural surfaces — vaults, domes, and folded plates — that achieve extraordinary structural efficiency through their geometric form rather than material mass. Pioneered by Felix Candela, Pier Luigi Nervi, and Eduardo Torroja, shell structures represent a pinnacle of structural expressivism, creating luminous, lightweight spaces that continue to inspire contemporary structural design.
Completed in 2011, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a defining feature of Kansas City’s architectural landscape. Designed by Safdie Architects, the building houses two world-class performance venues—Helzberg…
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Completed in 1955, the “Iglesia de la Medalla Milagrosa,” or Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, was designed by Felix Candela in a neighborhood of Mexico City surrounded primarily…
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