Palazzo della Mostre(Pal.a Vela)

Name of building
Palazzo della Mostre(Pal.a Vela) 
Construction year
1961 
Structural system
Shell 
Primary use
 
Architect
Annibale and Georgio Rigotti 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Nicolas Esquillan, Paris 
Constructor
 
Professional
 
Country
ITALY 
Address
Via Ventimiglia/Via Valenza, Torino 
Means of transportation
5.3km from Stazione di Torino Porta Nueva. bus #34 to V.Artom. 
Admission
outside:OK. inside:??
at the time of events. 
Reference
①IASS-1962, World Conference on Shell Structures, October 1-4. 1962, San Francisco, p.395-402.
②IASS Bulletin No 14, Abstract pages of World Conference on Shell Structures, October 1-4. 1962, San Francisco, additional papers page. 
Note
the structure is a double layer shell.
span:130m. height:29m. building area:14600m². thickness of each shell:6cm. plan:hexagon.
photo taken on June 7, 1995.⑤-94. 
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