La Jacaranda nightclub (DEMOLISHED)

Name of building
La Jacaranda nightclub (DEMOLISHED) 
Construction year
1957 
Structural system
Shell 
Primary use
 
Architect
Juan Sordo Madaleno 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Félix Candela 
Constructor
 
Professional
Cubiertas Ala S.A. 
Country
MEXICO 
Address
Hotel EI Presidente, Acapulco 
Means of transportation
mini bus (Base Naval - Zocalo). get off at the Hotel. 
Admission
 
Reference
①STRUKTURFORMEN der Modernen Archtektur. Curt Sigel, Verlag D.W. Callway-München,1960,p.265+266.Fig.187.1.
②IASS Bulletin No.71+72, September 1979, p.27-38,Fig.30. Notes for History The development of thin shells in Mexico, by Felix Candela.
③Candela/The Shell Builder, Colin Faber , Reinhold Publishing Corporation, NY, 1963, p.189-192. 
Note
・The owner of Cubiertas Ala S.A. is Félix Candela.
・demolished around 1970.
span : 18m. height : 7.55m.
photo taken on Feburuary 10,1994.③-142. 
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