2024-12-22T03:32:59-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150295513/architect-of-famed-miami-marine-stadium-hilario-candela-passes-away-at-87 Joachim Perez 2022-01-21T11:57:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/59449f0a647753add496afcc23923bc5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>"Candela believed the campus buildings and the spaces between them were equally important. He described the campus master plans as &ldquo;a small city of interconnected geometric masses and urban plazas,&rdquo; and composed the buildings around structural systems of towering columns and cantilevers, connected by covered walkways."</p></em><br /><br /><p>Cuban American architect Hilario Candela passed away this week at the age of 87 due to complications with Covid-19.&nbsp; With his partner, Peter Spillis, who passed last year in March, the duo were pioneers in the development of Miami's architectural scene with their eponymous firm Spillis &amp; Candela.&nbsp; But at the young age of 28, Candela created what will surely be remembered as his masterpiece; a poured concrete stadium with a sweeping geometric cantilevered roof known as the Miami Marine Stadium.&nbsp; Although the stadium sits idle today waiting for restoration efforts, it was once home to speed boat races, concerts, and many other activities along the waterfront at its location in Key Biscayne.&nbsp; The impressive structure was considered the longest cantilever in the world at the time of its creation, which Candela created in order for all 6000 plus seats to get a glimpse of the water and downtown Miami skyline.&nbsp; It has since been designated as a National Treasure from the National Trust of ...</p>