Santiago calatrava valls born 28 july 1951 is a spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning. He talks to fortunes julie schlosser about rebuilding ground zero, the. Santiago entered in the highrise design with its projects called turning torso 2005, located in malmo, sweden santiago calatrava claims that with his projects he continues a spanish tradition in modernist engineering, that includes influences of big names of architecture like felix candela, antonio gaudi, and rafael guastavino. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, calatravas career etched itself into the history books with dozens of public buildings. The concept of the spiraling tower was conceived from the smoke, emerging from the native indian campfires along the edge of lake michigan. Jan 17, 2014 the tenerife auditorium, designed by the architect santiago calatrava, falls within the tenets of late modernist architecture of the end of the century. From an opera house in his hometown of valencia, spain, to the olympic sports complex in athens, or the famous turning torso skyscraper in sweden, calatrava s legacy as one of the foremost figures in contemporary architecture is undeniable.
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Modern architecture by top architect santiago calatrava. His bestknown works include the milwaukee art museum, the opera house in his native valencia, and the turning torso in malmo, sweden. News architecture news greenwich monocle monocle24 section d santiago calatrava uk london knight dragon cite. Apr 22, 2019 santiago calatrava born in 1951 studied art and architecture at the etsa of valencia and engineering at the eth in zurich. Met home spanishborn architect santiago calatrava has achieved considerable international acclaim with his breathtaking feats of architecture and engineering in the service of elegant and humanistic modern forms. In 1981 he established his own architecture and engineering firm in zurich. What should have been a glamorous and careercapping commission for the 63yearold spanish architect, the new transit hub at the rebuilt world trade center, has instead been plagued by extensive delays and massive budget overruns. Calatrava tried to fill the gap between architecture and structural engineering and made these two fields go. Bernstein, published in architectural record, december 20 santiago calatrava. And yet, calatrava s go far beyond the merely sensational. Something that has been every important to me in all my projects has been location, the place where they are installed. Santiago calatrava was born in 1951 near valencia, spain. Santiago calatrava, in full santiago calatrava valls, born july 28, 1951, benimamet, near valencia, spain, spanish architect widely known for his sculptural bridges and buildings calatrava studied architecture at the polytechnic university of valencia, spain, from which he graduated in 1974. Santiago calatrava is an internationally celebrated spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and painter.
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