The Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava is known around the world for his bridge constructions. They combine technology and aesthetics in a unique display of elegance. Concrete and steel achieve a new expressivity in his bridges.
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Calatrava redefines brige design,
By "schaunaki" (Fort Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Calatrava Bridges (Hardcover)
No one has such a unique style of building bridges as Calatrava, who is trained as an engineer and architect. He focuses not only on profile, shape, and unique solutions but he pays close attention to the underside of the bridge. This book is full of his very intriguing bridge styles with CAD drawings to complement the models and photos of the finished works. There are some essays at the end of the book (some by him) that outline his design philosophy and discuss the controversy his bridges have provoked. Calatrava's works define contemporay. I might also recommend a look at Wilkinson/Eyre's bridge projects which are in a different style but equally creative.
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Excelent Bridges in Calatrava,
This review is from: Calatrava Bridges (Hardcover)
I saw the book in the library in my university and since the this time i want to have this book. I'm Civil Engienier and in this momenst i'm studing a master degree in México.
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Born of necessity, a bridge becomes predominant, and must have its own identity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
River Thames, Gentil Bridge New!
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Born of necessity, a bridge becomes predominant, and must have its own identity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
River Thames, Gentil Bridge New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Santiago Calatrava by Dennis Sharp in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Santiago Calatrava (Architectural Monographs No 46) by Dennis Sharp in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough in Back Matter
- Museum of Architecture by Atrium Press in Back Matter
- Rhode Island (His The new enchantment of America) by John Allan Carpenter in Back Matter
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- Santiago Calatrava--Art Works: Laboratory of Ideas, Forms and Structures by Michael Levin on page 52, and Back Matter
- Structures: From Theory to Practice by Alan Jennings in Back Matter
- Structures: From Theory to Practice by Alan Jennings in Back Matter
- Shaping Structures: Statics (Simplified Design Guides) by Waclaw Zalewski in Back Matter
- Santiago Calatrava's Creative Process by Alexander Tzonis in Back Matter
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