Movement, Structure and the Work of Sanitago Calatrava [Hardcover]

Alexander Tzonis (Author), Diane Lefaivre (Author)

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Publication Date: October 30, 1995

The exploration of how movement and stationary form interact is as old as the act of designing itself. The built structure must strive for stability and equilibrium - and yet doors, corridors and stairways, and elevators, train stations and airports all serve, in their many different ways,to facilitate the locomotion of man and things. But apart from this literal accommodation of movement, the built form can represent movement metaphorically, showing the phenomena of flight or growth. And buildings themselves, the result of construction and manufacturing processes, are products of movement, and this movement is perpetuated as the buildings evolve and grow. Through the work of Santiago Calatrava, this monograph approaches movement and the built form, a central theme in contemporary design. Calatrava has been captivated by the idea of movement, evident in his projects for bridges, buildings, sculptures and furniture, his doctoral dissertation at the ETH in Zurich, and even in his childhood sketches.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } The exploration of how movement and stationary form interact is as old as the act of designing itself. The built structure must strive for stability and equilibrium - and yet doors, corridors and stairways, and elevators, train stations and airports all serve, in their many different ways,to facilitate the locomotion of man and things. But apart from this literal accommodation of movement, the built form can represent movement metaphorically, showing the phenomena of flight or growth. And buildings themselves, the result of construction and manufacturing processes, are products of movement, and this movement is perpetuated as the buildings evolve and grow. Through the work of Santiago Calatrava, this monograph approaches movement and the built form, a central theme in contemporary design. Calatrava has been captivated by the idea of movement, evident in his projects for bridges, buildings, sculptures and furniture, his doctoral dissertation at the ETH in Zurich, and even in his childhood sketches.

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Hardcover: 184 pages
Publisher: Birkh�user Basel; 1 edition (October 30, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3764350504
ISBN-13: 978-3764350505
Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,308,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
EVERY structure, whether large or small, is a source of wonder. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
generative movement, non finito, virtual movement, pregnant moment, moving structures

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santiago Calatrava, D'Arcy Thompson, New York, Swiss Confederation, The Canon, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Kuwait Pavilion, Modern Painters, John Ruskin, Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci, Stadelhofen Train Station, Giovanni Fontana, History of Modern Technology, Simon Stevin

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This book cites 5 books:

Modern Painters by John Ruskin on 4 pages
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud on page 17, and page 45
On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition (Dover Books on Biology) by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson on page 117
The Seven Lamps on page 115
On Painting (Penguin Classics) by Leon Battista Alberti on page 135

3 books cite this book:

Santiago Calatrava--Art Works: Laboratory of Ideas, Forms and Structures by Michael Levin on page 45, page 52, and Back Matter
Santiago Calatrava's Creative Process by Alexander Tzonis in Back Matter
Die Architektur im 20. Jahrhundert (German Edition) by Udo Kultermann in Back Matter

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