Renowned for being a universal designer, Santiago Calatrava has been a singular force in reviving an excitement for construction technology and infrastructure projects. Over the last two decades, Calatrava revolutionized the idea of bridges from utilitarian, mechanical instruments into elegant objects that enhance the sense of place and community of their settings. More than thirty celebrated bridges are featured here in drawings and full-color photography, including never-before-published projects such as the Woodall Rodgers Bridge in Dallas, the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California, as well as bridges in Barcelona, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, Jerusalem, Manchester, the Netherlands, Orléans, Paris, Seville, and Valencia.
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Alexander Tzonis is Professor of Architectural Theory at the Technical University of Delft. He is author of Santiago Calatrava: The Complete Works, published by Rizzoli, as well as Santiago Calatrava: The Poetics of Movement and Le Corbusier: The Poetics of Machine and Metaphor, both published by Universe. Rebeca Caso Donadei conducts research in the Design Knowledge Systems Center in the Department of Architecture at the Technical University of Delft.
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Stunning photography, amazing bridges,
By Steve in San Francisco "Steve" (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Santiago Calatrava The Bridges (Universe Architecture Series) (Paperback)
I'm not an architect, but I do appreciate great architecture - and this is a really beautiful book with lots of high-quality photographs of Calatrava's work worldwide. It's a study in how good architecture can fit into - and enhance - a site's natural setting. And it's just a great book to peruse. Perfect for the coffee table or the architect's bookshelf.
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Amazing, both for Architects and Engineers.,
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Wonderful bridge designs that entertain both fields of asthethics and engineering. It proves that there still is design in civil architecture.
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50 bridges in photos, elevations, sections, models, plans, drawings,
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This review is from: Santiago Calatrava The Bridges (Universe Architecture Series) (Paperback)
This small, but big enough, book well published on semi-glossy paper and with excellent photos, elevations, sections, models, plans, hand drawings in color, and short text descriptions, depicts 50 bridges designed by Calatrava. It presents a wide variety of constructions in a superior way in any respect. The bridges are balanced structures using utilitarian materials and in a harmonious relationship with the environment where they have been erected.
CONTENTS: 18 Featured Project List 21 Acknowledgments 23 Introduction 28 Chapter 1: Alpine Bridges 55 Chapter 2: Rethinking Bridges 125 Chapter 3: Bridges in the Natural Landscape 176 Chapter 4: Bridges and Landscapes of History 203 Chapter 5: Bridges in Communities 243 Chapter 6: Bridge-Buildings 259 Epilogue: "Where / and You Meet" 265 Selected Bibliography 267 Biography FEATURED PROJECT LIST: 34 Walensee Bridge, Walensee, Switzerland, 1979 38 Acleta Alpine Motor Bridge, Disentis, Switzerland, 1979 46 Biaschina Viaduct, Biaschina, Switzerland, 1979 50 Schemes for the IABSE, Zurich, Switzerland, 1979 62 Caballeros Footbridge, Lerida, Spain, 1985 68 Bach de Roda Bridge, Barcelona, Spain, 1985-87 78 Oudry-Mesly Footbridge, Creteil-Paris, France, 1987-88 82 Gran Via Bridge, Barcelona, Spain, 1989 83 lIe Falcon Viaduct, Sierra, Switzerland, 1993 84 Oresund Link, Malmo, Sweden / Copenhagen, Denmark, 1993 85 Poole Harbour Bridge, Portsmouth, England, 1995 86 East London River Crossing, London, England, 1990 87 Serpis Bridge, Alcoy, Spain, 1992 88 Sundsvall Bridge, Sundsvall, Sweden, 1995 89 Reuss Footbridge, Fluelen-Seedorf, Switzerland, 1989 90 Gentil Bridge, Paris, France, 1988 92 Miraflores Bridge, Cordoba, Spain, 1989 93 Cascine Footbridge, Milan, Italy, 1987 94 Wettstein Bridge, Basel, Switzerland, 1988 96 Médoc Swingbridge, Bordeaux, France, 1991 98 Alamillo Bridge, Seville, Spain, 1987-92 108 Trinity Footbridge Salford, England, 1993-95 112 Petah Tikva Footbridge Petah Tikva, Israel, 1998-2005 116 Serreria Bridge, Valencia, Spain, 1992- 130 Lusitania Bridge, Mérida, Spain, 1988-91 138 La Devesa Footbridge, Ripoll, Spain, 1989-91 144 Puerto Bridge, Ondarroa, Spain, 1989-91 148 New Bridge over the Vecchio, Corsica, France, 1990 150 Sundial Bridge, Redding, california, 1995-2004 156 Mimico Creek Bridge Toronto, canada, 1996-98 158 Pont de `Europe/Pont d'Orléans Orleans, France, 1996-2000 162 Trinity River Signature Bridges, Dallas, Texas, 1998- 166 Bridges over the Hoofdvaart, Hootddorp, Netherlands, 1999-2004 184 9 d'Octubre Bridge, Valencia, Spain, 1986-88 190 Oberbaum Bridge, Berlin, Germany, 1991-96 192 KronprinZen Bridge, Berlin, Germany, 1991-96 194 Solferino Footbridge, Paris, France, 1992 196 St. Paul's Footbridge, London, England, 1994 198 Quarto Ponte sul Canal Grande Venice, Italy, 1996- 208 Campo Volantin Footbridge, Bilbao, Spain, 1990-97 214 Alameda Bridge, Valencia, Spain, 1991-95 220 Hospital Bridges, Murcia, Spain, 1993-99 224 Manrique Footbridge Murcia, Spain, 1994-99 226 Puente de Ia Mujer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998-2001 232 James Joyce Bridge Dublin, Ireland, 1998-2003 236 Macken Street Bridge, Dublin, Ireland, 1998- 238 Light Rail Train Bridge, Jerusalem, Israel, 2002- 246 Milwaukee Art Museum Footbridge, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1994-2001 250 Alcoy Community Hall Alcoy, Spain, 1992-95 254 Oriente Station, Lisbon, Portugal, 1993-98
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