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The Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has revitalized not only the art of bridge building. All of his structures go beyond more function to become sculptural elements contributing to the quality of built environment. The present work, which follows Calatrava Bridges is a definitive study authorized by the architect. By examining the nature of each project site and the often complex political realities attendant to building, it demonstrates how the architectural work of Santiago Calatrava has reestablished the importance of urban infrastructure to urban design.
The Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has revitalized not only the art of bridge building. All of his structures go beyond more function to become sculptural elements contributing to the quality of built environment. The present work, which follows Calatrava Bridges is a definitive study authorized by the architect. By examining the nature of each project site and the often complex political realities attendant to building, it demonstrates how the architectural work of Santiago Calatrava has reestablished the importance of urban infrastructure to urban design.
Calatrava secured his reputation with Zurich's Stadelhofen Station (1982-1990). It is a reputation which has continued to grow with other innovative projects such as the BCE Galleria in Toronto (1987-1992); Lyon Airport Station (1989-1994); a project for a bio-shelter and the completion of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1991), New York; Tenerife Concert Hall, under construction; and the current extension of the Milwaukee Art Museum. But it was with his competition entry for the conversion of the Reichstag Building in Berlin (Joint 1st Prize, 1992) that gained the attention of the international community at large.
The explicitly urban approach to any task is characteristic of Calatrava's work. Whether bus shelter, bridge or airport terminal, what underlies Calatrava's approach is a quest for a deeper understanding of the static forces at work, to which he gives unprecedented expression. This constant experimentation and inquiry has led to solutions that are inventive and undisputedly elegant.
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The client was Burkhard, Meyer & Steiger, the architects who had won the local competition to build the new and expanding Wohlen Highschool for the Canton of Aargau Building Surveyor's Office. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Santiago Calatrava, New York, Art Museum, Heritage Square, City of Science, John the Divine, Museum of Modern Art, Robert Maillart, City of London, Palacio de las Artes, World Fair, Front Street West, River Turia, Swiss Federal Railways, Bay Street, Canary Islands, Lake of Lucerne, River Limmat, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Services Centre, University Law Faculty, Antoni Gaudi, Britannic Tower, Cement Hall, Eero Saarinen New!
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The client was Burkhard, Meyer & Steiger, the architects who had won the local competition to build the new and expanding Wohlen Highschool for the Canton of Aargau Building Surveyor's Office. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
western elevation, invited competition, santiago calatrava, southern elevation, boxing hall, station hall, entrance canopy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santiago Calatrava, New York, Art Museum, Heritage Square, City of Science, John the Divine, Museum of Modern Art, Robert Maillart, City of London, Palacio de las Artes, World Fair, Front Street West, River Turia, Swiss Federal Railways, Bay Street, Canary Islands, Lake of Lucerne, River Limmat, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Services Centre, University Law Faculty, Antoni Gaudi, Britannic Tower, Cement Hall, Eero Saarinen New!
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- An Outline of European Architecture by Nikolaus Pevsner on page 332, and page 3
- Technics & Civilization by Lewis Mumford on page 334, and page 3
- The Architecture of Michelangelo by James S. Ackerman on page 3
- The Beaux-Arts and 19th Century French Architecture by Robin Middleton on page 2
- Max Ernst (Museum of Modern Art) by William S. Lieberman on page 335
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