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Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish-Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. [1]
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Fixing the problems was budgeted as 2.7 million euros in 2017, but who should do the fixing is disputed between the Calatrava studio and the builders (Dragados, Acciona and Promotora Punta Larga). The damage is non-structural but increases as time passes. A similar problem happens with Calatrava's Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain. The ...
The Caja Madrid Obelisk (Spanish: Obelisco de la Caja, Columna de Calatrava or Obelisco de Calatrava) is an obelisk designed by Santiago Calatrava located in the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, Spain. The monument—intended to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Caja Madrid [1] —was donated by the savings bank to the city of Madrid.
Spanish Architecture 1992 Spain: 057 Santiago Calatrava 1990-1992 Spain: 058 Tadao Ando Japan: 059 Morphosis Architects 1988-1993 United States: 060 Herzog & de Meuron 1983-1993 Switzerland: 061 Elías Torres José Antonio Martínez Lapeña Spain: 062/63 Spanish Architecture 1993 Spain: 064 Rafael Moneo Spain: 065/66 Jean Nouvel 1987-1998 ...
For Calatrava the bridge is "also the excuse to create a major plaza, to give character and unity to this delicate place". [6] Similar to Calatrava's Puente del Alamillo in Seville, Spain, the bridge makes use of an angled cantilever tower to absorb some of the load and reduce the number of cable stays needed. The bridge consists of a single ...
Calatrava's response was an arched bridge with a large radius which was designed to be constructed off-site and installed entirely from the canal. [ 1 ] The bridge is situated at a strategic point, connecting the railway station (Stazione Santa Lucia), on the north with the Piazzale Roma (the City's arrival point by car/bus), on the south side ...