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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]
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencian: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Spanish: Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía; anglicised as "Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts") [a] is an opera house, performing arts centre, and urban landmark designed by Santiago Calatrava to anchor the northwest end of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. [1]
Designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, the project began the first stages of construction in July 1996, and was inaugurated on 16 April 1998 with the opening of L'Hemisfèric. The last major component of the City of Arts and Sciences, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía , was inaugurated on 9 October 2005, Valencian Community Day .
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 ...
Turning Torso is based on Twisting Torso, a white marble sculpture by Calatrava that was based on the form of a twisting human being. [12] In 1999, HSB Malmö's former managing director, Johnny Örbäck, saw the sculpture in a brochure presenting Calatrava in connection with his contribution to the architectural competition for the Öresund ...
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.
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 ...
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, lithograph by Henri-Joseph Hesse. This is a list of compositions by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, sorted by genre.The volume (given in parentheses for motets) refers to the volume of the Breitkopf & Härtel complete edition in which the work can be found.