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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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The leading international architects choose it as their showcase. The volumes dedicated to established Pritzker Prize names like OMA Rem Koolhaas, Kazuyo Sejima, Herzog & de Meuron, Alvaro Siza or Rafael Moneo, are considered their respective oeuvre complète. For emerging architects, being published by El Croquis is a target in itself.
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]
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 ...
Four months later the project plan with three structures (communications tower, planetarium, and a science museum) was presented, designed by Santiago Calatrava. [7] The team that had designed the museum did not see eye to eye with the form in which Santiago Calatrava conceived the building, and a couple of changes were made.
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.
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 ...