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Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned architect, structural
engineer, sculptor, and artist. From the Athens 2004 Olympic Sports
Complex to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan,
he exhibits a remarkable aesthetic and engineering prowess with a
simultaneous sensitivity for both the appearance and the anatomy of
a structure. With influences ranging from NASA space design to da
Vinci's nature studies, Calatrava's creations are at once
aerodynamic and organic in their associations. Natural forms and
human movements inform a number of his projects, with a particular
interest in the meeting point of equilibrium and dynamism. This
updated monograph gathers detailed entries, photography, and the
original watercolor sketches that set Calatrava aside as a unique
creative master. It includes all of Calatrava's original
collaborative input, as well as new projects including the
Mediopadana Station in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the Museum of Tomorrow
in Rio de Janeiro, and ongoing works like the UAE Pavilion at Expo
2020 in Dubai.
Santiago Calatrava first made a name for himself in the late 1980s
with delicately designed structures in Zurich that seem to grow out
of the earth. He went on to create a series of highly innovative,
iconic bridges across Europe, and in recent years he has drawn
attention for such large-scale projects as the City of Arts and
Sciences in his birth town, Valencia; the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio
de Janeiro; and the World Transportation Hub at Ground Zero in New
York. Originally trained as an engineer, Calatrava has, at heart,
always leaned more towards artistic endeavours than purely
structural ones: an entire floor of his residence in Zurich is
devoted to creating paintings and sculpture, which he has pursued
throughout his career. His influences range from art history and
natural philosophy to antiquity, and he manages to combine these in
buildings that are structurally highly stylized yet somehow
timeless. While many books have documented Calatrava's output over
the years, this is the first to offer his own thoughts, in his own
words, in a reading format. In this heartfelt memoir of an
architect of singular conviction, Calatrava's inspirations, lessons
and achievements will touch every reader, whether aspiring
architect or lover of art and nature.
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Calatrava (Hardcover)
Philip Jodidio; Edited by Peter Goessel; Artworks by Santiago Calatrava
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R483
R398
Discovery Miles 3 980
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Spanish visionary Santiago Calatrava is renowned around the world
as an architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. Famed
for bridges as much as buildings, he has made his name with
neofuturistic structures that combine deft engineering solutions
with dramatic visual impact. From the Athens 2004 Olympic sports
complex and the Museum of Tomorrow to the Peace Bridge in Calgary,
Alamillo Bridge in Seville, and the Mujer Bridge in Buenos Aires,
Calatrava's creations show particular interest in the meeting point
of movement and balance. With influences ranging from NASA space
design to da Vinci's nature studies, the structures dazzle with a
sense of lightness, agility, and aerodynamism, but always with a
graceful poise amid their particular surroundings. This compact
introduction explores Calatrava's unique aesthetic with key
projects from his career, from early breakthroughs to his most
recent work. Through buildings of culture, science, faith, and
across his many famous bridges, we explore his integration of
organic forms and human movements, and a uniquely fluid futurism,
soaring towards tomorrow. About the series Born back in 1985, the
Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book
collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic
Architecture series features: an introduction to the life and work
of the architect the major works in chronological order information
about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as
construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected
works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most
famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs,
sketches, drafts, and plans)
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Calatrava (Spanish, Hardcover)
Philip Jodidio; Edited by Peter Goessel; Contributions by Santiago Calatrava
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R526
Discovery Miles 5 260
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