Santiago Calatrava: The Poetics of Movement

by Alexander Tzonis, Paolo Rosselli (Photographer), Santiago Calatrava

“The definitive study of the great Spanish architect whose soaring work is allabout openness, energy and aspiration.” – Met Home Spanish-born architect Santiago Calatrava has achieved considerable international acclaim with his breathtaking feats of architecture and engineering in the service of elegant and humanistic modern forms. This updated volume comprehensively examines this contemporary master’s career, including the architect’s furniture designs, sculpture, and drawings. His spectacular cultural and civic projects have secured Calatrava’s place in the pantheon of world-class 21st-century architects. Among these are the Athens Olympics Sports Complex; the Tenerife Concert Hall in the Spanish Canary Islands; the Valencia Science Museum, Planetarium, and Opera House, and the much-anticipated World Trade Center Transportation Hub. This newest edition introduces Calatrava’s latest triumphs, including the expressive Turning Torso tower in Sweden and the Chicago Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the US when built. A catalogue raisonne, detailed biography, and bibliography complete this comprehensive monograph.


From the Hardcover edition.

Genres: Architecture

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 1999

Reviews

[Sally Jamal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buildings, engineering works, sculptures, and furniture by Santiago Calatrava demonstrate the genius of one of the greatest, most prolific designers of our time, and, furthermore, reveal him to be one of the very few designers in any field who can be called a universal designer.

[Fontype · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pernah tau dinding yang bisa melambai seperti sayap?. Nih dia orangnya, Santiago Calatrava, disebut-sebut Da Vinci nya arsitek modern

[Windry · Rating 3 out of 5]

kumpulan karya calatrava seperti pameran fosil dalam museum purbakala :D