Calatrava. Complete Works 1979-Today Av Philip Jodidio

<p><strong>Santiago Calatrava</strong> 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 <strong>sensitivity for both the appearance and the anatomy of a structure</strong>.<br/><br/> With influences ranging from NASA space design to da Vinci¿s nature studies, Calatrava¿s creations are at once <strong>aerodynamic and organic</strong> in their associations. Natural forms and human movements inform a number of his projects, with a particular interest in the meeting point of <strong>equilibrium and dynamism</strong>.<br/><br/> This updated monograph gathers<strong> detailed entries</strong>, photography, and the <strong>original watercolor sketches</strong> that set Calatrava aside as a unique creative master. It includes all of Calatrava¿s original input, as well as <strong>new pro