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Architect Day: Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava adds to his architecture the art and of power engineering. After years of study in these areas, he can bring large structures to existence, giving life to his paintings.
Photos from site calatrava.com.
Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28, 1951 in Valencia, Spain. At age 8 he began to draw and paint in the Arts and Crafts School and at 13 he was an exchange student in France. Returning to Valencia, he entered the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura, where he graduated and attended a post-graduate degree in Urban Planning.
Even without a direction to follow in his career, Calatrava decided to continue his studies in another area with which he was fascinated by: Engineering. Then in 1975, he entered the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, receiving his Ph.D. in 1979. Having completed his studies, he worked with small engineering projects and began to participate in competitions.
Ernsting’s Warehouse, Coesfeld, Germany
In 1983 he won his first competition: Stadelhofen Railway Station in Zurich, where he had set his office. A year later, his first bridge project, starting the worldwide recognition of his name attached to such construction.
Stadelhofen Station, Zurich, Switzerland
In 1989 he established his second office in Paris, and the third in Valencia in 1991. With all the studies and knowledge, Santiago Calatrava reconciles two materials that do not always come together easily: art and engineering, each taking the other aside. With a knowledge of modern engineering and its technologies, he can make his paintings and his inspiration become great works of art in form of large-scale sculptures.
Lyon Airport Station, Lyon, France
Montjuic Communication Tower, Barcelona, Spain
Orient Station, Lisbon, Portugal
Pfalzkeller Emergency Service Centre, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Sondica Airport Terminal and Control Tower, Bilbao, Spain
Alamillo Bridge, Seville, Spain
Campo Volantin Bridge, Bilbao, Spain
San Sebastian – La Guardia – Bodegas Ysios , Alava, Spain
Valencia City of the Arts, Valencia, Spain
High Rise Apartment Tower, Malmö, Sweden
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece
Tenerife Opera House, Tenerife, Spain
Bridge of Europe, Orleans, France
Footbridge Puerto Mujer, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Valencia Opera House, Valencia, Spain
Some paintings
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Oo its so unreal!
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Wah , c 'est comme ça que j'aime l'architecture, c 'est ambitieux, original et moderniste !
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Little mistake: Malmö is not in Switzerland but in Sweden ;-)
( about "High Rise Apartment Tower")
His buildings are not made to people, it's only to take a photo. It's nothing functional. There is a new bridge in Valencia that is poorly designed. In this bridge have dead two people in two traffic accident
Toujours aussi fort, par contre ses dessins sont moins connus
His buildings are not made to people, it's only to take a photo. It's nothing functional. There is a new bridge in Valencia that is poorly designed. In this bridge have dead two people in two traffic accident
It's Malmö, Sweden.
Switzerland is a totally different country.
Hi! Amazing post and beautiful pictures! However, the high-rise apartment tower in Malmö is called Turning Torso. And Malmö is not situated in Switzerland but in the country of Sweden in northern Europe. (Next to Copenhagen)
Thanks for sharing these beautiful shots. By the way, the High Rise Tower is called the Turning Torso. It is located in Malmö, SWEDEN (not Switzerland).
Wow! That's very impresive. I was at Orient Station in Lisboa and it's truly amazing, and HUGE.
The building on the "High Rise Apartment Tower, Malmö, Switzerland" is called Turning Torso and Malmö is located in Sweden, not Switzerland.
Otherwise the buildings are truly fantastic.
Malmö is not in Switzerland, we don't eat fucking Knäckebrot!!!!
Malmö is in Sweden (not Switserland) and one of his last finished project is the High speed train station of Liège, Belgium.
http://bit.ly/ceG6Am (and others...)
"High Rise Apartment Tower, Malmö, Switzerland"
Fist of all at least here in Sweden the building is called "Turning Torso" and second of all Malmö is located in Sweden! Get your facts right!
Other than that he has built some amazing stuff!
Malmö is in Sweden (not Switserland).
And one of his last finished projects is the high speed train station of Liège, Belgium. Thought it was worth mentioning.
http://bit.ly/ceG6Am (and others...)
Hèhè I take the train every day in this station. Soooo wonderfull !!!!
The "High Rise Apartment Tower, Malmö, Switzerland" should be "Sweden" instead of Switzerland. =)
Awesome buildings anyway!!
Wow.. He is the future!
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Amazing, i cant imagine what is going trough this mans head.
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"Footbridge Puerto Mujer, Buenos Aires, Argentina" Thats wrong. It should be "Puente de la mujer, Buenos Aires (Puerto Madero), Argentina".
Sorry for my bad english.
Great architect. I remember I watched film about him on Discovery
really nice looking
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Ok, fact: Malmö is in Sweden. About the name: his website call the building as High Rise Apartment Tower in Malmö, and the descriptions says that is based in form on the sculpture Twisting Torso. And its called Turning Torso. Well, more info about it.
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/calatrava/torso2/torso2.html
He is not good architech, architecture must be practical and tailored to the characteristics and needs of the environment, for example:
Campo Volantin Bridge of Bilbao, it is locally infamous for the glass bricks set into its floor, which become slippery in the wet climate of the city.
The same thing with the airport of the city, people that is waiting to the arrivals must wait out of the airport where the wind is constant.
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This is wrong:
San Sebastian – La Guardia – Bodegas Ysios , Alava, Spain
That´s correct:
Bodegas Ysios, Laguardia, Alava (Spain)
Futuristic Designs... We next 100 years we will see lots of designs like these...
Awesome Post...
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the opera houses are amazing
why is all the good architecture in Europe? america has some good architecture, but nowhere near other places in the world-
I think all the good works are in Spain! Beautiful work!!
AMAZING Architecture!
Jaw dropping!
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Como se nota que la peña que escribe aquí sólo ve lo bonito que son las fotos. Aaaaay si viviérais con ello todos los dias! No iba a ser tan wonderful, no
A ver si escribe aquí algún veneciano (Venecian people) las maravillas de su puente
he's a genius engineer! an artist...
A lot of scandinavians on Abduzeedo? :)
Incredibly Amazing.
Amazing and truly stunning architecture, very futuristic with elongated lines and a wide range of textured materials used.
Some Calatrava architecture pictures from me:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=calatrava&w=23941584%40N00
Wow that is stunning. What great work such a cool bridge concept.
Really impressive and beautiful !
Please, do not forget the recently achieved (last November) and absolutely remarkable Liege train station (Belgium). I guess it is one of most beautiful Calatrava's masterpieces!
Wow, Speechless!!
I think all the excellent works are in Spain! Stunning work!!
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