Santiago Calatrava. Complete Works 1979-2007
Master of form
Santiago Calatrava's exquisite fusion of architecture, art and engineering (Complete Works 1979-2007)
Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world’s most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the stadiums for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens or the new railway station in Liège, Belgium, he has reached a level of undeniable notoriety in Europe and continues to move further ahead. The only architect ever to have his work exhibited at both the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he is currently working on the main transportation hub for Ground Zero in Manhattan as well as the tallest building in the United States: the 160-story Chicago Spire Tower. Winner of the 2005 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal as well as numerous other prestigious awards, Calatrava is one of the greatest and most innovative architects alive.
He collaborated extensively with Philip Jodidio in the preparation of this monograph that retraces his career thus far and places his architecture in the context of his art, where nature meets engineering. All of Calatrava’s work, from his astonishing suspended swimming pool at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology to his latest, startling designs, is featured in this lavishly illustrated volume. Santiago Calatrava created watercolor drawings specifically for the fold-out pages of this volume.
About the author:
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was editor in chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Álvaro Siza.
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Santiago Calatrava. Complete Works 1979-2007
Jodidio, Philip
Hardcover, 30.8 x 39 cm (12.1 x 15.4 in.), 536 pages, $ 150.00 |
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Santiago Calatrava An Interview with Santiago Calatrava |
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“Philip Jodidio, hace un viaje por la obra del arquitecto, ingeniero y artista valenciano, Santiago Calatrava. El texto no sólo ofrece una mirada desde el punto de vista arquitectónico, también muestra datos anecdóticos y diferentes episodios de su vida que brindan un perfil sobre su personalidad polifacética, creativa y experimental. En 196 páginas, el lector podrá encontrar imágenes que evidencian el proceso de elaboración de las obras arquitectónicas más relevantes. Desde el boceto inicial, pasando por el render hasta la ejecución final.”
Proyecto Contract, Bogotá, Colombia
Proyecto Contract, Bogotá, Colombia
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Architect, United States, November 01, 2007
Architect, United States, November 01, 2007
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