Santiago Calatrava : the poetics of movement /
Tzonis, Alexander.
Santiago Calatrava : the poetics of movement / [Book] Alexander Tzonis ; photography by Paolo Rosselli. - London : Thames & Hudson, 1999. - 239 pages : illustrations (some colours ; 21 cm.
“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
All
0500281769 (paperback) 9780500281765
GB99W1762 bnb
Architecture, Modern--Spain.--20th century
Civil engineering--History--Spain--20th century.
Spain--Civil engineering
720.92
Santiago Calatrava : the poetics of movement / [Book] Alexander Tzonis ; photography by Paolo Rosselli. - London : Thames & Hudson, 1999. - 239 pages : illustrations (some colours ; 21 cm.
“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
All
0500281769 (paperback) 9780500281765
GB99W1762 bnb
Architecture, Modern--Spain.--20th century
Civil engineering--History--Spain--20th century.
Spain--Civil engineering
720.92