Santiago Calatrava

Philip Jodidio

176 pages, parution le 04/03/2002

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Résumé

Ce livre est rédigé en trois langues : français, anglais et allemand.

It is as if some antediluvian dinosaur had spread its wings over the tracks: Satolas railway station in Lyon is one of the uncontested masterpieces of star architect Santiago Calatrava, and surely one of the master achievements of contemporary architecture anywhere.

For twenty years the Zurich-born Spaniard has been dazzling with virtuoso major buildings, from bridges and towers to airports and railway stations, exciting international attention with every new project. He exhibits a sculptor's instinct for the relations of statics and dynamics, of mass and style, as time and again he produces forms of stunning expressive power.

For his inspiration, Calatrava draws on organic, human and zoomorphic shapes such as ribs, bones, or insect eyes. Throughout, the lightness of his touch in transferring from small-format models in wood and metal to the immense scale of his constructions has fascinated - from the telecommunications tower in Barcelona and the EXPO bridge in Seville to Bilbao airport.

This book, created in close consultation with Calatrava himself, was designed by celebrated Spanish graphic designer and Calatrava authority Quim Nolla. Working the line where architecture and design meet, it affords a unique view of a creative endeavour that has set standards for the architects and designers of the future.

Contents

Introduction : The art of Transgression

Projects

Sondica Airport and Control Tower, Bilbao
Alameda Bridge and Underground Station, Valencia
Alamillo Bridge and La Cartuja Viaduct, Seville
BCE Place, Gallery & Heritage Square, Toronto
Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias, Valencia
Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York
Tenerife Concert Hall, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Liège Railway Station, Liège
Lucerne Station Hall, Lucerne
Oakland Diocese Cathedral Campus Project, Oakland
Extension for the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Montjuic Communications Tower, Barcelona
Oriente Station, Lisbon
Nuevo acceso al Puerto de Ondarroa
Reichstag Conversion, Berlin
Bach de Roda - Felipe II Bridge, Barcelona
Stadelhofen Railway Station, Zurich
Lyon - Satolas Airport Railway Station, Lyon
Trinity Bridge, Salford
Campo Volantin Footbridge, Bilbao
Movement

Chronological catalogue of works
Bibliography
Photographic credits
Biography

L'auteur - Philip Jodidio

Né dans le New Jersey en 1954, Philip Jodidio a étudié l'histoire et l'économie à l'université d'Harvard. Il a été le rédacteur en chef du magazine français Connaissance des arts de 1979 à 2002. Il est l'auteur de plus de 25 ouvrages sur l'architecture, dont Architecture now ! (Taschen 2001), et a notamment publié de nombreuses monographies de grands architectes comme Tadao Ando, Mario Botta, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Alvaro Siza...

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Taschen
Auteur(s)	Philip Jodidio
Parution	04/03/2002
Nb. de pages	176
Format	23 x 31
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1406g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9783822857854