Spanish engineer, architect, and artist (1951-) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter. He is known for his bridges, railway stations, stadiums, and museums.[1]
Santiago Calatrava Valls | |
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Calatrava in 2010 | |
| Born | 28 July 1951 Valencia, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish-Swiss |
| Education | Polytecnic University of Valencia Swiss Federal Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Structural engineer, Architect, sculptor |
| Institutions | Institution of Structural Engineers |
| Practice name | Santiago Calatrava |
| Projects | Turning Torso Athens Olympic Sports Complex Auditorio de Tenerife Alamillo bridge Chords Bridge Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències Liège-Guillemins railway station Museum of Tomorrow World Trade Center station (PATH) Dubai Creek Tower St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan) |
| Awards | European Prize for Architecture AIA Gold Medal IStructE Gold Medal Eugene McDermott Award Prince of Asturias Award Auguste Perret Prize |
His best-known works include the Olympic Sports Complex of Athens, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, Sweden, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City, the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas, Texas, and his largest project, the City of Arts and Sciences and Opera House in Valencia.
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