Santiago Calatrava, is a Spanish internationally recognized and award-winning architect, engineer, and artist.
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, SPAIN.
Turning Torso in Malmö, SWEDEN.
Oriente Station, Lisbon, PORTUGAL.
He has received numerous recognitions:
In 1990 he received the "Médaille d´Argent de la Recherche et de la Technique", in Paris.
In 1993, the Museum of Modern Art in New York held a major exhibition of his work called “Structure and Expression."
In 1998 he was elected to become a member of "Les Arts et Lettres," in Paris.
In 1998 he was elected to become a member of "Les Arts et Lettres," in Paris.
In 2004, he received the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
In 2005, Calatrava was awarded the Eugene McDermott Award by the Council for the Arts of MIT. The Award is among the most esteemed arts awards in the US.
Calatrava’s style creates an impressive link between structural engineering and architecture. He continues and maintains a tradition of Spanish modernist engineering (c.f Félix Candela and Antonio Gaudí).
Nonetheless, his style is very personal and derives from numerous studies he makes of the human body and the natural world such as dinosaure bones structure for example.
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, SPAIN.Turning Torso in Malmö, SWEDEN.Oriente Station, Lisbon, PORTUGAL.More about Calatrava:www.calatrava.com
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