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VENICE - Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava defended his bridge today from the critics. The bridge in Venice is a work that breaks with the architecture of the city being the first bridge constructed in 125 years. The bridge has been baptized as the Constitution Bridge. This is the fourth bridge that goes over the Grand Canal and while some approve of it others criticize it for its high cost. Those...
Santiago Calatrava's new bridge for Venice Originally uploaded by FrizzText. And of course, all kinds of people hate it. It's a Calatrava. It was too expensive. It isn't even accessible to the handicapped (and I'm not sure how they...
From the latest New Yorker 's profile of architect Santiago Calatrava, by Rebecca Mead: For Calatrava, who is one of the world’s most successful architects, sketching with watercolors is an essential part of his creative process. He does not work with a computer or with drafting equipment; each of his buildings begins with a sheaf of paint-dappled pages. His archive in Switzerland includes more than...
With The Times giving details today on the changes being considered to the Santiago Calatrava-designed PATH hub, we caught up with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver out at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to get his reaction to the news that the Port Authority may put columns in the signature main hall of the station, which was to be open. Mr. Silver did not take a firm position either way,...
Santiago Calatrava's vision for the transit hub at Ground Zero may be in jeopardy. He thinks that it can be built on time and on budget, but the Port Authority may scrap parts of the plan, including the vaulting spaces underground that would make construction of other portions of the Ground Zero project more daunting and technologically challenging. The above-ground portion of the Calatrava hub
If the Port Authority can stick to its latest deadline, and it's anything but a sure thing, there's only 867 days left before the permanent PATH transit hub opens for business, along with the connector to the New York City subway system. However, before that happens, we're going to have to put up with even bigger headaches. Vesey Street, which forms Ground Zero's northern border, will be closed
MILWAUKEE.- Bikes by a Discovery Channel 2004 Biker Build-Off champion roll into downtown for the Milwaukee Art Museum's presentation of The Custom Motorcycles of Ron Finch on view during Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration, August 2631. Coupled with the archival photographs of Detroit biker Jim "Flash" Miteff, the exhibition celebrates the customized
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH-Fda04ULA A documentary on the design of Santiago Calatrava ’s Satolas TGV station, from [I believe] Architectures, Vol. 1 . A little old, but interesting/worth checking out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P48myE6EYmA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhgxdVehxRA :: Video Sundays, or VS, is a weekly feature here on AMNP. For more architecture-related videos, click on...
In less than three weeks time, the European Grand Prix will be hosted, for the very first time, in Valencia. The race will be held at the all-new Valencia street circuit in and around the harbour of the popular Spanish city.
The City of Arts and Sciences is an entertainment and educational complex that is an amazing work of craftsmanship and design. Architect Santiago Calatrava primarily designed this gorgeous project. Laminate glass is widely used not just in the grand windows and ceilings but also found in the planetarium’s floor. The glass [...]
HSB Turning Torso is a skyscraper in Malm', Sweden, located on the Swedish side of the ?resund strait. It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. The tower reaches a height of 190 metres (623 feet) with 54 stories. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in [...]
While I was checking out Santiago Calatrava's Chord Bridge in Jerusalem, my Berkeley-based parents hit the road. Engineering fans, they grabbed lattes, jumped in the SUV, and drove to Redding, CA to see the designer's 2004 Sun Dial Bridge. Crossing...
