Santiago <strong>Calatrava</strong> is not only one of the worlds most prominent architects butalso an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the ... » 

Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the worlds most prominent architects butalso an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the stadiums forthe 2004 Olympic Games in Athens or the new railway station in Liege Belgiumhe has reached a level of undeniable notoriety in Europe and continues to movefurther ahead. The only architect ever to have his work exhibited at both theMuseum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York herecently completed the main transportation hub for Ground Zero in Manhattan.Winner of the 2005 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal as well asnumerous other prestigious awards Calatrava is one of the greatest and mostinnovative architects alive. All of Calatrava work from his astonishingsuspended swimming pool at Zurichs Federal Institute of Technology to hislatest startling designs is featured in this lavishly illustrated volume. «