Spanish visionarySantiago Calatravais renowned around the world as an architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. Famed for bridges as much as buildings, he has made his name with neofuturistic structures that combinedeft engineering solutions with dramatic visual impact.From theAthens 2004 Olympic sports complexand theMuseum of Tomorrowto the Peace Bridge in Calgary, Alamillo Bridge in Seville, and the Mujer Bridge in Buenos Aires, Calatrava s creations show particular interest in the meeting point of movement and balance. With influences ranging from NASA space design to da Vinci s nature studies, the structures dazzle with a sense oflightness, agility, and aerodynamism, but always with a graceful poise amid their particular surroundings.This compact introduction explores Calatrava s unique aesthetic with key projects from his career, from early breakthroughs to his most recent work. Through buildings of culture, science, faith, and across his many famous bridges, we explore hisintegration of organic forms and human movements, and a uniquely fluid futurism, soaring towards tomorrow.
