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Third International Congress of Construction History, 20-24 May 2009 in Cottbus, Germany
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Santiago Calatrava Valls
Spanish engineer and architect.
Born on 28 July 1951
in Valencia, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Santiago Calatrava
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Currently
Founder(s) 
Santiago Calatrava SA

Biography
Education
Studies in architecture and civil engineering in Valencia (Spain) and then at the the Federal Technological Institute (ETH) Zurich (Switzerland)
1990
Moves his office to Paris

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion) Structure part
Original design 
OAKA Olympic Velodrome  17
Designer 
9th of October Bridge (1989) 15
A1 Motorway Bridge (2006) 1
Agora (2004) 8
Alameda Bridge (1995) 11
Alameda Metro Station  10
Alamillo Bridge (1992) 37
Alcoi, Plaça d' (1996)
Arts, Palau de les  19
Assut de l'Or (2007) 9
Avenida Diagonal Norte Traffic Light Posts (1986) 25
Bach de Roda-Felipe II Bridge (1987) 54
BCE Place Gallery & Heritage Square (1992) 2
Campo Volantin Footbridge (1997) 4
Chicago Spire (2012) 4
Ciències "Príncipe Felipe", Museu de les (2000) 7
Devesa Footbridge, La (1991) 2
Ernstings Warehouse (1985)
Europe, Pont de l' (2000) 26
Hemisfèric, L' (1998) 13
Hoofddorp Bridge  1
Hospital Bridge 
I-30 Bridge 
Jakem Warehouse (1985)
James Joyce Bridge (2003) 7
Jorge Manrique, Pasarela (1998) 1
Katehaki Bridge  34
Kronprinzen Bridge (1996) 30
Liège Guillemins Station (2006) 121
Lucerne Station Hall (1989) 3
Lusitania Bridge (1991) 3
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport Station (1994) 17
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge 
Mataro Footbridge (1988) 16
Milwaukee Art Museum Pedestrian Bridge (2001) 2
Milwaukee Art Museum Quadracci Pavilion (2001) 18
Montjuic Communications Tower (1992) 37
Nieuw Vennep Bridge 
OAKA Olympic Stadium (1982) 24
Oberbaum Bridge (1995) 28
Observatory Bridge (2002) 10
Orient Station (1998) 60
Petach-Tikva Pedestrian Bridge (2002)
Piazzale Roma Footbridge (2007) 1
Puerto Bridge (1995) 3
Puerto Madero Footbridge (2002) 12
Rundhaus (1985) 6
Saint Gall, Emergency Services Center (1998) 10
Samuel Beckett Bridge (2008)
Sondika Airport Terminal Building  5
Sondika Control Tower (1996) 3
Stadelhofen Station (1990) 4
Tabouretti Theater 
Tenerife Exhibition Center (1996) 36
Tenerife, Auditorium of (2003) 6
Toolenburg Roundabout Bridge  5
Trinity Footbridge (1995) 2
Turning Torso (2005) 106
Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge (2004) 12
Umbracle, L'  7
Wohlen High School (1988) 5
World Trade Center Transportation Hub (2011)

Participation in the following large-scale projects
Role, name of project (year of completion) Structure part
Architect 
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (2002) 50

Bibliography
* Calatrava, Santiago   Des bow-strings originaux, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1 .
* Calatrava, Santiago   Most Alameda a stanice podzemní dráhy, Valencie / Alameda Bridge and Underground Station, Valencia, in "zlatý rez", n. 16 .
* Calatrava, Santiago   Most Alamillo a viadukt La Cartuja, Sevilla / Alamillo Bridge and La Cartuja Viaduct, Sevilla, in "zlatý rez", n. 16 .
* Calatrava, Santiago   Obecní sál, Alcoy / Commune Hall, Alcoy, in "zlatý rez", n. 16 .
* Calatrava, Santiago   Le pont de l'Europe à Orléans, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1 .

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External LinkarchINFORM: Santiago Calatrava Valls English German
External LinkArcSpace: Santiago Calatrava English
External LinkBatiactu: New York invente la tour pour millionnaires French
External LinkCalatrava English
External Linkdmoz: Calatrava, Santiago English
External LinkELPDLP: Santiago Calatrava Spanish
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Santiago Calatrava English
External LinkHenry Art Gallery: Santiago Calatrava: The Architect's Studio (July 17 - October 10, 2004) English
External LinkiCivilEngineer: Santiago Calatrava English
External LinkJosé Miguel Hernández Hernández: Santiago Calatrava Spanish
External LinkSantiago Calatrava - The Unofficial Site English
External LinkSantiago Calatrava Resources English
External LinkVitruvio: Santiago Calatrava English
External LinkWikipedia: Santiago Calatrava German
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External LinkWikipedia: Σαντιάγο Καλατράβα Greek
External LinkWikipedia: Калатрава, Сантьяго Russian
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External LinkWikipedia: سانتیاگو کالاتراوا Farsi
External LinkWikipedia: サンティアゴ・カラトラヴァ Japanese
External LinkWikipedia: 聖地牙哥·卡拉特拉瓦 Chinese

Relevant Literature
* Bussagli, Marco   Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 372-373.
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA) , ISBN 1579127878, 2008.
* Frampton, Kenneth   Calatrava Bridges, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764353643, 1996.
* Jodidio, Philip   Calatrava: Complete Works 1979-2007, Taschen Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3822847119, 2007.
* Jodidio, Philip   Santiago Calatrava, Taschen, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3822878839, 1998.
* McQuaid, Matilda   Santiago Calatrava, Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA) , ISBN 0870701649, 1993.
* Meyhöfer, Dirk   Contemporary European Architects Vol. II, Benedikt Taschen, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3822894559, 1993; pp. 70-79.
* Molinari, Luca   Santiago Calatrava, Skira, Milan (Italy) , ISBN 8881182533, 2000.
* Moreno, Ricardo   Calatrava recibe en Cannes el premio al mejor edificio de viviendas por su Turning Torso, El País, 12.03.2005.
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 103-4.
* Pollalis, Spiro   What Is a Bridge?, MIT Press, Cambridge (USA) , ISBN 0262161745, 1999.
* Sharp, Dennis   Santiago Calatrava (2nd edition), F & N Spon, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 041919570X, 1999.
* Tischhauser, Anthony   Calatrava Public Buildings, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764356278, 0817656278, 1998.
* Tzonis, Alexander   Movement, Structure and the Work of Santiago Calatrava, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764350504, 1995.
* Tzonis, Alexander   Santiago Calatrava, Universe Pub, ISBN 0789303604, 1999.
* Werner, Blaser   Santiago Calatrava, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , 1990.

 
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