《圣地亚哥•卡拉特拉瓦》对世界上最**的建筑师之一发表了深刻见解。本书用**人称写作，并配有在卡拉特拉瓦工作室之外从未被人见过的丰富草图，展示了他影响力的广度，以及这些影响力是如何与他在工程学和建筑学的背景相结合，从而激发出他的标志性建筑的。除了记录卡拉特拉瓦的建筑输出之外，本书还为读者们提供了一个难得的机会，让他们可以探索世界伟大的建筑师之一的创作过程。在这本诚挚的、关于一个有着特别信仰的建筑师的传记中，卡拉特拉瓦的灵感、教训和成就将触动每一位读者，无论他们是有抱负的建筑师还是艺术与大自然的爱好者。

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Santiago Calatrava first made a name for himself in the late 1980s with delicately designed structures in Zürich that seem to grow out of the earth. He went on to create a series of highly innovative, iconic bridges across Europe, and in recent years he has drawn attention for such large-scale projects as the City of Arts and Sciences in his birth town, Valencia; the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro; and the World Transportation Hub at Ground Zero in New York.

Originally trained as an engineer, Calatrava has, at heart, always leaned more towards artistic endeavours than purely structural ones: an entire floor of his residence in Zürich is devoted to creating paintings and sculpture, which he has pursued throughout his career. His influences range from art history and natural philosophy to antiquity, and he manages to combine these in buildings that are structurally highly stylized yet somehow timeless.

While many books have documented Calatrava’s output over the years, this is the first to offer his own thoughts, in his own words, in a reading format. In this heartfelt memoir of an architect of singular conviction, Calatrava’s inspirations, lessons and achievements will touch every reader, whether aspiring architect or lover of art and nature.

Table of Contents

Foreword • Introduction • 1. Nature: Mater et Magister. Featured project: Tower DCH, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai (2016– ) • 2. The Human Body. Featured Project: Stadelhofen Railway station, Zürich, Switzerland (1983–1990) • 3. Light and Matter. Featured Project: St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, New York, USA (2013–) • 4. Art and Architecture. Featured Project: The Sharq Crossing, Doha Bay, Qatar (2013– )